Direct fit in an Ilex/Acme #3 shutter?

[sheldon hambrick]

Does anyone know of any 10?-14? barrel/process lenses that are a direct fit (i.e . just screw in - no machining necessary) in an Ilex/Acme #3 shutter? I?ve seen 12? Artars mounted in these shutter, but I?m not sure if they?re a direct fit f rom the barrel.

[Bob Salomon]

Isn't this a rather risky method of choosing a lens?

And after a lens is mounted how will you properly calibrate the aperture scale?

[Sean Billy Bob Boy yates]

"Isn't this a rather risky method of choosing a lens?"

Not if you know Steve Grimes it ain't!

"And after a lens is mounted how will you properly calibrate the aperture scale?"

Ditto.

[Bob Salomon]

He asked about a direct fit. If he didn;t want a direct fit then he wouldn't need a repairman.

[Sean Billy Bob Boy yates]

Grimes is well know for more than repair. Somehow labeling him a "repairman" seems less than complimentary.

[Bob Salomon]

Sorry I have none Steve since he ran the repair department at E Phillip Levine.

He does what we consider all competant mecanical camera repair people should be able do do. Fine mechanics.

Steve does an excellent job. But there are many other Fine mechanics in the photo industry who also do the same job.

Many don't want or have the time to do all the custom work that Steve does however.

Actually I know one whose final exam at the factory he was trained in included turning a hunk of glass into a saleable lens to be installed in a upper scale camera.

Generically all of them are referred to as Repaimen or Service men.

What would you suggest as a title?

Fine mechanic could just as easily be a wathe maker, typewriter repairman, etc.

[Sean Billy Bob Boy yates]

Repairman conjurs up images of Gordon Jump in his Maytag suit