General Information

Serial #

N660831

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; GLASS; SYNTHETIC

Dimensions

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

Length

18.7 cm

Width

10.0 cm

Height

N/A

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

Unknown

Country

Union of Soviet Socialist Republics

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Unknown

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWA JOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA, TO BEND LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE AN IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON THE FILM IN THE CAMERA.

Technical

THIS TYPE OF LENS IS CONSIDERED TO BE A SUPER-TELEPHOTO LENS. IT ENABLES THE PHOTOGRAPHER TO TAKE PHOTOS OF DISTANT SUBJECTS AS IF THEY WERE VERY CLOSE, HOWEVER THE ANGLE OF VIEW IS VERY SMALL, PROBABLY AROUND 5 DEGREES.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'MTO 8/500 N660851 C[IN TRIANGLE IN CIRCLE]'/ PRINTED ON BOTTOM RING: 'Made in USSR'/ [ONE SCALE]

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

BLACK ENAMEL WITH WHITE PRINTING

Decoration

N/A