Lensboard size for WF Ektar

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I have a 135mm Kodak Wide Field Ektar. The outside diameter of the flange on the mounting ring is 47mm. What size is lensboard do I need? I'm guessing a #1.Thanks, Rob

-- Rob Haury (rdhaury@home.com), April 03, 2001

Answers

See New Copal Shutters on Steve Grimes' web site.

Unfortunately, I'm not seeing 47mm show up as any of the dimensions, so perhaps you'll need to get a blank board and cut a hole.

-- John H. Henderson (jhende03@harris.com), April 04, 2001.


What kind of shutter is it? If it's an Ilex #3 (my guess), then you need to purchase a blank board and have it drilled for that shutter, and if it has a mounting flange, you should have the mounting flange attached at the same time. Last I had it done, Steve Grimes (www.skgrimes.com) was charging around $15 for that service.

-- David Goldfarb (dgoldfarb@barnard.edu), April 04, 2001.

Rob,

Most 135 W.F. Ektars come in a supermatic shutter, the size of which doesn't correspond to a standard copal/compur lens board opening. You will need to have a custom hole drilled to mount the lens. Its pretty easy if you have access to a drill press and a home depot. If you are uncomfortable with this, I highly recommend S.K. Grimes.

-- Kevin Kemner (kkemner@tatesnyderkimsey.com), April 04, 2001.


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