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- OBJECT TYPE
- 10MM/F1.8/WIDE ANGLE
- DATE
- 1965–1975
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0499.001
- MANUFACTURER
- SOLIGOR
- MODEL
- ELITAR
- LOCATION
- Japan
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 1213K
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- LENS: METAL AND GLASS/ CASE: METAL WITH FABRIC LINING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 7.2 cm
- Width
- 3.8 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
- SOLIGOR
- Country
- Japan
- 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 8MM OR A 16MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 1 FOOT TO INFINITY. - Technical
-
FITS BOTH 8MM AND 16MM CINE CAMERAS. IT IS A VERY WIDE ANGLE LENS FOR A 16MM CAMERA [REF 1] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED AROUND LENS BODY: 'ELITAR Soligor WIDE ANGLE 10MM f:1.8/ 1.8 2 2.8 4 5.6 8 11 16/ feet[INFINITY] 15 7 5 4 3 2 1.5 1/ Japan No 1213K 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2 1.8 [twice]'/ PRINTED AROUND EDGE OF FILTER: 'SERIES V WRATTEN FILTER NO. 83 MADE IN U.S.A.'/ PRINTED ON OUTSIDE AND INSIDE LID OF CASE: 'ELITAR/ Soligor/ "WORLD'S FINEST OPTICS"
- Missing
- COMPLETE
- Finish
- LENS: SHINY BLACK PARTS WITH WHITE PRINTING WITH SHINY METAL RINGS/ CASE: WINE WITH GOLD PRINTING AND TRIM; WHITE LINING IN LID; NAVY VELVET LINING IN BOTTOM
- Decoration
- N/A
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SOLIGOR, Lens, circa 1965–1975, Artifact no. 1997.0499, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0499.001/
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