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OBJECT TYPE: ZOOM/TV/75 MM
DATE: 1970
ARTIFACT NUMBER: 2002.0562.002

MANUFACTURER: Canon
MODEL: Unknown
LOCATION: Japan

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General Information

Serial #: 304367
Part Number: 2
Total Parts: 4
AKA: N/A
Patents: N/A
General Description: metal, synthetic & glass components.

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: 14.0 cm
Thickness: N/A
Weight: N/A
Diameter: 7.0 cm
Volume: N/A

Lexicon

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

Manufacturer

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

Context

Country: Canada
State/Province: Ontario
Period: This type of unit introduced in 1969. This unit purchased for use in 1977.
Canada: Example of video equipment used for instructional purposes in a Canadian university in the period before the introduction of compact video cassette formats.
Function: To focus image onto recording medium plane.
Technical: Lens for AVC-3400 video recording camera is F-1.8, 6:1 (12.5mm to 75mm) zoom lens. All lens functions, f-stop, zoom and focus, are manual.
Area Notes: Unknown

Details

Markings: "SONY TV ZOOM LENS 1:1.8 F12.5- 75MM NO. 304387 LENS JAPAN" marked on lens casing. "MADE BY CANON" incised on inside face of lens housing. "2193" crudely incised, beside. All settings, etc. labelled.
Missing: None.
Finish: Brushed silver metal casing; raised checkered goldtone synthetic adjustment bands; flat black finish on synthetic lens housing & hood; glass optics.
Decoration: N/A

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Canon, Lens, circa 1970, Artifact no. 2002.0562, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingeniumcanada.org/en/id/2002.0562.002/

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