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Post by biogon44 on Jan 11, 2017 20:10:56 GMT -5
I'm quite pleased that I have been able to resurrect the use of premium Kodak Ektar lenses made for the 35mm Kodak Ektra rangefinder camera, introduced in the USA in the early 1940s. Due to the unreliable shutter of the Ektra, the lenses were languishing in my collection, collecting dust and unused and unloved. With the arrival of the Sony mirror less camera body with interchangeable lens capability, I was able to have custom lens adapters made for use on the Sony. It required imagination on my part to cope with the complicated screw-bayonet- like Ektra lens mount and the need for multi starting on the screw component. Nevertheless, useable adapters were made and now I have the pleasure of putting 35mm, 50mm, 90mm, and 135mm Ektar lenses on my Sony body. Bear in mind that these American-made lenses were among the best in the world when they were introduced, being internally coated (the first in the world). The digital images have been quite good.
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Post by biogon44 on Jan 11, 2017 19:32:26 GMT -5
I think that the British-made Ilford Witness is one of the best- looking 35mm rangefinder cameras ever made. Its rarity ( only several hundred made and sold) mades its selling price almost astronomical today, much more than the mythical but less attractive 35mm Eastman Kodak Ektra camera.
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Post by biogon44 on Jan 11, 2017 19:21:19 GMT -5
Hello Paul,
I pushed the pressure plate upwards harder than before and was able to release it. Thank you for your advice! It doesn't seem like a very elegant design, but probably was appropriate for a German camera sold in the early 1950s.
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Post by biogon44 on Jan 9, 2017 21:18:06 GMT -5
I just obtained a Voigtlander Vitessa Version A with non removable back. When loading film into this camera, do I slide the film beneath the pressure plate or is there a way to release the plate and insert the film and then put the pressure plate over the film? I see no obvious way to release the pressure plate on this model. Help!
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