Bronson's Binocular Camera

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Archived from the IMDb Discussion Forums — The Mechanic

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dcavalli — 12 years ago(March 07, 2014 06:33 PM)

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.

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sherlock-37 — 11 years ago(March 11, 2015 03:17 PM)

You can read, "Questar" in red, labeled on the instrument.
Found on the net
"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. "
My accountant says, 1 + 1, 40% of the time, equals divorce.

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DeepFriedJello — 11 years ago(March 18, 2015 09:05 PM)

I noticed the Questar telescope with camera, but nothing on the binocs. I'd like to know more also about the binocs.

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movies789 — 11 years ago(March 24, 2015 04:15 PM)

Yes, 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.

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unodosblantos — 9 years ago(January 07, 2017 04:05 PM)

It's Ricoh Teleca 240.
http://camera-wiki.org/wiki/Ricoh_Teleca_240