General Information

Serial #

12107

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

LENS - METAL WITH GLASS LENS/ CASE - CARDSTOCK WITH VELVET LINING AND METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

8.5 cm

Width

4.5 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Unknown

Country

Unknown

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S

Canada

EDWARD KOWALSKI (ORIGINAL OWNER) WAS AN AMATEUR DOCUMENTARY FILM MAKER WHO MADE FILMS FOR THE POLISH-CANADIAN COMMUNITY IN TORONTO BETWEEN 1958 & 1973. ONE OF HIS FILMS HAS BEEN PRESERVED BY THE NATIONAL ARCHIVES (VIDEO REF. LIB. #VI 8603-001) [SEE S.I. FILE FOR 930261]

Function

USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS ON A 16MM CINE CAMERA FROM 8 INCHES TO INFINITY.

Technical

THE SHORT FOCAL LENGTH OF WIDEANGLE LENSES GIVES THEM CONSIDERABLE DEPTH OF FIELD EVEN AT LARGE APERTURES OR SHORT DISTANCES. [REF 3].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED AROUND MIDDLE OF LENS: 'No.12107 KINOTAR 0.5 INCH (12.7MM) 1:1.9 [CIH LOGO]'/ [2 SCALES] 'f 1.9' [TO] '16' [AND] 'feet [INFINITY][TO] '8"'/ PRINTED AROUND EDGE OF ATTACHMENT: 'SERIES VI FILTER'/ STAMPED ON LID OF BOX: 'Kinotar'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

LENS:BLACK AND SHINY METAL/ CASE: WINE VELVET EXTERIOR; YELLOW VELVET BOTTOM LINING; WHITE "SILK" LID LINING

Decoration

N/A