Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/05/26
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]On May 25, 2006, at 11:20 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote: > Simon, > Yes, these lenses were designed for the war effort and film didn't > stay in > the gate for long. Good to hear from you again. Hopefully you are > flying > and not training others except when the pay goes up exponentially. :) > > Don > don.dory@gmail.com > > > On 5/25/06, animal <s.jessurun95@chello.nl> wrote: >> >> my 2 cents >> i have some kodak aero ektar lenses that are radioactive and they will >> ruin >> a film in less then a week .especially the rear is hot. >> best >> simon jessurun amsterdam the netherlands >> ----- Original Message ----- My paper had a 4x5 Speed Graphic with a war surplus Aero Ektar mounted on a lensboard. It was only used in situations where flash was inconvenient or prohibited. The f 2.5 speed came in handy as compared to the f4.5 speed of the Speed Graphic's normal Wollensack or Ektar lenses. Never had a problem with radioactivity since the sheet film was only in the camera for a minute or so. Man, the camera was heavy. Larry Z