Meyer - Optik Gorlitz 100mm Lens associated with a Leica IIIc camera in a soft leather pouch.
Category
Photographic technology
Date
Unknown
Materials
Metal, Glass, Plastic
Measurements
57 mm (Diameter); 112 mm (Length)
Place of origin
Canada
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525698.6.1
Summary
Meyer - Optik Gorlitz 100mm Lens associated with a Leica IIIc camera. There is a plastic body cap attached to the screw mount of the lens. The first ring is the depth if field scale followed by a ring to set distance and this is marked from 3.6 feet to 100 feet and infinity and 1.1 to 30 metres and infinity The next ring is the aperture ring which is marked from 2.8 - 22. Behind the built in lens hood the lens is marked "Meyer – Optik Gorlitz 2943052 Trioplan 2.8 / 100 There is a plastic push on lens cap in place.
Provenance
Donated to The Fox Talbot Museum by the estate of Mr Keith Whiting