Leitz Elmar 35mm lens
Leitz
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1955
Materials
Metal, Glass, Leather, Plastic
Measurements
25 mm (Height); 45 mm (Diameter); 100 g (Weight)
Place of origin
Wetzlar
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524613.1
Summary
A Leitz Elmar 35mm lens for use with Leica camera. It is in a brown leather case and has a plastic front cap with the name 'Leica' embossed. It is marked 'Lietz Elmar f=3.5cm 1:3.5. It is screw mounted and apertures range from f3.5-f18. Focussing scale ranges from 1.25m to infinity.
Provenance
Part of The Fenton Collection. A gift from British Film Institute in 2017. From 1986-1999, part of BFI collection for the Museum of the Moving Image. BFI purchased collection in 1986 from James Fenton's Museum of Photography, Port Erin, Isle of Man 1976-1986
Makers and roles
Leitz , manufacturer