A Ross telephoto lens
Ross
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1921
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
113 mm (Length); 66 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
London
Order this imageCollection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524848.2.6.1
Summary
A Ross telphoto lens. It has an iris diaphragm f5.5-f32 and an integral lens hood. There is also a yellow filter attached. On the side of the lens is the marking ' Ross London No112830 Teleros 1:5.5 F=292mm
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 , manufacturer