10mm f/1.6 Switar lens
Lens
10mm f/1.6 Switar lens
ca. 1960
Metal and glass
Overall: 1 1/2 × 1 1/2 × 2 3/8 in., 0.4 lb. (3.8 × 3.8 × 6 cm, 0.2 kg)
Gift of Marion Faller, 2012
2012.0567.0007
DescriptionBlack and silver, cylindrical, 10mm, f/1.6, high-speed ultra wide-angle lens with a horizon field angle of 55º and a 32mm front mount.
Inscriptions Embossed in metal on product label on lens cap on front of lens: Kern paillard / Engraved in white black and red on lens: SWTAR 1:1.6, f=10mm H16 RX No 1035370, Kern - Paillard Lens made in Switzerland, 22, 16, 11, 8, 5.6, 4, 2.8, 2, 1.6, 8", 9", 10", 1, 1¼, 1½, 2, 3, 6, 30, INF., feet
