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- OBJECT TYPE
- 35 mm. aerial camera
- DATE
- Unknown
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1990.0504.007
- MANUFACTURER
- Leitz
- MODEL
- Elmar
- LOCATION
- Germany
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General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 7
- Total Parts
- 34
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- glass lens; housing is predom. non-ferrous metal - possibly aluminum - with steel handle
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 5.5 cm
- Width
- 4.8 cm
- Height
- 4.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine camera parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Leitz
- Country
- Germany
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Unknown
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Unknown
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
A camera accessory used by allowing light to redirect to a single point in order to create a focused and sharp image. Possibly for very long-range imaging. - Technical
-
Unknown - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- lettering around lens opening reads: "Leitz Elmar f=5 cm 1:3,5"; lettering on flange at base of object reads: "Germany"
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- black & metallic silver; clear lens
- Decoration
- none
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Leitz, Lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1990.0504, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1990.0504.007/
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