Steve Grimes has passed away. There's a Mr. Ruth at Black Mountain Photographic Repair, I think, in Davenport, Calif. He has an add in Shutterbug all the time.
Personally any lens that only stops down to F 16, but opens to 2.5 as a 4X5, I would leave as a barrel lens and use it for indoor, long exposures, still lifes only. I doesn't seem worthwhile to put it onto a shutter.
Nice glass though.
S. Shapiro
----- Original Message -----
From: Peter McDonald
To: alt-photo-process-l@skyway.usask.ca
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2003 3:45 PM
Subject: Kodak Aero-Ektar lens
In the process of generally cleaning up my generally dis-organised photographic gear in anticipation of having to store a 20x24 copy camera I 'lucked' onto from a local university, I unearthed another odd lens. It is a:
Kodak Aero-Ektar f2.5 7in (178mm) 5x5 E E 113616, Made in USA by Eastman Kodak Co., Rochester, N.Y.
It has 6 stops: 2.5, 4.0, 5.6, 8.0, 11.0, 16.0
The lenshood is probably purpose made as it has 6 locating points, both inside and outside the hood.
There is also a focusing tube which screws onto the back of the lens, but does not move of itself . I assume this focusing element mated into a corresponding point on another part of the areo-camera.
I would appreciate if someone on the list could advise if it is worth talking to someone like Steve Grimes to refurbish it and add a shutter. The glass is in very good condition, other than needing a good clean.
Ta muchly,
Peter MCDonald
Canberra, Australia.
Received on Sun Nov 30 19:20:10 2003
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