Dagor 8.25 on 8X10

[Smitty]

Mounted in a Rapax shutter, came on an early 50's 5x7 Deardorff...

[Luis-F-S]

Pretty much any 8 1/4 inch Dagor will cover 8x10 with some room for movements. Polished brass does not equal a "Golden" Dagor. Real "Gold Ring" Dagors had anodized front trim rings and generally start around serial number 790,XXX.

The lowest non Golden coated Dagor I have is a 12" Ser #77617x. The lowest # Golden Dagor I have is an 8 1/4" Ser # 784195 with an anodized aluminum front barrel. The Golden Dagors thus start a bit lower than 79xxxx and probably in the low 78x xxx's. I also have a non-coated 8 1/4" Dagor, Ser # 770769 in Acme #3 whose rear element sticks out about 3/8" less from the shutter than the Golden one. I point out to show that the design changed somewhat over the years and thus you would expect somewhat different coverages. I would think this older lens would have less mechanical vignetting and be better for 8x10. L

[Smitty]

Thanks for the pictures, much appreciated. Mine looks like the one in Copal, mine starts 783***. It was being used on a 5x7 camera with 4x5 back. Was thinking it be nice if I could possibly also use it on my 8x10.
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[karl french]

Dagors in Rapax shutters are very nice. Much more compact than the Ilex No.3. I have a 6.5" f8 in an Ilex 3, but wish it was in a Rapax 3. My old 8 1/4" (767508) was in an Ilex 3. The only Gold Rim Dagor I have (15cm) is in the 815,XXX range. Very close to the 12" Gold Dot (816,XXX) I have.

[Smitty]

I didn't know much about Rapax shutters but seems to work fine, you are right it is a compact lens setup.
I had a pretty nice 12" Gold Dot in Ilex 4 back in the 90's, let that one go, at the time was kind of fond a 14" Red Dot Artar.

[Luis-F-S]

To get a wider Dagor to use on 8x10, you'd have to go to the 6 1/2 WA. Great lens! L

[Jim Galli]

Thanks for the pictures, much appreciated. Mine looks like the one in Copal, mine starts 783***. It was being used on a 5x7 camera with 4x5 back. Was thinking it be nice if I could possibly also use it on my 8x10.
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I can't stop myself from asking why you would wade through 2 pages of answers here instead of just putting it on the camera and seeing for yourself?

[Dan Fromm]

Jimbo, why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer?

Cheers,

Dan

[Luis-F-S]

Jimbo, why do you ask questions to which you already know the answer?

Cheers,

Dan

+1

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