18–86mm f/2.5 Vario-Switar lens
Lens
18–86mm f/2.5 Vario-Switar lens
1969
Metal and glass
Overall: 2 3/4 × 6 × 8 5/8 in., 2.5 lb. (7 × 15.2 × 21.9 cm, 1.1 kg)
Gift of Marion Faller, 2012
2012.0567.0013
DescriptionBlack and silver, vaulted, 18-86mm zoom lens with zoom lever, lens shade, ASA dial, aperture control dial, C-mount, abd shutter controls.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product label on front of lens: Kern paillard / Engraved in white and orange around lens: Vario-Switar 1:2,5 f=18÷86mm OE H16 RX No1098968 KERN Lens made in Switzerland, feet, 5¼, 5½, 6, 6¼, 6½, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 16, 18, 22, 30, 40, 50, 100, INF., m, 1.6, 1.7, 1.8, 1.9, 2, 2.2, 2.3, 2.5, 2.8, 3, 3.5, 4, 4.5, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 15, 20, 50, INF. / Engraved in white on ASA dial, ASA, 10, 12, 16, 20, 25, 32, 40, 50, 64, 80, 100, 125, 160, 200, 12, 16, 18, 24, 32, 48, 64 / Printed in silver on dial on lens: 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.5
