A focusing screen for Dial Mark V
Agilux Ltd
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1955
Materials
Metal, Glass
Measurements
110 x 85 x 45 mm
Place of origin
Croydon
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1524942.3
Summary
A focusing screen for Dial Mark 5. The unit comprises a ground glass screen on a metal frame with an adjustable mirror. It fits on the rear of the camera body in place of the normal back plate.
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
Agilux Ltd, manufacturer