A 135mm Kodak Wide Field Ektar Question

[richard_deimel]

Does anyone know if a 135mm Kodak Wide Field Ektar lens will fit in a Copal 0 Shutter?

[asher_b_galloway]

The person to ask is S K Grimes at skgrimes@skgrimes.com.His website

is skgrimes.com and you can also contact him there.He does this for a

living.If a copal 0 won't fit he will find something that will.

[dan_fromm1]

No. Older US-made shutters don't conform to modern size conventions.

That said, if your Supermatic (is isn't in a Graphex, is it?) is

dead, it may be resurrectable. If not, MAYBE Mr. Grimes can remount

the lens in a modern shutter for you at a price you're willing to pay,

but it won't be a simple 'unscrew cells from the old, screw them into

then new' job.

 

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Cheers,

 

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Dan

[kevin_kemner1]

Hi Dick,

 

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The 135 will not fit into a copal #0 or #1 hole. If you have a drill

press you will need to get a blank toyo board and a hole saw of the

appropriate dimension. The aluminum is easy to cut through and the

task can be completed in less than fifteen minutes. (not including

the hour spent at Home Depot) As for reshuttering, the lens elements

for the 135 will require a copal 3 shutter. I have opted for sending

mine to SK Grimes about every 2 years for CLA.

 

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Good Luck

 

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Kevin