[LargeFormat] Bad Kodak Lens
Clive Warren
largeformat@f32.net
Sun Mar 14 18:49:10 2004
At 14:13 14/03/2004 -0800, Richard Knoppow wrote:
> > After having touted Kodak lenses for some years I've
> > 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.
Richard,
I have used one of these lenses on a similar camera. It performed very well
and was in regular use until a couple of years ago as I used to carry the
camera around as an everyday point and shoot. The camera is a delight to
use - mine has the after market factory upgrade to a Graflok back.
As your lens problem persists it may be easier to find another lens as they
are fairly common and inexpensive. If it will help I can have a look at the
lens here and give you any information you need. Good luck with it.
All the best,
Clive