[LargeFormat] Wide field and Commercial Ektars

[Les Newcomer]

Very interesting. Does your '46 set say "Wide Field" or "Wide Angle" 
Ektar.   I have a 135 and 190 also from '46 that say Wide Angle, but 
these have a 000 serial number.

While I'm still in negotiations with the owner, I'm aware of a 14" 
Eastman Ektar.  Has all the markings and machining of a Commercial 
Ektar (bright mount of aluminum, style of engraving) accept its date 
code is EY (1940); hence the interest of the "Commercial" introduction.


On Aug 9, 2005, at 11:45 PM, Ken Hough wrote:

> Les
> I have a "set" (100mm, 135mm, 190mm, 250mm) of WF Ektars from 1946.  
> Code
> EO.  I was told these were VERY early in the series. You saw the 250 at
> Greenfield Village. Most of the ones I've seen are from 48 including 
> the
> 190 I use most. When I was in the Navy
> I worked on shutters of WF Ektars that were not marked WF Ektars. They
> just said EKC and a series #  with a serial number. No letter code. I
> can't remember the series number. A Series 32 f4.5 turned into the 
> Ektars.
> and I think Series 33 f6.3 turned into the Commercial Ektars.
>  Copals showed up around 1965 with a Polaroid "pro camera" the 180.
> It also had compur shutters too.
> Ken
>
> Does anybody have an introduction date or "earliest known" date for
> these lenses in any focal length? The best I can get is a 1948 edition 
> of
> "Kodak Lenses"  which mentions them, but doesn't say they are new or 
> just
> introduced.
>
> While I'm asking for dates, when did the Copal shutters start coming
> into the US market?
>
> Les
>
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