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- OBJECT TYPE
- 17-68MM/ZOOM
- DATE
- 1965
- ARTIFACT NUMBER
- 1997.0498.001
- MANUFACTURER
- Angenieux, P.
- MODEL
- L1
- LOCATION
- Paris, France
More Information
General Information
- Serial #
- 525614
- Part Number
- 1
- Total Parts
- 1
- AKA
- N/A
- Patents
- N/A
- General Description
- METAL WITH GLASS LENS/ CARDSTOCK BOX WITH VELVET LINING
Dimensions
Note: These reflect the general size for storage and are not necessarily representative of the object's true dimensions.
- Length
- 17.9 cm
- Width
- 10.1 cm
- Height
- 5.2 cm
- Thickness
- N/A
- Weight
- N/A
- Diameter
- N/A
- Volume
- N/A
Lexicon
- Group
- Photography
- Category
- Cine camera parts
- Sub-Category
- N/A
Manufacturer
- AKA
- Angenieux
- Country
- France
- State/Province
- Unknown
- City
- Paris
Context
- Country
- Canada
- State/Province
- Unknown
- Period
- USED IN THE 1960S AND 1970S
- Canada
-
Unknown - Function
-
USED TO ADJUST THE OPTICS ON A 16MM CINE CAMERA TO FOCUS FROM 4 FEET TO INFINITY. - Technical
-
A ZOOM LENS PROVIDES FOR EXCEPTIONAL SPEED IN COVERING FAST ACTION; A CONTINUOUSLY VARIABLE FOCAL LENGTH; AN INSTANTLY VARIABLE FIELD OF VIEW; FAST & PROPER FRAMING OF SUBJECT; MOBILITY; COMPACTNESS; AND LIGHT WEIGHT. [REF 2] - Area Notes
-
Unknown
Details
- Markings
- PRINTED AROUND BODY OF LENS: 'P. ANGENIEUX PARIS F. 17-68mm. 1:2.2 ANGENIEUX-ZOOM TYPE L1 No. 525614/ 1.2 1.5 1.75 2 2.5 3 4 5 7 10 20 [infinity symbol]/ 17 20 25 30 35 40 50 60 68/ 22 16 11 8 5.6 4 2.8 2.2'/ STAMPED ON LENS CAP: 'P. ANGENIEUX/ PARIS'/ PRINTED ON VIEWFINDER: 'Type 120'
- Missing
- N/A
- Finish
- LENS: SATIN AND SHINY METAL FINISH WITH BLACK PRINTING/ VIEWFINDER:GLOSS BLACK/ BOX: RED EXTERIOR WITH GOLD TRIM; INSIDE LID SHINY BLACK; INSIDE BASE RED VELVE
- Decoration
- N/A
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Angenieux, P., Lens, circa 1965, Artifact no. 1997.0498, Ingenium – Canada’s Museums of Science and Innovation, http://collection.ingenium.ca/en/id/1997.0498.001/
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