General Information

Serial #

178488

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

METAL; SYNTHETIC; GLASS/ CARRYING CASE: LEATHER WITH VELVET LINING AND METAL HARDWARE

Dimensions

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

Length

6.8 cm

Width

8.2 cm

Height

N/A

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Still camera parts

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

NIKON

Country

Japan

State/Province

Unknown

City

Unknown

Context

Country

Worldwide

State/Province

Unknown

Period

PROBABLY THE 1970'S AND1980'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 A CAMERA, TO BEND LIGHT RAYS TO CREATE AN IMAGE WHICH IS IMPRINTED ON THE FILM IN THE CAMERA. SPECIFICALLY USED TO CORRECT THE DISTORTION CAUSED BY HORIZONTAL AND VERTICAL LINES IN ARCHITECTURAL AND INTERIOR PHOTOGRAPHY, OR FOR AVOIDING THE OBSTACLES IN FRONT OF YOUR SUBJECT. [REF 2]

Technical

EXAMPLE OF A SPECIALIZED LENS THAT ALLOWS FOR PERSPECTIVE CONTROL. THIS ASPECT MAKES THEM COMPARATIVELY EXPENSIVE.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

ON TOP: 'PC-NIKKOR 28 MM 1:4 178488 Nikon'/ ON SIDES: '[FOUR SCALES]/ LENS MADE IN JAPAN'/ STICKERS ON CASE AND ON LENS COVER READ: 'DOMINION WIDE PHOTOGRAPHS/ 329 CHURCHILL AVE./ OTTAWA, ONTARIO/ K1Z 5B8 (613) 725-2151'/ PRINTED ON COVER: '72N MADE IN JAPAN'/ EMBOSSED ON CASE: 'CL-34'

Missing

N/A

Finish

GLOSS BLACK WITH WHITE PRINTING

Decoration

N/A