General Information

Serial #

13373

Part Number

3

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal body; glass filter

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

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Height

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Thickness

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Weight

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Diameter

5.8 cm

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Leitz

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Wetzlar

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

1977 to late 1980's

Canada

Used by a Canadian photojournalist to capture industrial photographs and press photographs for the 'Monetary Times', the 'Globe and Mail' and for various international associations.

Function

Used on a camera lens to reduce ultraviolet light.

Technical

Leica produced a series of SLR cameras beginning with the Leicaflex, followed by the SL, the SL2, and then the R series from R3 to R7, which were made in collaboration with the Minolta Corporation. The R3 was the first electronic Leitz SLR. Its design was based on the Minolta XE 1/7. The Leica SLRs were well-received. The optics were excellent, but Leica was slow to produce an auto-exposure model, and never made a version that supported auto-focusing.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

"LEITZ WETZLAR GERMANY/ UVa 13373"

Missing

Appears complete.

Finish

Most of the surface is clear glass, but the outside is black metal with white writing.

Decoration

N/A