General Information

Serial #

5730

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; GLASS; SYNTHETIC CASE WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.

Length

12.0 cm

Width

10.5 cm

Height

4.0 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ROLLEI

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA, TO MEASURE THE DISTANCE TO A REMOTE OBJECT TO ASSIST IN SETTING THE FOCUS OF THE CAMERA LENS.

Technical

THIS IS AN OPTICAL COUPLED RANGEFINDER FOR USE WITH THE DIRECT VIEWFINDER OF THE ROLLIEFLEX. IT IS PARTICULARLY SUITABLE WHEN SHOOTINGSPORTS OR FLASH PICTURES IN POOR LIGHT [REF 1]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON FINDER: 'Rollei/ F & H [LOGO]/ GERMANY/ ROLLEIMETER/ 5730/ [ONE SCALE]'/ EMBOSSED IN CASE: 'Rolleimeter/ Rollei/ F & H'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

FINDER: BLACK TEXTURED FINISH WITH SHINY METAL TRIM AND WHITE PRINTING/ CASE: BROWN

Decoration

N/A