Simon Benton
29-Apr-2008, 04:15
I received a 12 inch Ilex Paragon f4.5 Anastigmat in what I now discover is an Ilex Universal 5 shutter. (I assume it is an Ilex 5 because it takes the lens cell of an old 14 inch Commercial Ektar I have that is in a barrel mount).
The front element has its own focussing mount and moves in and out about 3/16 of an inch. It is graduated on the barrel from 0 to 5. I have never seen this before - is this some form of soft focus arrangement? The shutter has been modified for a modern flash synchronisation so perhaps it was a studio lens? I thought this lens was going to be a lot smaller and in an Ilex 3 but it is huge. Any information gratefully received.
The front element has its own focussing mount and moves in and out about 3/16 of an inch. It is graduated on the barrel from 0 to 5. I have never seen this before - is this some form of soft focus arrangement? The shutter has been modified for a modern flash synchronisation so perhaps it was a studio lens? I thought this lens was going to be a lot smaller and in an Ilex 3 but it is huge. Any information gratefully received.