The Wollensak Optars are identical to Raptars. They're single magnesium-fluoride hard- coated Tessars not particularly prone to flare. Like most Tessars they'e wicked sharp and contrasty by f/16 and equal to just about anything at f/22. Handheld at f/8 they were adequate for newsprint--millions of images in print attest to this.
That 50+ year old Wolly shutter may not be accurate to the stated speeds but if CLA'd it will likely be consistent to 1/3 stop or even better. If gunked-up you may have a box of over-exposed Velvia. You could do a test of one or several sheets and pull-process the remainder...
Thanks for all the replies, everyone! I look forward to shooting some more with this lens soon.
To the best of my recolection, the Optar was made similarly to be the equivalent of the the Ektar and the Raptar. I believe that they were made by Wollensak with the Graflex name on it.
Lynn
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