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'''Ilex''' Manufacturing Co. was one of the three main suppliers of lenses for view cameras. It was founded in 1910 by the former [[Bausch & Lomb]] shutter designers Rudolph Klein and Theodor Brueck. They invented a delay mechanism that made shutters working independently from climate conditions. Their lens brand was ''Paragon''.
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'''Ilex''' Manufacturing Co. was one of America's three main suppliers of lenses for view cameras. It was founded in 1910 by the former [[Bausch & Lomb]] shutter designers Rudolph Klein and Theodor Brueck. They invented a delay mechanism that made shutters working independently from climate conditions. Their lens brand was ''Paragon''.
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==Shutters==
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Many of the Universal shutters have the speeds T, B, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, and 1 sec.
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Most ACME shutters have additional 1/150 sec.
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===Ilex press shutters===
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Press shutters are [[everset]] [[leaf shutter]]s. When a "Synchro" variant exists the other variant is unsynchronized.
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* Ilex Universal
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* Ilex General
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* No. 1 Universal
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* No. 2 ACME
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* No. 3 ACME Synchro
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Precision press shutter with extra lever for setting shutter delay for individual [[flash sync]]hronization with different types of [[flashbulb]]s or [[flashgun]]s
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* No. 4 Universal
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* No. 4 ACME
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* No. 4 ACME Synchro
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* No. 5 Universal
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with speed only up to 1/50 sec.
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* No. 5 Universal Synchro
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with speed only up to 1/50 sec. and with switch for M, X or nor [[flash sync]]
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===electric shutters===
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* No. OO Universal Electronic
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with mechanical speed setting (three speeds plus T and B)
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* No. 1 Synchro Electronic
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with electric shutter speed control
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===others===
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* Ilex Precise (in [[Argus]] cameras)
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* Ilex General
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* [[Graflex]] Speedioscope
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==Lenses==
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|image_text= Ilex Paragon f6.3/9-in (=225mm) <br/>for Simmon Combat Camera PH-501
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*nuArc 8 1/4" f 5.6 Widefield Process Paragon
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*Oscillo Paragon f1.9 3-inch (80mm)
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*Oscillo Paragon f1.3 3-inch (80mm)
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*Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 3 1/2"
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*Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 E.F. 6 1/2" (also with label: f4.5 163mm)
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*Paragon Anastigmat  f4.5 E.F. 8 1/2-in<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vha/2653145739/in/pool-camerawiki Example] from [http://www.flickr.com/photos/vha/ Vidar Hagen]</ref>
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*Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, 12 inch (305mm)
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*Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, Serie A focus, 12 inch
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*Paragon Telephoto f6.3/9-in <ref>with a 58mm screw mount in the  [http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/4649040647 sample illustrated]</ref>
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==Notes==
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== Links ==
 
== Links ==
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* [http://www.skgrimes.com/ilex/index.htm Ilex shutters for large format photography] at [http://www.skgrimes.com/index.htm S.K. Grimes]
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* [https://skgrimes.com/products/shutters/ilex-shutters/ Ilex shutters for large format photography] at [https://skgrimes.com/ S.K. Grimes]
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* [http://www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/compurearly/compur.html Repair notes of an Ilex Precise], of [http://daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/acme2/acme2.html an Ilex Acme No.2] and [http://daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/ilex.html drawing of an Ilex Universal] at [http://www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/index.html Daniel Mitchell's camera site]
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* [http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=ilexprecise Repair notes of an Ilex Precise], of [http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=acme2 an Ilex Acme No.2] and [http://pheugo.com/cameras/index.php?page=ilex drawing of an Ilex Universal] at [http://www.daniel.mitchell.name/cameras/index.html Daniel Mitchell's camera site]
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[http://www.nwmangum.com/Kodak/Rochester.html#Ilex Ilex history at nwmangum.com]
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* [http://www.galerie-photo.com/ilex-lenses.html Ilex Lenses] by Eric Fromm at [http://www.galerie-photo.com/ Gallery-Photo]
  
 
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[[Category: USA]]
 
[[Category: USA]]

Latest revision as of 05:56, 9 August 2022

308183536_f2d49d59e0_m.jpg
Ilex Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 lens
in Ilex No. 4 Universal shutter
image by Tyler Yip (Image rights)

Ilex Manufacturing Co. was one of America's three main suppliers of lenses for view cameras. It was founded in 1910 by the former Bausch & Lomb shutter designers Rudolph Klein and Theodor Brueck. They invented a delay mechanism that made shutters working independently from climate conditions. Their lens brand was Paragon.

Shutters

Many of the Universal shutters have the speeds T, B, 1/100, 1/50, 1/25, 1/10, 1/5, 1/2, and 1 sec. Most ACME shutters have additional 1/150 sec.

Ilex press shutters

Press shutters are everset leaf shutters. When a "Synchro" variant exists the other variant is unsynchronized.

  • Ilex Universal
  • Ilex General
  • No. 1 Universal
  • No. 2 ACME
  • No. 3 ACME Synchro

Precision press shutter with extra lever for setting shutter delay for individual flash synchronization with different types of flashbulbs or flashguns

  • No. 4 Universal
  • No. 4 ACME
  • No. 4 ACME Synchro
  • No. 5 Universal

with speed only up to 1/50 sec.

  • No. 5 Universal Synchro

with speed only up to 1/50 sec. and with switch for M, X or nor flash sync

electric shutters

  • No. OO Universal Electronic

with mechanical speed setting (three speeds plus T and B)

  • No. 1 Synchro Electronic

with electric shutter speed control

others

  • Ilex Precise (in Argus cameras)
  • Ilex General
  • Graflex Speedioscope


Lenses

4649040647_68fa2fb7c9_m.jpg
Ilex Paragon f6.3/9-in (=225mm)
for Simmon Combat Camera PH-501
image by Dirk HR Spennemann (Image rights)
  • nuArc 8 1/4" f 5.6 Widefield Process Paragon
  • Oscillo Paragon f1.9 3-inch (80mm)
  • Oscillo Paragon f1.3 3-inch (80mm)
  • Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 3 1/2"
  • Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 E.F. 6 1/2" (also with label: f4.5 163mm)
  • Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 E.F. 8 1/2-in[1]
  • Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, 12 inch (305mm)
  • Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, Serie A focus, 12 inch
  • Paragon Telephoto f6.3/9-in [2]

Notes

  1. ↑ Example from Vidar Hagen
  2. ↑ with a 58mm screw mount in the sample illustrated

Links

photography related industry in Rochester (New York)
American Camera | Bausch & Lomb | Blair | Century | Crown Optical Co. | Elgeet | Folmer & Schwing | Gassner and Marx | Graflex | Gundlach | Ilex | JML | Kodak | Milburn | Monroe | PMC | Ray | Reichenbach, Morey and Will | Rochester Camera and Supply Co. | Rochester Optical Co. | Rochester Panoramic Camera Co. | Seneca | Sunart | Walker | Webster Industries | Wollensak
and in Rochester (Minnesota)
Conley
external links
graflex.org - Rudolf Kingslake's
"Optical industry in Rochester (N.Y.)"
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