In the early 1970s, acquired my first 8x10 lens from Burk & James, a very early 12 inch f/4.5 Wollensak Velostigmat. Burke & James had (re?)coated the optics and mounted it in a Betax No 5 shutter along with one of their 8x10 Commercial view cameras. Back then I received a hand typed personal letter from B&J documenting the history of the lens!
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