General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

FILTER: METAL; GLASS; SYNTHETIC/ CASE: LEATHER WITH METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

4.9 cm

Width

4.9 cm

Height

1.9 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

ROLLEI

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S AND 1960S

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 THEOTTAWA JOUNRAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED, WHEN ATTACHED TO A CAMERA LENS, TO ELIMINATE OR SUBDUE REFLECTIONS FROM SHINY, NON-METALLIC OBJECTS OR SURFACES. ESPECIALLY USEFUL FOR REGULATION OF THE COLOURS (COLOURED REFLECTIONS) AND CONTROL OF SKY TONE IN COLOUR PICTURES [REF 1]. USED FOR BOTH BLACK & WHITE AND COLOUR FILM.

Technical

HAS A POLARIZING SCREEN

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND INSIDE OF RING: 'Rolleipol -1.5 R11 GERMANY' / SCALE AROUND OUTSIDE: '0' TO '18'/ EMBOSSED IN CASE: 'Rollei/ F&H/ GERMANY'

Missing

N/A

Finish

FILTER: BLACK METAL RING WITH WHITE PRINTING; CHROME RING ON BOTTOM; YELLOWISH TINTED GLASS/ CASE: BROWN

Decoration

N/A