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OBJECT TYPE: N/A
DATE: Unknown
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1996.0317.003

MANUFACTURER: Canon Camera Co. Inc.
MODEL: C-8 CONVERTER
LOCATION: Tokyo, Japan

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 3
Total Parts: 8
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: METAL, GLASS & PLASTIC

Dimensions

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

Length: N/A
Width: N/A
Height: 6.7 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 5.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine cameras
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: Canon
Country: Japan
State/Province: Unknown
City: Tokyo

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: 1960 - 1975
Canada: USED IN CANADA
Function: USED TO PROVIDE A RECORD OF MOTION BY EXPOSING A SERIES OF STILL PHOTOGRAPHIC IMAGES ON A STRIP OF PHOTOGRAPHIC FILM.
Technical: AN EXAMPLE OF THE DEVELOPMENT IN CINE CAMERAS - SINGLE LENS - TURRET - ZOOM. CLOCKWORK TO ELECTRIC DRIVE AND ZOOM ETC.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: ON LENS HOLDER: 'Canon C-8 CONVERTER 2 6.5-26 mm 1:1.7 NO. 92485 LENS MADE IN JAPAN'/ PT: CASE: EMBOSSED ON LID TOP: ‘Canon'/ EMBOSSED ON BOTTOM: ‘MADE IN JAPAN'/ PT: CAP: MOLDED ON TOP OF TOP CAP: ‘Canon'/ MOLDED IN BOTTOM OF BOTTOM CAT: ‘C-8 CONVERTER 2'
Missing: N/A
Finish: BRUSHED METAL ATTACHMENT RING; SHINY BLACK LENS HOLDER; BLACK CASE
Decoration: N/A

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Canon Camera Co. Inc., Lens, Unknown Date, Artifact no. 1996.0317, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1996.0317.003/

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