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OBJECT TYPE: 50MM/F1.2/IRIS/FOCUSING
DATE: 1979
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1988.0100.001

MANUFACTURER: Asahi Optical Co.
MODEL: SMC PENTAX-A
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 3037512
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL BODY/ GLASS OPTICS/ PLASTIC CAP/ METAL & GLASS FILTER

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: 6.0 cm
Height: 5.2 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: Pentax
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Manitoba
Period: Unknown
Canada: Unknown
Function: Unknown
Technical: Unknown
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: .1 INCISED AROUND LENS & PICKED OUT IN WHITE IS: 'SMC PENTAX-A 1:2 50MM 3037512'/.2 RAISED SILVER COLOURED LETTERS ON THE LENS CAP STATE: 'PENTAX'/ INSIDE THE CAP IN RAISED BLACK IS: '51mm L' [THE 'L' IS INSIDE A CIRCLE]/.3 ON THE BAYONET MOUNT CAP IS RAISED BLACK LETTERING IS 'ASAHI OPT. CO.'/.4 ON THE FILTER RIM IN WHITE IS: 'BLACKS 49mm 1A JAPAN'.
Missing: N/A
Finish: APART FROM MARKINGS & GLASS THIS LENS IS ALL BLACK.
Decoration: N/A

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Asahi Optical Co., Lens, circa 1979, Artifact no. 1988.0100, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1988.0100.001/

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