Kodak 161mm anastigmat F 4.5 - will it cover 8X10? 5X7?

[CatLABS]

I got this lens with a bunch of other stuff, and i am thinking of putting it on a board to try out some 8X10.
I was unable to find any info on this lens or image circle covarage.

Any help is welcome.

KODAK anastigmat 161mm f4.5 EA6918

 

[jp498]

http://www.largeformatphotography.info/classic-experts.html

 

[CatLABS]

Yeah i read this several times and it does not mention this lens in particular...

 

[jp498]

From said article:

Well, the Anastigmat was a separate line of lenses - essentially Tessars
with the exception of the 6.3/105, 6.3/130 and 7.7/8in.
Some notable Anastigmats were:
7.7/8in
Covers 5x7 "process" lens, well-corrected for close-up work. Quite nice

5 1/2in, 6 3/8in, 7 1/2in, 8 1/2in, 10in and 12in - all f/4.5
Cover from 3 1/4 x 4 /1/4 to 8x10 (with movements) depending on the focal
length. Fine lenses (great for architecture, as they don't display much
linear distortions of any kind.)

There were also Anastigmats for small format cameras (35mm, Bantams and
Vigilants)

Well after WWII, Kodak started tinkering with their lenses a lot, and the
distinctions between many lens lines blur in the 50s. (The summary above
describes the mid-to-late 40s status quo.)

An additional note. Many prewar Kodak lenses were sold as Kodak
Anastigmat followed by a number. It would seem from catalogue data
that numbers in the "thirty" series, like K.A. No.33 are Tessars,
those begining with 70 seem to be dialytes (four element air spaced
type).

Here are the numbers (actually in the Kodak catalogue, the numbers
precede the lens name All data come from Kodak Reference Handbook, 1946
(practically unchaged from 1940-1946.)

No. 31 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 5 1/2in (140mm)
No. 32 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 6 3/8in (161mm)
No. 33 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 7 1/2in (190mm)
No. 34 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 8 1/2in (216mm)
No. 35 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 10in (254mm)
No. 36 Kodak Anastigmat f/4.5 12in (304mm)

All appear to be Tessars (4 elements in 3 groups, 4 internal air surfaces)

No. 70 Kodak Anastigmat f/7.7 8in (203mm)

(Symmetrical, air-spaced, 4 elements in 4 groups, 6 internal air surfaces.)
BTW, that's the one I like on a 4x5 VC the best (it will cover 5x7, but with
4x5 you'll sooner run out of swings and titlts, than go beyond its circle of
coverage.)

It appears to be a tessar and coverage varies by focal length. It's probably meant to cover 4x5 since it's the second lens in the series of film sizes of which probably 4x5 is the second film size. It will likely cover bigger, but will have some softness, light falloff, or other uncorrect things around the edges.

 

[E. von Hoegh]

Yeah i read this several times and it does not mention this lens in particular...

Of course it does, it's the No. 32 Kodak Anastigmat. It will cover 4x5 with very moderate movements. It might just do 5x7 with no moves, if you stop it way down. Not an 8x10 lens, although one sheet of 8x10 film will tell you exactly what it does cover.

 

[Dan Fromm]

From the horse's mouth: Dead Link Removed

5x7, no. 8x10, absolutely not.

 

[CatLABS]

Thanks all!