Prinzflex 100 - 200 zoom lens associated with a Zenit 12XP camera.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1985 - 1995
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic, Webbing, Leather
Measurements
190 mm (Length); 65 mm (Diameter)
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525595.2
Summary
Prinzflex 100 - 200 zoom lens associated with a Zenit 12XP camera. The whole is a black metal tube in five main sections. M42 screwfit mount with a plastic cover. The next section includes the aperture ring which is marked from 5.6 – 22. The next section is the zoom lens draw and is marked 100mm – 150mm – 200mm. Next is the focus indicator and the focus adjustment ring marked from 8 feet and 2.5 metres to 100 feet and 30 metres and infinity. There is a knurled section to facilitate handling of the lens controls. The final section contains the object lens and screw filter ring. The lens is marked “Prinzflex AUTO ZOOM 1:5.6 f=100 – 200mm 580 No 814697”.There is a lens cap screwed onto the filter ring.
Provenance
Donated to The Fox Talbot Museum by Mrs Anthony Griffin.