General Information

Serial #

N/A

Part Number

1

Total Parts

1

AKA

N/A

Patents

N/A

General Description

Metal.

Dimensions

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

Length

N/A

Width

4.3 cm

Height

1.6 cm

Thickness

N/A

Weight

N/A

Diameter

N/A

Volume

N/A

Lexicon

Group

Photography

Category

Cine camera accessories

Sub-Category

N/A

Manufacturer

AKA

Leitz

Country

United States of America

State/Province

New York

City

New York

Context

Country

Canada

State/Province

Unknown

Period

Probably used in the 1950's and 1960's.

Canada

Edward Kowalski (original owner) was an amateur documentary film maker who made films for the Polish-Canadian community in Toronto between 1958 and 1973. One of his films has been preserved by the National Archives (video ref. Lib. #vi 8603-001) [see S.I. File for 930261]

Function

General: A camera accessory used to allow the use of multiple different sized lenses on otherwise incompatible cameras. Specific: Used to allow the use of Leica lenses on a 16mm cine camera

Technical

Adapters had to be developed to allow for the interchange of lenses made by different manufacturers on different cameras so that new equipment would not have to be acquired.

Area Notes

Unknown

Details

Markings

PRINTED ON INNER RING: 'E. Leitz New York CX'

Missing

N/A

Finish

Black inner ring. Shiny silver metal outer ring.

Decoration

N/A