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pv17vv
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| Hi, I need a 6 3/8 Optar to add to my 1941 C3 outfit and I'd like to have one with a correct number, ie not postwar. Is there a way to tell from serial #s ? From previous posts I know they do not follow a sequence like Ektars. Thanks. |
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Dan Fromm
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On 2006-12-09 12:45, pv17vv wrote:
Hi, I need a 6 3/8 Optar to add to my 1941 C3 outfit and I'd like to have one with a correct number, ie not postwar. Is there a way to tell from serial #s ? From previous posts I know they do not follow a sequence like Ektars. Thanks.
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I'm not sure that Graflex use Wollensak Tessars rebadged as Optars before WWII. Before the war, Wollensak used the name Velostigmat for many of their lens types including their tessar. I think the tessars were Velostigmat Ser. II; around 1946 Wolly lenses were renamed Raptars. You might want to look at the information on http://www.cameraeccentric.com .
Cheers,
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pv17vv
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| Posted: Sun Dec 10, 2006 7:28 am Post subject: |
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| Merci Dan. |
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Les
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According to the United State Patent and Trademark Office, the first use of Optar for Graflex was in May of 1942.
So, depending on what year you are recreating a 6 3/8" Optar might fit your kit. (a lot of 41 contracted C-3 cameras were made in '42)
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