A Pentacon Wide Angle Lens
K. W
Category
Photographic technology
Date
1968 - 1975
Materials
Glass, Metal, Plastic
Measurements
60 mm (Height); 63 mm (Diameter)
Place of origin
Dresden
Collection
Fox Talbot Museum, Wiltshire
NT 1525709.3.1
Summary
A Pentacon Wide Angle Lens. The lens has a screw mount and automatic iris aperture ranging f2.8-f22. A scale on the barrel give a guidance to depth of field. The side of the barrel gives the serial number - 6081557 - and the front shows ' Pentacon auto 2.8/29 Made in G.D.R.'. There are plastic caps front and back. A UV filter is mounted (1525709.3.2).
Provenance
Donated to The Fox Talbot Museum by C. Skipworth.
Makers and roles
K. W, manufacturer F.A. Brockhaus Verlag Leipzig , manufacturer