Adapter ring
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- OBJECT TYPE
- REVERSING
- DATE
- 1968
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1995.1382.001
- MANUFACTURER
- NIPPON KOGAKU
- MODEL
- BR2
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- N/A
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- Metal.
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- N/A
- Width
- 5.9 cm
- Height
- 1.2 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
- NIKON
- Country
- Japan
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Unknown
Context
- Country
- Worldwide
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- Probably the 1960's and 1970's.
- Canada
-
Part of a collection of photographic equipment from the estate of Wilfred Harold Olson, founder and president of Dominion Wide Photography ltd., Ottawa (circa 1950-1995). Mr. Olson was a photographer for many years and his studio did work for both the Ottawa Journal and CBC. - Function
-
General: A camera accessory used to enable the lens to be reverse mounted for macro and close-up photographs. Specific: for any lens with a 52mm front thread on bellows. - Technical
-
Adapters allow for a wider variety of lenses to be used for specific purposes. - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- Printed on ring: 'BR2 Nikon F JAPAN'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- Polished metal on outside and black on inside.
- Decoration
- N/A
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