Description
*N MINT* Kodak 12” in. 305mm F4.8 Portrait Large Format Lens ILEX #5 Universal Synchro Shutter. Near mint condition, minor signs of use, no dents/no scratches on body. The glass of the lens is superb clean and clear, free of fungus/haze/scratches/cleaning marks, All functions including aperture and shutter speeds work properly. Please check the photos closely for more details. * This lens was bought from the photography studio of Phillip Stewart Charis. * Serial number is RE240, manufactured in 1954. * Please refer to the lens manual link below: https://www.cameraeccentric.com/static/img/pdfs/kodak_1.pdf About this lens: This Kodak Portrait Lens is a 305mm (12 inch) lens with a maximum aperture of F/4.8 (Very fast for focusing in low light) through F/22. It is mounted in a Kodak No. 5 Universal (Self Cocking) Synchro Shutter with shutter speeds of 1 second through 1/50 of a second, that seem to be within normal tolerances; plus "B" (Bulb) and "T" (Time Exposure). Shutter synchronization can be set to "M" (Medium Speed Flash Bulbs), "X" (Electronic Flash) or "Off". It has an image circle that covers a full 8" X 10" negative. It is designed to give beautiful soft focus effect portraits when used wide open to about f/8. Control the effect with the aperture. The wider open, the softer the image. When stopped down further (beyond about f/13) it is capable of giving very sharp images for commercial work and landscapes, too. (Closes down to f/22) . By the way, if it looks like it has no glass in it, that is because all the glass is behind the shutter. That is the way it is designed.