Kodak Wide Field Ektar 100mm f/6.3 question

pdccamerqs · Jul 8, 2025

Hi all,

Here is a quick question regarding the Kodak Wide Field Ektar 100mm f/6.3 lens

Can the Wide Field Ektar lens cells be successfully re-shuttered into the Flash Supermatic Shutter of a Kodak 127mm f/4.7 Flash Supermatic simply by replacing the lens cells and recalibrating the aperture scale?

Thanks,

Paul

Dan Fromm · Jul 8, 2025

Yes, it seems. Please see http://www.bnphoto.org/bnphoto/KodakShutters.htm

pdccamerqs · Jul 8, 2025

Thanks, Dan - this is great news - and a great reference - again thanks for sharing!

Best,

Paul

reddesert · Jul 8, 2025

I don't have first hand experience with this particular lens. I suggest that you measure the depth of the lens as installed in the original shutter (that is the front to back distance from one cell end to another) and record it, then measure again in the remounted shutter to be sure you get the same distance. There's no obvious sign that Kodak used shims or different depths of same-numbered shutters, but it's useful to be sure.

pdccamerqs · Jul 9, 2025

reddesert said:
I don't have first hand experience with this particular lens. I suggest that you measure the depth of the lens as installed in the original shutter (that is the front to back distance from one cell end to another) and record it, then measure again in the remounted shutter to be sure you get the same distance. There's no obvious sign that Kodak used shims or different depths of same-numbered shutters, but it's useful to be sure.

Thanks reddest, good advice - better safe than sorry!

Paul

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