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OBJECT TYPE: DIFFUSER/77 MM/SOFT FOCUS
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0339.001

MANUFACTURER: B & W
MODEL: 77E
LOCATION: Germany

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 11
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: GLASS; METAL AND PAPER HOUSINGS; PAPER & SYNTHETIC STORAGE CASES/BOXES.

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: N/A
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: B&W
Country: Germany
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: THESE FILTERS 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 AND ENTERTAINMENT. HIS PHOTOGRAPHIC PRINTS & NEGATIVES, AND PERSONAL PAPERS ARE IN THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES OF CANADA.
Function: USED TO ALTER PATH OF LIGHT TRAVELLING THROUGH CAMERA LENS. SOFT FOCUS FILTERS REDUCE CONTRAST & CREATE SOFTNESS.
Technical: ACCORDING TO JERRY FIELDER, KARSH USED DIFFUSERS ON OCCAISION.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 "B + W 77E WZ 1" incised inside black metal ring supporting diffuser. "1" handwritten on label on top of plastic storage case./.2 as per.1, except "WZ 2"; "2/ STRONG" handwritten on label on case..1&.2 stored in cases inside Kodak sleeve box labelled " FILTERS AND DIFFUSERS"..3 diffuser mounted in homemade frame is unmarked. Unmarked lens and second homemade frame incorporating "Spiratone" lens cap for 72m/m lens stored inside Kodak sheet film box labelled "Glass Diffusers".
Missing: NONE- DIFFUSERS ARE COMPLETE IN THEMSELVES.
Finish: .1-.2 GLASS LENS FEATURES PATTERN OF CONCENTRIC CIRCLES, WITHIN FLAT BLACK METAL SCREW-ON RING/.3 STAR-PATTERNED GLASS LENS SECURED WITHIN TWO PIECES OF BLACK CARDBOARD.
Decoration: N/A

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B & W, Filter, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1997.0339, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collections.ingeniumcanada.org/en/item/1997.0339.001/

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