Elmar 90mm f/4 lens
date: label: date made
content: 1932
name: label: maker
content: Ernst Leitz
label: maker
content: Leica
notes: label: Description
content: One of the first accessory lenses offered by Leitz. Early versions are known as ‘fat’ Elmars because of the wide lens barrels. Over 100,000 90mm screw mount Elmars were made. The letter ‘a’ after the serial no. on this lens indicates an ‘attrape’ or dummy display lens. However, some attrape lenses were converted to usable lenses during World War 2 and this 90mm Elmar could be an example. They are very rare.
label: Description
content: Lens; Elmar 9 cm f4 with UV filter, in plastic case. Serial No.: 136097a. Lens is black, and "Made in Germany". inside the lens, "Ernst Leitz Wetzlar". On side of filter, "Series VI 1 13/32 in.-35.5mm. Series VI Filter Retaining Ring, Made in USA".
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: Germany
label: place made
content: Germany
label: place made
content: United States
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content: Work and Industry: Photographic History
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content: Photography
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 2011.0268.32
label: accession number
content: 2011.0268
label: catalog number
content: 2011.0268.32
label: serial number
content: 136097a
objectType: label: Object Name
content: lens
label: Object Name
content: Lens
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: metal (overall material)
label: Physical Description
content: glass (overall material)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 4 1/4 in x 2 1/2 in x 2 1/2 in; 10.795 cm x 6.35 cm x 6.35 cm