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JEFF MORFIT
Joined: 06 Sep 2008 Posts: 13 Location: Falmouth, Virginia
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 12:07 pm Post subject: Ektar 152mm |
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Just purchased an Ektar 152mm lens with the MX flash selctor switch. What I am curious to know is about what year this lens would have been manufactured. |
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C. Henry
Joined: 13 Dec 2005 Posts: 360 Location: North East Georgia, USA
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 1:53 pm Post subject: |
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The two letters that start the serial numbers on Ektar lenses are a code to the year of manufacture.
C=1, A=2, M=3, E=4, R=5, O=6, S=7, I=8, T=9, & Y=0.
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Henry
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 1639 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Mon Jan 09, 2012 9:27 pm Post subject: |
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Congratulations! The 152 is considered "normal" for 4x5 (Dan Fromm, where are you?), and should give you great results. In my experience, they aren't particularly easy to come by, either. Lots of 135s and 127s floating around (both slightly W.A. for 4x5), but for some reason, probably having to do with coverage when used as a press photog's lens, you don't see many of these 152s cropping up (no pun intended!). |
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Dan Fromm
Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2133 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 2:23 am Post subject: |
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I'm right here, Henry, agree with you completely. |
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Henry
Joined: 09 May 2001 Posts: 1639 Location: Allentown, Pennsylvania
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 9:36 pm Post subject: |
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Thanks, Dan. May I use that statement over and over again? |
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Dan Fromm
Joined: 14 May 2001 Posts: 2133 Location: New Jersey
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Posted: Tue Jan 10, 2012 11:10 pm Post subject: |
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As many times as you want, Henry. |
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