Adapter, viewfinder

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OBJECT TYPE: 10MM/FIELD/BOLEX OCTAMETER
DATE: 1950–1959
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 1997.0502.001

MANUFACTURER: PAILLARD BOLEX
MODEL: CADIS
LOCATION: Switzerland

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General Information

Serial #: N/A
Part Number: 1
Total Parts: 1
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: Metal and glass. Cardboard stock.

Dimensions

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

Length: 3.1 cm
Width: 3.0 cm
Height: 1.1 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: N/A
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

Group: Photography
Category: Cine camera accessories
Sub-Category: N/A

Manufacturer

AKA: PAILLARD
Country: Switzerland
State/Province: Unknown
City: Unknown

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Unknown
Period: Probably used in the 1950's and 1960's.
Canada: Edward Kowalski (original owner) was an amateur documentary film maker who made films for the Polish-Canadian community in Toronto between 1958 and 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 adapt an octameter viewfinder to the field corresponding to that of a lens of focal length of 10mm when it is set to the “16” position [ref.1]
Technical: Made especially for the Bolex H16 cine camera. Meant to be used with the Switar 10 mm f:1.6 lens [ref 1].
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: PRINTED ON EDGE: 'f= 10mm'/ PRINTED ON BOX: 'FABRICATION SUISSE MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ Bolex/ paillard'/ LABEL: 'EDWARD KOWALSKI/ 77 Delaware Ave./ TORONTO 4, ONT.'
Missing: N/A
Finish: Frame is black gloss paint and clear glass. Box is yellow and black with red and yellow sticker.
Decoration: N/A

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PAILLARD BOLEX, Adapter, viewfinder, between 1950–1959, Artifact no. 1997.0502, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/1997.0502.001/

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