One of them is merely odd, but is apparently usable. It's a Wollensak Medium Format 75mm in-I think-an Alphax shutter. I know the usual pattern would be a (name) lens in a Wollensak shutter, but go figure. What's odd is that the shutter only has three speeds plus T & B. Everything seems to be functional, but it needs to be CLA. Any advice on this? Is it worth salvaging?
The other lens is-to me, anyway, a new wrinkle. It's a Polaroid lens, that is, a Rodenstock 75mm, in a Prontor shutter, clearly for 4 X5 or larger, and the self-cocking shutter functions convincingly, but there is no apparent way to set the aperture. The scale is there, from f4.5 to f22, matching the speed scale, but there doesn't seem to be an iris. Can anybody explain the presence of the aperture scale, but the absence of a diaphragm? Is there a way to use this combination shutter and lens in a functioning camera? Waterhouse stops, maybe?
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