Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2011/01/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeffery asked about the cigarette subminiature camera. - - - - - The camera is an Echo 8, produced by Suzuki on and off after 1951. It looks like a Zippo lighter of that era and actually works as a lighter. It had a fixed focus lens and took a mini roll of 8 mm film. Allegedly it was intended to be a spy camera or at least a topic of curiosity. There is one on display in the CIA museum although there is no evidence that it was actually used in spying. I recall the price being in the neighborhood of $50 or $60 rather than the $2000 currently being asked. Here is a listing of the camera: http://www.camerapedia.org/wiki/Echo_8_and_Camera-Lite Larry Z