General Information

Serial #

7084155

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

GLASS OPTICS; METAL & SYNTHETIC COMPONENT PARTS. CARDBOARD ADAPTOR FOR LENS BOARD. QUILTED NYLON LENS BAG HAS BUTTON CLOSURE.

Dimensions

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

Length

16.0 cm

Width

15.6 cm

Height

5.0 cm

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

Schneider

Country

Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Ontario

Period

THIS LENS NOT USED AFTER 1992.

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLY HONOURED PORTRAIT PHOTOGRAPHER. FROM 1932 TO 1992, MR. KARSH OPERATED FROM HIS PRINCIPLE STUDIO IN OTTAWA, PHOTOGRAPHING HEADS OF STATE, RELIGIOUS LEADERS, AND THOSE PROMINANT IN BUSINESS, THE ARTS ANDENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.

Function

Unknown

Technical

Unknown

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" Schneider-Kreuznach Symmar 1:5,6/150 1:12/265 7084155 " incised on lens housing. " SYNCHRO-COMPUR " & " A534945 " incised in shutter housing. f-stops, shutter speeds, etc. also marked.

Missing

NONE.

Finish

BLACK & BRIGHT SILVER METAL FINISH. FLAT BLACK LENS BOARD. WHITE CARDBOARD LENS BOARD ADAPTOR. QUILTED LENS BAG HAS BLACK EXTERIOR; DRAB-GREEN LINING.

Decoration

N/A