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Kodak Ektra 35mm Camera & 50mm Ektar f1.9 Lens

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Kodak Ektra 35mm Camera & 50mm Ektar f1.9 Lens
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550.00USD+ (123.75) buyer's premium + applicable fees & taxes.
This item SOLD at 2015 Apr 17 @ 15:45UTC-7 : PDT/MST
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One of most interesting cameras of the past is the Kodak Ektra. Its design and engineering are simply genius, with many features that existed on no other cameras at that time. "A precision miniature camera developed to fill the gap left by drying-up of supplies of German Leica and Contax cameras in World War Two. As well as a very accurate long-base coupled rangefinder, it included a number of innovative and original features, including interchangeable film backs, and automatic finder and parallax adjustment for the six Ektra lenses."



The Kodak Ektra Camera was manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company from 1941 to 1948. Designed as a quality 35mm rangefinder camera. It had many features including interchangeable lens, interchangeable backs, built in zoom finder, and coated lens. A focal plane shutter mechanism with a unique settings feature for high and low speeds, capable of 1/1000 to 1 second, however the shutters were unreliable. Typically found with f1.95 / 50mm lens, but many options were available ranging Lenses from 35 to a long 153 mm.



This camera comes with the standard 50mm Ektar f1.9 lens and a high/low level angle finder, as well as the original manual.



From the collection of Don Dondero.





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Date: 1943

FHWAC#: 25824