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Adrian



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:36 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Can anyone help me with dates:
Crown graphic #435012
Ektar lens #ES 4484
Optar lens #897003

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45PSS



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PostPosted: Tue Feb 08, 2005 10:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

According to Graphic.org Ektar lens page the Ektar is 1947.

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 2:44 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

iget 1947 too
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PostPosted: Thu Feb 10, 2005 4:51 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Is that for the camera body? From the book?

Does anyone know how to date the optar? I bought that seperately. It's in a graphex shutter. If the shutter has any numbers on it, I don't see them

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PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2005 5:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

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Is that for the camera body? From the book?


That's the only place Gandolf gets the dates.

I don't think anyone has dates for Optars by serial number. Type of flash sync and type of connector will era date the shutter. No sync=flash power days; bi-post M (flashbulb) only '30's or '40's; X and M bipost '50's?; x only pc socket '60's or early '70's. Others may smooth out my rough guestimates.

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