Plaubel f 4.2 Anticomare Interchangeable Lens cap and Body cap
Plaubel
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1953 - 1960
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
30 mm (Height); 60 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Germany
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525688.7
Summary
Plaubel f 4.2 Anticomare Interchangeable Lens cap and Body cap 10cm f4.2 Anticomar interchangeable lens with behind the lens shutter. The whole is a silver metal and glass lens with lens cap and body cap. The lens cap fits on the front of the lens with the word plaubel against the logo. On removing the lens cap is the glass lens with the words around the lens – Anticomar, 1:4.2, f = 100mm, Plaubel, Frankfurt a. M. 120819 The lens has a screw type appearance and turns both clockwise and counter clockwise. Around the lens are the following words and numbers – Made in Germany Aperture ring 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4 – this number sequence appears twice. When turning the lens either clockwise or counter clockwise, inside the lens behind the glass a black panel either increases or decreases in size, working with the aperture ring. The body cap attached to the back of the lens has a felt type material inside the cap.
Provenance
Donated to the Fox Talbot Museum by David Walker.
Makers and roles
Plaubel , manufacturer