Kodak Wide Field Ektar 100mm f/6.3

Kodak Wide Field Ektar 100mm f/6.3 is the historic Kodak American wide-angle at 100mm — the Wide Field Ektar lineage descends from Kodak's mid-20th-century LF lens production.

Key features

• Mount: Barrel (no shutter)
• Focal length: 100mm
• Maximum aperture: f/6.3
• Image circle: ~190mm at f/22 — covers 4×5 with movements
• Optical formula: Tessar-derived wide-angle (Kodak Ektar lineage)
• Single-coated typical

Use case + rendering

The 100 Wide Field Ektar is the historic Kodak 4×5 wide — barrel mount requires accessory shutter or focal-plane shutter camera. Used by alternative-process and historic-LF photographers for Kodak character.

Compatible cameras

• Graflex Speed Graphic — focal-plane shutter

Related lenses

• Kodak Wide Field Ektar 135mm f/6.3 — longer WFE
• Kodak Wide Field Ektar 190mm f/6.3 — longer WFE