650mm f/6.3 Tele-Athenar lens
Lens
Century Precision Optics
American, estab. 1948
650mm f/6.3 Tele-Athenar lens
ca. 1960
Metal and glass
Overall: 3 1/4 × 3 1/4 × 29 3/8 in., 3.1 lb. (8.3 × 8.3 × 74.6 cm, 1.4 kg)
Gift of Marion Faller, 2012
DescriptionCrackled-black and silver, cylindrical, f/6.3, 650mm lens with zoom control dial, aperture control dial, C-mount, 3.8° field of view, and lens caps.
Inscriptions Engraved in silver around lens: CENTURY TELE-ATHENAR U.S.A. 26" 650mm f 6.3, 8, 11, 16, 22, 32, 45, COLOR-COATED, BL810561, INF., 2000, 1000, 750, 500, 400, 300, 250, 200, 175, 150, 125
