General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal. Glass lens.

Dimensions

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

Length

13.7 cm

Width

4.6 cm

Height

5.4 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

General: A camera accessory showing the field of view of the lens, used in framing and focusing the picture. Specific: This model is suitable for use with lenses having focal lengths between 6.5mm and 3". [ref 1]

Technical

It is so constructed that its field of view can be continuously varied to correspond with the fields obtained with lenses of different focal lengths. [ref 1].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

BADGE ON SIDE: ' FABRICATION SUISSE MADE IN SWITZERLAND/ Bolex paillard'/ SCALE ON BOTTOM: '16/ 5/ 50/ 75'/ SCALE AROUND KNOB '[INFINITY SYMBOL] ft 15 7 4 3 2 1 1/2'

Missing

Appears complete

Finish

Matte black with shiny metal trim.

Decoration

N/A