Kodak Ektar 152mm f/4.5

Kodak Ektar 152mm f/4.5 is the historic Kodak 4×5 fast normal — Tessar-derived design at unusually bright f/4.5 aperture for an LF lens. Originally produced for the Kodak Recomar / Ektra cameras.

Key features

• Mount: Barrel
• Focal length: 152mm
• Maximum aperture: f/4.5 (notably bright)
• Image circle: ~165mm at f/22 — covers 4×5 with movements
• Optical formula: 4-element Tessar
• Single-coated typical

Use case + rendering

The 152 Ektar f/4.5 is the historic Kodak fast 4×5 normal — bright f/4.5 aperture is exceptional for LF; useful for low-light handheld work on press cameras. Tessar character (sharp center, softer corners).

Compatible cameras

• Graflex Speed Graphic — focal-plane shutter

Related lenses

• Kodak Ektar 203mm f/7.7 — longer Ektar sibling
• Kodak Wide Field Ektar 135mm f/6.3 — WFE alternative