Ross telephoto lens, to fit 16mm cine camera
Ross and Co.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1933 - 1939
Materials
Brass, Glass, Rubber
Measurements
98 mm (Length); 35 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524767.2
Summary
Ross 4 inch f5.5 telephoto lens (variable focus, from 6ft to infinity), to fit 16mm cine camera. The lens body is of black coated brass. With one rubber end cap (original), and one replacement end cap (pink plastic bottle cap marked "Outdoor Girl" ) Markings; "No. 132201. Teleros lens. Ross, London."
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
Ross and Co., manufacturer