General Information

Serial #

1587914

Part Number

1

Total Parts

2

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

.1 METAL AND GLASS;.2 METAL AND GLASS; CAPS: METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

4.0 cm

Width

5.5 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

Zeiss

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950S

Canada

Unknown

Function

USED WHEN AFFIXED TO A CAMERA TO ALLOW CAMERA TO HAVE A WIDER FOCUS RANGE AT CLOSE QUARTERS.

Technical

WIDE ANGLE LENSES ARE USED ESPECIALLY FOR PHOTOGRAPHY THAT MUST BE DONE AT CLOSE QUARTERS. THE MOST IMPORTANT ADVANTAGE OF WIDEANGLE LENSES IS THEIR ABILITY TO TAKE IN MORE OF A SCENE AT THE SAME DISTANCE AS A NORMAL LENS. [REF 2]

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

.1 PRINTED AROUND LENS: 'Carl Zeiss Nr 1587914 Planar 1:3,5 f=35mm'/ TWO SCALES AROUND EXTERIOR/STAMPED IN EXTERIOR: 'Made in Germany'/.2 PRINTED AROUND OUTER EDGE: 'Zeiss Ikon Stuttgart GR 2x 40.5 Germany'/ STAMPED IN CAP: 'ZEISS/ IKON/ Stuttgart/ Germany'

Missing

N/A

Finish

.1 CHROMED EXTERIOR WITH BLACK PRINTING; BLACK AROUND LENS WITH WHITE PRINTING;.2 GREEN GLASS; CHROMED RING WITH BLACK PRINTING; CAPS: SILVERED

Decoration

N/A