View Full Version : Can anyone tell me about old TV Zoom Lenses?


Dale Keate
November 15th, 2010, 05:04 PM
I have a couple of old Canon TV Zoom Lenses and I was wondering if anyone here might be able to tell me what I have, if they can still be used with anything and if they have any value. The only numbers that I can find on one of them is on an info tag which says "No: 21053M" which I would assume is the serial number. On the other one it says "No: 21040M" and on the side I can read the numbers PV18X11B and there are a couple more letters that I can't read. These measure about 12" x 12" and are about 21-1/2" long. I was hoping to be able to attach photos but I am new to this thread and the posting rules say "You may not post attachments". Any information that someone could give me would be greatly appreciated.

David W. Jones
November 16th, 2010, 10:47 AM
The are generally sized for a 2/3" chip camera or smaller.

Brian Drysdale
November 17th, 2010, 03:33 AM
If they've inside a box type housing, which 12" x 12" suggests, they could be for studio cameras. The sensor/tube size in that case could be 2/3" or larger, I assume they're 11mm at the wide end with a zoom range of 18 times