Kodak 14 Inch Commercial Ektar: Servicing the Ilex 5 Shutter
Originally posted on Instagram. Notes from the repair bench, kept here as a searchable archive. View the original on Instagram
Servicing a Kodak 14 inch Commercial Ektar lens for 8x10. The Ilex 5 shutter that this lens is installed in needed the typical cleaning and lubrication that most of these seem to need these days.
I little info on the shutter. Ilex produced three versions of the 5 shutter: Universal (no flash sync), X Universal (X sync), and Universal Synchro (X and M sync). All of these versions were self cocking and could be ordered with a press focus lever if desired. You find many of the Commercial Ektar lenses installed in these shutters. It’s amazing what a nice quality wooden box Kodak supplied with these lenses.
