Kodak Specialist II

Ian Grant

Ian Grant

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Just won a mint Half Plate Kodak Specialist II on ebay, well my £100 offer was accepted. Comes in it's original case with two lenses a 203mm f7.7 Ektar and a Dallmer wide angle, extension rail, sliding tripod block (these are often missing), 6 film holders and I think a box of FP4+.

These are under-rated cameras and while Half plate film is only available through the Ilford annual ULF order and expensive I can use it with my 7x5 film holders and have plenty of film and also Harman Direct Positive paper.

Unfortunately I won't collect it until the 27th :D Now I have 3 203mm f7.7 Ektars :)

Ian
 
Just checked why the Dallmeyer 4¼" (110mm) is listed as f7-11, a Dallmeyer catalogue states the f7 is for focussing and the maximum aperture for use is f11, coverage is 100° the same as a Super Angulon.

Ian

edit : The listing was incorrect the Dallmeyer lens is 4¼" f6.5-11'
 
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I get my Foma roll & sheet film from Fomafoto in Norway, it's currently 50.52 euro/£44.76 a 50 sheet box of 7x5 which is very significantly less, or better still Freestyle in the US (if someone's travelling). I have nearly 200 sheets of 7x5 Fomapan and and plenty of 7x5 DDS so no need for fresh film at the moment..

Should add I have a Seneca City View 7x5 camera, plus a second City View and New Improved View which came as parts cameras, so it makes sense to stick to using 7x5. I would by Half Plate and Whole Plate film if I made film inserts (sheaths) for some of my vintage cameras.

Ian
 
Just this really, with a few others scattered around :D

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Plus a few more in Turkey (the wife insists) and a back log of restorations in the garage, and the spare bedroom :)

I need to sell a few . . . . .

Ian
 
What kind of camera is the black and white one?
 
JimW said:
Wanna offload one?
Need something to replace a symmar 210 that has given up on me.....
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We can sort out something when I get the camera, I have other spare lenses around that FL as well.

Ian
 
Sorry to restart an old thread. Does the Kodak Specialist II half plate camera accept standard 5x7 film sheet holders?
 
There's no cut off, it's the opposite, you will get a fraction more on the negative compared to the screen.

Ian
 
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