Kodak 203mm w/ Supermatic Shutter Lens Board

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• Jan 21, 2019

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Just purchased a Kodak 203mm lens for my crown Graphic and it's in a Kodak Supermatic shutter with a technika lens board. Anyone have a clue what the proper size hole lens-board I need for my speed graphic to fit the Supermatic shutter? thanks!

 

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• Jan 21, 2019

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Take it off the board and measure the hole.

I b'lieve it is #2, dimensions here: http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/KodakShutters.htm But since I'm not sure it is a #2 the direct approach is better than trusting data on a site.

 

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The Graphic Compur shutter Brian lists for the 203mm f7.7 Ektar is definitely a Compur #1, I have one (the UK made versions are on #0 shutters). I've mounted Supermatics on a Pacemaker board with a #1 hole with no problems, there's usually slight wiggle room.

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I just checked here: http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/KodakEktarsDB-Index.htm

Wrong again. Flash Supermatic #1. You can't trust anyone on the 'net, including me. Measure the wretched hole and then you'll know for sure.

 

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I like the way Brian gives the reference the data comes from.. I've done that with my Developer database which I used to help Steve Anchell.

It reminds me I bought an unused Wollensak Alpax #4 shutter from a US seller it's a #1 it was cheap when I asked the seller why he'd called it a #4 - he said he'd listed Alpax 4 shutters and called them #1, #2. #3 and #4 he'd given no sizes.

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Ian Grant said:

I like the way Brian gives the reference the data comes from.. I've done that with my Developer database which I used to help Steve Anchell.

Ian

Click to expand...

Brian's site is great. Pity that its hard to navigate.

 

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Dan Fromm said:

Brian's site is great. Pity that its hard to navigate.

Click to expand...

Originally he did it to show how the resources of the LFPI could look, I remember his posts there.

Ian

 

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The Ektar 203mm came in a few shutter during it's lifetime including the Supermatic, the Flash Supermatic and the Graphic Synchro-Compur shutters. Hole sizes were different for each. Mine is in a Flash Supermatic. I simply enlarged the hole in a board with a Copal #1 size hole with a round file till it fit. Crude, but effective. Somewhere there's a data base of hole sizes for these (and other) shutters, but it's not really necessary if you can cut your own hole or modify a board you already have. Just measure your shutter.

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This Kodak Ektar catahttp://www.cameraeccentric.com/html/info/kodak_4.html shows the mount flange to be 38.1 mm/1 1/2 inches.