Kodak Ektar Large Format Lenses?

Hi all,

"Has anyone else found the maximum aperature of f45 an issue with these lenses for general pictorial photography?"

The 14" is in an Ilex #5 shutter. When you send it out for a CLA, it rather easy for the tech to lengthen the slot for the aperture arm travel. The iris can be closed down to 3mm before binding. That would be less than f/90 and into the diffraction limit for the lens.

Just a thought.

Thanks everyone. I have to try them out!

Both of my 14 in Commercial Ektars take 72 mm standard filters. I got a step up ring to 77 mm. I have standardized on 77 mm filters.

One was made in the late 40's and the other in the late 50's.

K