A Forster 35mm viewfinder in a cardboard box
Forster
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1959
Materials
Aluminium
Measurements
63 x 70 x 10 mm
Place of origin
Leicester
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524613.11
Summary
A Forster 35mm viewfinder in a cardboard box. It is made from aluminium and there are three frames each marked with the appropriate focal length of the lens. The unit fits to a standard accessory shoe. The base is marked ' Forster Equipment'. The box label reads 'One Forster 35mm Viewfinder for 3.5, 5.0, 8.5,9, 13.5 Additional sizes on request' In pencil is marked '& 7.3 &10.5'. Note both of these are included. Also in pencil is the price '95/-'.
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
Forster, manufacturer