General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

6

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

CASE: SYNTHETIC WITH METAL HARDWARE/ FILTERS: GLASS AND METAL

Dimensions

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

Length

13.2 cm

Width

6.1 cm

Height

5.3 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

ROLLEI

Country

Federal Republic of Germany

State/Province

Unknown

City

Brunswick

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY USED IN THE 1950'S AND 1960'S

Canada

PART OF A COLLECTION OF PHOTOGRAPHIC EQUIPMENT FROM THE ESTATE OF WILFRED HAROLD OLSON, FOUNDER AND PRESIDENT OF DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHY LTD., OTTAWA (C 1950-1995). MR. OLSON WAS A PHOTOGRAPHER FOR MANY YEARS AND HIS STUDIO DID WORK FOR BOTH THE OTTAWAJOURNAL AND THE CBC.

Function

USED WHEN ATTACHED TO THE CAMERA LENS TO ADJUST THE COLOUR CONTRAST BY REDUCING CERTAIN COLOURS AND ACCENTUATING OTHERS BY FILTERING OUT DIFFERENT LIGHT RAYS.

Technical

.1 TO.3 FILTERS ARE USED TO CORRECT FOR EXCESSIVE BLUE IN A COLOUR FILM AND.4 TO.6 FILTERS ARE USED TO CORRECT FOR EXCESSIVE RED IN A COLOUR FILM [REF 2].

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON THE RINGS OF ALL FILTERS: 'FRANKE & HEIDECKE GERMANY Rollei R'/ PRINTED ON INDIVIDUAL RINGS:.1 'R-5'/.2 'R2 -0.5 R11'/.3 'R-11'/.4 'B2 -0.5 R11'/.5 'B5 -1 R11'/.6 'B-11'/ PRINTED ON BOX: 'Rollei-Color-/ Konversionsfilter/ R2.R5.R11.B2.B5.B11/ PLANAR-XENOTAR 3.5/ MADE IN GERMANY'/ EMBOSSED ON CASE: 'GERMANY/ Rollei/ F&H [LOGO]'

Missing

APPEARS COMPLETE

Finish

CASE: LIGHT BROWN SIMULATED LEATHER/ FILTERS:.1 TO.3 BROWNISH COLOURED GLASS WITH POLISHED METAL RINGS AND BLACK PRINTING/.4 TO.6 BLUISH COLOURED GLASS WITH POLISHED METAL RINGS AND BLACK PRINTING

Decoration

N/A