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| 127mm Kodak Ektar | |
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| Dick Fish Joined: 28 Mar 2009 Posts: 2 |  Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:31 pm Post subject: 127mm Kodak EktarWhen I began in the news business, I had a Speed Graphic with a great 127mm Ektar. That was 1959. I'd like some help finding a copy of that lens for my current use on my 4x5 Crown. I've checked all of the better known retailers of used equipment without luck, so any leads will be very much appreciated. | ||
| bruiser Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 260 | Posted: Sun Mar 29, 2009 11:33 pm Hi Dick, there are several on the major auction site right now. Search under 'ektar' or 'ektar 127mm'. Good luck!! Cheers, Bruce | ||
| Dick Fish Joined: 28 Mar 2009 Posts: 2 | Posted: Mon Mar 30, 2009 11:42 pm Post subject: Thanks Bruce You are quite right. I found several possibilities. I've bid on one. If the cells are good, I'll have Grimes & Co remount it in a Copal #1. -Dick | ||
| troublemaker Joined: 24 Nov 2003 Posts: 715 | Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 2:19 am Why not just get a nice one in a good Supermatic X shutter. Something about twenty dollar lens in two-hundred dollar shutter doesn't add up. | ||
| Dan Fromm Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2165 | Posted: Tue Mar 31, 2009 10:04 am Post subject: Re: Thanks Bruce
Most 127s were sold in Supermatics, and these shutters don't conform to the Compur/Prontor/Copal standard. | ||
| glennfromwy Joined: 29 Nov 2001 Posts: 903 | Posted: Thu Apr 02, 2009 6:00 pm Supermatic shutters are a pretty reliable old workhorse. Flutot's Camera Repair will do a CLA on it for 50 bucks. Grimes is good but more expensive. It would save you hundreds of dollars. | ||
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