Lenses: What to Record

Identification

Brand Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Brand or manufacturer under which the object was sold.

Model Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Model or product name given by the manufacturer.

Variant / version Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Variant or version, e.g. black paint, chrome, military marking, first version with cold shoe.

Serial number Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Individual serial number of this object, as marked on it.

Year Year Cameras & photographic equipment

Year of making, issue or publication when known exactly.

Country Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Country of origin or issue, by its usual English name (historic states as named at the time, e.g. Kingdom of Bavaria).

Reference link Link Cameras & photographic equipment

Web page about this object or its reference entry (catalogue, database, sale).

Lens mount Text

Lens mount, e.g. Leica M, M39 screw, Nikon F, Canon FD, Pentax K, M42, fixed lens.

Focal length (mm) Number

Focal length (range for zoom lenses in the notes).

Maximum aperture Text

Largest aperture, e.g. f/1.4.

Coating Text

Coating, e.g. uncoated, single-coated, multi-coated.

Condition

Function and appearance, described separately.

Working order Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

Whether the mechanism or device works.

• Working
• Working with faults
• Not tested
• Not working
• Restored to working order

Cosmetic condition Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

Outer condition (body, finish, glass surface) as described separately from the function.

• Mint / as new
• Excellent+
• Excellent
• Very good
• Good
• Fair
• Poor / for parts

Optics Text Cameras & photographic equipment

State of the lens glass, e.g. clean, light haze, fungus, balsam separation, scratches.

Condition notes Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Faults, wear and damage in detail.

Restoration & repairs Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Restorations, repairs, replaced parts and cleaning, with who did them and when if known.

Completeness

Completeness Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Parts, accessories, inserts and instructions present or missing.

Original packaging Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

Original box, case, manual, certificate or warranty card that came with the object.

• Original box and documents
• Original box only
• Documents only
• None

Acquisition

How and when the object came into the collection.

Acquisition date Date Cameras & photographic equipment

Date the object came into the collection.

Acquisition method Choice, or your own Cameras & photographic equipment

How the object came into the collection.

• Purchase
• Auction
• Gift
• Inheritance
• Exchange / trade
• Self-collected / found
• Commission

Acquired from Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Seller, auction house (with sale and lot number), donor or place where it was found.

Purchase price Amount Cameras & photographic equipment

Price paid including fees and premiums.

Provenance Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Earlier owners and the object's history, oldest first, with sources (labels, invoices, sale catalogues).

Value

Estimated and insured value.

Estimated value Amount Cameras & photographic equipment

Current market value as estimated.

Valuation date Date Cameras & photographic equipment

Date of the current value estimate.

Valuation basis Choice Cameras & photographic equipment

What the estimated value is based on.

• Own estimate
• Recent sales / auction results
• Dealer offer
• Catalogue value
• Professional appraisal
• Insurance valuation

Insured value Amount Cameras & photographic equipment

Sum the object is insured for.

Collection record

Your own inventory data.

Inventory number Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Your own number or label for the object, e.g. C-0042, as written on its label or album page.

Storage location Text Cameras & photographic equipment

Where the object is kept, e.g. room, cabinet, drawer, album and page, box.