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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35MM/F3.5/IRIS
- DATE
- 1950–1959
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1611.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Zeiss Ikon
- MODEL
- PLANAR
- LOCATION
- Federal Republic of Germany
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1587914
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 2
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- .1 METAL AND GLASS;.2 METAL AND GLASS; CAPS: METAL
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 4.0 cm
- Width
- 5.5 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 IN THE 1950S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED WHEN AFFIXED TO A CAMERA TO ALLOW CAMERA TO HAVE A WIDER FOCUS RANGE AT CLOSE QUARTERS. - Technical
-
WIDE ANGLE LENSES ARE USED ESPECIALLY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY THAT MUST BE DONE AT CLOSE QUARTERS. THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE OF WIDEANGLE LENSES IS THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE IN MORE OF A SCENE AT THE SAME DISTANCE AS A NORMAL LENS. [REF 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- .1 PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Carl Zeiss Nr 1587914 Planar 1:3,5 f=35mm'/ TWO SCALES AROUND EXTERIOR/STAMPED IN EXTERIOR: 'Made in Germany'/.2 PRINTED AROUND OUTER EDGE: 'Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart GR 2x 40.5 Germany'/ STAMPED IN CAP: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ Stuttgart/ Germany'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- .1 CHROMED EXTERIOR WITH BLACK PRINTING; BLACK AROUND LENS WITH WHITE PRINTING;.2 GREEN GLASS; CHROMED RING WITH BLACK PRINTING; CAPS: SILVERED
- Decoration
- N/A
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Zeiss Ikon, Lens, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1995.1611, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1995.1611.001/
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