Track Links - MicroTechnical S92 And MicroPress Cameras

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Track Link - MicroTechnical Mk VII - Focus Scale Side

MicroTechnical Cameras Mk's I - VII and S92 use the same type of link, one per side, with small fixing plates and 1mm diameter pins. The above image is of a MkVII camera and gives the general layout. The idea is to make both the long track and the body track move together when required. It is important to stow the tracks away properly before closing the camera front or damage will result to the tracks and break one or both links.

The thin end of the link is at the body end, fixed with a 20swg (1mm) pin. At the front there is a small, usually brass, plate fixed with a 13 BA? screw. Original links seem to have been made drilled and countersunk at one end only then perhaps fitted and the other end drilled to suit.

Links seem to have been stamped from 20swg stainless steel. A test on a link showed that a 1mm drill fitted each hole nicely.

Early Mk I cameras before about serial number 1100 do not have links the tracks being seperate and completely unlinked. Cameras that use links have a small slot in the ends of the tracks where they meet above the front hinge. No slot indicates there is no link.

MicroPress cameras use the same links but the Mk VIII MicroTechnical cameras use a different type as below.

Mk's I - VII Links Fixing Plates And Pins

MicroTechnical Mk VIII cameras use a unique type of link which is curved. This allows the track to drop correctly when in drop front mode.

The bottom link in the image is an oddity as it is not known which camera this is for but has been included here for the sake of completeness. It was found in a box of bits and pieces orginally from the MPP factory.