[LargeFormat] Bad Kodak Lens

[philip lambert]

It is a virtually new lens.  Look at Schneider's site
http://www.schneideroptics.com/info/vintage_lens_data/
from which I copied the following table of serial numbers and years

1,000,000 November 1936 
1,200,000 December 1937 
1,400,000 November 1938 
1,600,000 September 1939 
1,800,000 June 1942 
2,000,000 September 1948 
2,200,000 July 1949 
2,400,000 October 1950 
2,600,000 May 1951 
2,800,000 November 1951 
3,000,000 May 1952 
4,000,000 October 1954 
5,000,000 February 1957 
6,000,000 May 1959 
7,000,000 February 1961 
8,000,000 March 1963 
8,500,000 February 1964 
9,000,000 February 1965 
9,500,000 September 1965 
10,000,000 January 1967 
10,500,000 October 1967 
11,000,000 November 1968 
11,500,000 July 1970 
12,000,000 September 15, 1972 
12,500,000 March 1974 
13,000,000 December 1976 
13,200,000 September 1977 
13,400,000 Ocotober 1978 
13,600,000 October 1979 
13,800,000 January 1981 
14,000,000 October 1983 
14,100,000 January 1985 
14,200,000 August 1986 
14,300,000 November 1988 
14,400,000 January 1991 
14,460,000 February 1992 
14,480,000 January 1993 
14,500,000 November 1993 
14,510,000 January 1994 
14,520,000 May 1994 
14,540,000 January 1995 
14,560,000 April 1995 
14,590,000 January 1996 
14,600,000 April 1996 
14,620,000 November 1996 
14,730,000 April 2000 



----- Original Message ----- 
From: "James Krysan" <jkrysan@sbcglobal.net>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Wednesday, March 17, 2004 11:52 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] Bad Kodak Lens


> Philip
> Yes, it was the Symmar that gave a more contrasty
> image.
> I don't know the age but the shutter looks quite
> recent. It is multicoated. The serial # is 14 173531;
> perhaps someone understands that scheme well enough
> date it.
>