General Information

Serial #

7174611

Part Number

1

Total Parts

5

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL & GLASS CONSTRUCTION. LEATHER LENS CAP (FRONT), LINED WITH BLUE VELVET. BLACK SYNTHETIC LENS CAP (BACK) AND FLASH CABLE. NYLON LENS CASE.

Dimensions

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

Length

15.0 cm

Width

15.0 cm

Height

11.5 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

Unknown

Canada

PART OF A LARGE COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT USED BY YOUSUF KARSH, CANADA'S INTERNATIONALLYHONOURED 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 FORM IMAGES ON PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM BY FOCUSING RAYS OF LIGHT THROUGH IT.

Technical

THIS WAS ONE OF SEVERAL LENSES CARRIED BY MR. KARSH IN HIS BRIEFCASE, WHEN TRAVELLING TO A PHOTOGRAPHIC ASSIGNMENT OUTSIDE HIS OTTAWA STUDIO.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

" Schneider-Kreuznach 7174611 Super-Angulon 1:8/121 " incised on lens housing; " Lens made in Germany " incised on outer ring. " 4611 " incised on lens back. f-stops & shutter speeds also appear on lens housing. " 25631 " appears on lens board back; " 50200 [logo] " stamped into lens board housing. Lens cap for lens back reads " HASSELBLAD ". Front cap marked "SCHNEIDER/ OPTIK/ KREUZNACH " in gold; blue tape label, below reads "V.W. ".

Missing

NONE. From CA of 06/10/1999 by Gordon Perrault: No - Complete

Finish

LENS IS PREDOMINANTLY BLACK, WITH SILVER METAL TRIM. LIGHT GREY MOTTLED TEXTURE LENS BOARD; FLAT BLACK LENS HOUSING. CAPS & FLASH CABLE ALL BLACK; LEATHER CAP LINED WITH BRIGHT BLUE VELVET. QUILTED NYLON BAG HAS DRAB GREEN LINING; BUTTON CLOSURE.

Decoration

N/A