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[MartyNL]

I had a look...

 

[David Lindquist]

And from Eastman Kodak publication O-18, Camera Technique for Professional Photographers, the "Diameter of Circle of Good Definition" at f/16 is 16 5/8 inches.

From an on-line inflation calculator, $232 in 1951 is the equivalent of $2932 today.

David

 

[Ian Grant]

I have been looking at Kodak Commercial 10x8s ... but the fact that you seldom see them come up in the UK - and the often hefty price has put me off.

After WW1 Kodak Ltd changed their policy and made almost all of their camera or the UK and European market themselves, of course there were exceptions.

The 10x8 in Kodak All-Metal Commercial View was introduced here in the UK in 1939/40, it was £54. Kodak recommended Cooke, Dallmeyer, or Ross, lenses for their View cameras.

The only LF Ektar lens sold in the UK was the British made 203m f7,7 Ektar in a #0 Epsilon shutter, or if you're lucky to have a very late version in a Compur #0.


Ian

 

[Soulstar89]

10x8 Eastman Commercial Model B with rear extension attached and 10 inch Kodak wide-field Ektar lens. A very solid set-up and not too heavy. The lens board dimensions are the same as Deardorff.
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Oh wow. Why aren’t you closer to me? I would have a person to try things with haha. Nice new addition Nas.