[LargeFormat] Bad Kodak Lens

[philip lambert]

> > finally encountered a bad one. This is a 101mm, f/4.5 lens
> > for a Miniature Speed Graphic. The particular lens was
> built
> > in 1941. The problem is excessive spherical aberration.
>
>   After some experimentation I find the problem persists.
> Its possible that the front and rear cell were mixed but I
> don't think so. Unfortunately, Kodak doesn't mark the rear
> cells with the lens serial number. I will try a couple of
> other things with this lens to see if it can be brought up
> to the performance I expect from Ektars. Very strange.
>
Do you mean the lens is back to front or that the components have been
reassembled in the wrong sequence?  How many glasses in an Ektar?   PL