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Item Name : Gundlach 8x10 12in f6.3 Radar Anast. ILEX 5 shutter
Serial no. : RE0173
Reference : late Gundlach Radar 8x10 6.3. It is in fact a 4.5 coated from the 60s. A limited number were made for NASA in response to an RFP. Both Gundlach and Kodak (Ektars) supplied lenses. The Radars are in Ilex No. 5 shutters and were designated f6.3 under the specs required by the RSP. The aperature can open to f/4.5 once remove stop screw inside.dont know how many were supplied to NASA, but the serial numbers all appear to have this format: REXXXX,very few known, 2 of them still had NASA inventory tags indicating NASA in Langley, VA.
Glass Description : all speed working,very very faint rear cleaning marks,no haze,very very faint balsam separation on edge of rear group element
Remark : W/Flange
Cosmetic Condition : EX+++
Price : $