Kodak Commercial Ektar 355mm f/6.3

Kodak Commercial Ektar 355mm f/6.3 is the historic Kodak 8×10 short-tele commercial Tessar at 355mm (~14 inches) — Copal 3 mounted.

Key features

• Mount: Copal 3 shutter (1s to 1/125, X-sync at all speeds)
• Focal length: 355mm
• Maximum aperture: f/6.3
• Image circle: ~480mm at f/22 — covers 8×10 with generous movements; covers 11×14
• Optical formula: 4-element Tessar (Commercial Ektar)
• Single-coated
• Heavy — Copal 3

Use case + rendering

The 355 Commercial Ektar is the historic Kodak 8×10 portrait-tele. Among the longest Commercial Ektars available in Copal 3 mount.

Compatible cameras

• 8×10 + 11×14 view cameras with Copal 3 lens-board capacity

Related lenses

• Kodak Commercial Ektar 305mm f/6.3 — wider Commercial Ektar sibling