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OBJECT TYPE: 135MM/F4/IRIS/FOCUSING
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1995.1609.001

MANUFACTURER: Zeiss Ikon
MODEL: SONNAR
LOCATION: Federal Republic of Germany

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General Information

Serial #: 92716
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL WITH GLASS LENS; SYNTHETIC CAP

Dimensions

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

Length: 9.8 cm
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: N/A
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Still camera parts
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Zeiss
Country: Federal Republic of Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: PROBABLY USED BY OWNER IN THE 1950S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED WHEN AFFIXED TO A CAMERA TO ALLOW FOR FOCUSING ON DISTANT LANDSCAPES, ARCHITECTURAL DETAILS, STUDIES OF WILD ANIMALS ETC. [REF 1]
Technical: THE SHORT PROJECTION OF THE LENS FROM THE CAMERA IS PARTICULARLY CONVENIENT: THE FRONT LENS OF THE COMBINATION IS ONLY 9/10THS THE FOCAL LENGTH AWAY - UNDER 5 IN. - FROM THE FOCAL PLANE WHEN FOCUSSING ON INFINITY. [REF 1]
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Zeiss-Opton Nr92716 Sonnar 1:4 f=135mm T'/ TWO SCALES MARKED ON OUTSIDE/ STAMPED IN OUTSIDE 'Germany'/ MOLDED IN CAPS: 'ZEISS/ IKON' 'ZEISS/ IKON/ Germany'
Missing: COMPLETE
Finish: CHROMED OUTSIDE WITH BLACK PRINTING; BLACK AROUND LENS WITH WHITE PRINTING
Decoration: N/A

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Zeiss Ikon, Lens, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1995.1609, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1609.001/

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