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dlucas · Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2 Location: West Tennessee

I have a Voigtlander Braunschweig Heliar I:3.5.F=13.5cm. lens that is adapted to a crown graphic lens board. It is mounted on a compur shutter with the shutter speeds selected on a dial. Does anyone have any information about this lens and/or can it be mounted on a new shutter?

glennfromwy · Joined: 29 Nov 2001 Posts: 903 Location: S.W. Wyoming

Can't give any technical specs but the Heliar is a 5 element design that is still considered quite good. The excellent Kodak Ektar 105mm f:3.7 lens used this design. Before having it re-mounted, check on having the dial set Compur brought up to specs. Try S.K. Grimes. These shutters are one of the easiest to repair. It would save a ton of money.

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dlucas · Joined: 15 Nov 2003 Posts: 2 Location: West Tennessee

Thanks for the info. I will definitely look into getting the shutter serviced.

Springback · Posted: Tue Nov 18, 2003 12:51 am Post subject:

FWIW, I've got one of those old dial set compurs---quite a nice shutter actually, well worth a cla. My old Universal Ilexs and even my modern copals seem prone to fits on occasion, but that ds compur and my supermatics---like John Cameron Swayze's Timex watches of yore---keep on ticking.

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