I have always enjoyed "The Mechanic" as a great, 1970s action film.
What I always found interesting is the "binocular camera" that Bronson uses in Italy. Does anybody know the make and model? Did it use regular store-bought film?
Obviously, with digital cameras with zoom capacity, such a binocular camera is perhaps obsolete. Still, it seemed like an advanced and unusual camera for 1972.
You can read, "Questar" in red, labeled on the instrument.
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"I mentioned Q as a trophy scope because in the movie "Into the wild" Chris's father holds a Q up in the air like a trophy. Charles Bronson reads lips with a Q in "The Mechanic". I know the optics are the best, ETX is just a low cost alternative that still has decent optics and can read lips too. "
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I noticed the Questar telescope with camera, but nothing on the binocs. I'd like to know more also about the binocs.
shareYes, it used regular 35mm film. The binocs were of standard quality, about 7x35, with very basic camera exposure adjustments. And yes, it's certainly obsolete today, except as a novelty item.
shareIt's Ricoh Teleca 240.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ricoh_Teleca_240