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OBJECT TYPE: OPTICS ALTERING/DIFFUSER
DATE: 1973
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1987.2142.001

MANUFACTURER: Cromofilter SA
MODEL: COKIN DIFFUSER A84
LOCATION: Paris, France

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length: 8.0 cm
Width: 7.5 cm
Height: 1.0 cm
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: Cokin
Country: France
State/Province: Unknown
City: Paris

Context

Country: Worldwide
State/Province: Unknown
Period: 1970'S & 1980'S
Canada: Unknown
Function: USED ON A CAMERA LENS TO DIFFUSE THE HIGHLIGHTS OF THE IMAGE BEING PHOTOGRAPHED. IT CAN SOFTEN A LANDSCAPE WITHOUT SUPPRESSING DETAIL AND CAN ALSO SOFTEN SKIN TEXTURE AND HIDE MINOR FLAWS.
Technical: PART OF A CAMERA FILTER SYSTEM THAT CAN ADAPT TO ANY 35MM SLR, AND TO ANY LENS DIAMETER DEVELOPED BY JEAN COQUIN IN FRANCE. FIRST MARKETED IN 1973 (REF.1)
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON FILTER: '84 A'/ ON LID: 'DIFFUSEUR2 A 84 [IN CIRCLE]/ cokin R/ CHROMOFILTER SA. Paris. Made in France'
Missing: N/A
Finish: CLEAR/ LID SMOKY GREY
Decoration: N/A

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Cromofilter SA, Filter, after 1973, Artifact no. 1987.2142, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1987.2142.001/

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