Kodak Ektar 203mm f/7.7
Kodak Ektar 203mm f/7.7 is the historic Kodak 4×5 portrait-tele — Tessar-derived 203mm Ektar. The "203mm" focal length is an unusual focal length, originating from Kodak's translation of approximately 8 inches.
Key features
- Mount: Barrel
- Focal length: 203mm (~8 inches)
- Maximum aperture: f/7.7
- Image circle: ~245mm at f/22 — covers 4×5 with generous movements; covers 5×7 tightly
- Optical formula: 4-element Tessar
- Single-coated
Use case + rendering
The 203 Ektar is the historic Kodak 4×5 portrait-tele / 5×7 normal-class — barrel mount; Tessar character. Used by historic-LF photographers for the Kodak rendering.
Compatible cameras
- Graflex Speed Graphic — focal-plane shutter
Related lenses
- Kodak Ektar 152mm f/4.5 — wider Ektar sibling
- Kodak Commercial Ektar 210mm f/6.3 — Commercial Ektar at adjacent FL
Notes
Specs: Michael Gudzinowicz, largeformatphotography.info