hubanya
29-Mar-2014, 09:57
Hello everyone,
I recently acquired an Eastman Ektar 14'' f6.3 lens mounted in an Ilex universal #5 shutter. According to what I have learned, this lens should be the early version of the more familiar commercial ektar 14'' lens.
The shutter works reasonably well, but it is a little different from what I have expected. Especially, a ''tube'' is mounted on the shutter and then the from element of the lens is mounted on the tube. On the barrel of the tube, it reads "Made in U.S.A by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y.". It seems to me that this tube is just an adapter for the lens, the lens thread on the tube is roughly 2.75'' which is different from the usual dimension of 3''. Yes I know that Ilex shutters made for Kodak usually have different dimensions, but I'm still wondering if this tube is an integrated part of the shutter or it may be separated. Because there is no Kodak mark on the shutter itself and the outer diameter of tube is just a little larger than 3'', it suggests that the shutter itself was made according to the usual dimension, but tube was then mounted to the shutter for the lens. If I can separate the shutter and the tube, I'll be happy since I can then mount my Petzval to the shutter, otherwise the tube is smaller than needed.
I have tried to turn the tube, but it is very tight. Does anyone have experience with this kind of shutter?
Thank you all!
I recently acquired an Eastman Ektar 14'' f6.3 lens mounted in an Ilex universal #5 shutter. According to what I have learned, this lens should be the early version of the more familiar commercial ektar 14'' lens.
The shutter works reasonably well, but it is a little different from what I have expected. Especially, a ''tube'' is mounted on the shutter and then the from element of the lens is mounted on the tube. On the barrel of the tube, it reads "Made in U.S.A by Eastman Kodak Co. Rochester N.Y.". It seems to me that this tube is just an adapter for the lens, the lens thread on the tube is roughly 2.75'' which is different from the usual dimension of 3''. Yes I know that Ilex shutters made for Kodak usually have different dimensions, but I'm still wondering if this tube is an integrated part of the shutter or it may be separated. Because there is no Kodak mark on the shutter itself and the outer diameter of tube is just a little larger than 3'', it suggests that the shutter itself was made according to the usual dimension, but tube was then mounted to the shutter for the lens. If I can separate the shutter and the tube, I'll be happy since I can then mount my Petzval to the shutter, otherwise the tube is smaller than needed.
I have tried to turn the tube, but it is very tight. Does anyone have experience with this kind of shutter?
Thank you all!