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|image_text= Ilex Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 lens <br/> in Ilex No. 4 Universal shutter | |image_text= Ilex Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 lens <br/> in Ilex No. 4 Universal shutter | ||
| + | |image_by=Tyler Yip | ||
| + | |image_rights=with permission | ||
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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''. | '''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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Press shutters are [[everset]] [[leaf shutter]]s. When a "Synchro" variant exists the other variant is unsynchronized. | Press shutters are [[everset]] [[leaf shutter]]s. When a "Synchro" variant exists the other variant is unsynchronized. | ||
* Ilex Universal | * Ilex Universal | ||
| + | * Ilex General | ||
* No. 1 Universal | * No. 1 Universal | ||
* No. 2 ACME | * No. 2 ACME | ||
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===others=== | ===others=== | ||
* Ilex Precise (in [[Argus]] cameras) | * Ilex Precise (in [[Argus]] cameras) | ||
| + | * Ilex General | ||
* [[Graflex]] Speedioscope | * [[Graflex]] Speedioscope | ||
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==Lenses== | ==Lenses== | ||
| − | * nuArc 8 1/4" f 5.6 Widefield Process Paragon | + | |
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| + | |image_source= http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/4649040647/in/pool-camerawiki/ | ||
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| + | |image_text= Ilex Paragon f6.3/9-in (=225mm) <br/>for Simmon Combat Camera PH-501 | ||
| + | |image_by= Dirk HR Spennemann | ||
| + | |image_rights=with permission | ||
| + | }} | ||
| + | *nuArc 8 1/4" f 5.6 Widefield Process Paragon | ||
*Oscillo Paragon f1.9 3-inch (80mm) | *Oscillo Paragon f1.9 3-inch (80mm) | ||
*Oscillo Paragon f1.3 3-inch (80mm) | *Oscillo Paragon f1.3 3-inch (80mm) | ||
*Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 3 1/2" | *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. 6 1/2" (also with label: f4.5 163mm) | ||
| − | *Paragon Anastigmat f4.5 E.F. 8 1/2-in<ref>[http://www.flickr.com/photos/vha/2653145739/]</ref> | + | *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> |
| + | *Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, 12 inch (305mm) | ||
*Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, Serie A focus, 12 inch | *Paragon Anastigmat, f4.5, Serie A focus, 12 inch | ||
| − | *Paragon Telephoto f6.3/9-in <ref>with a 58mm screw mount [http://www.flickr.com/photos/heritagefutures/4649040647]</ref> | + | *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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== Links == | == Links == | ||
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{{Rochester}} | {{Rochester}} | ||
| − | * [ | + | * [https://skgrimes.com/products/shutters/ilex-shutters/ Ilex shutters for large format photography] at [https://skgrimes.com/ S.K. Grimes] |
* [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] | * [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] | ||
| + | * [http://www.galerie-photo.com/ilex-lenses.html Ilex Lenses] by Eric Fromm at [http://www.galerie-photo.com/ Gallery-Photo] | ||
[[Category: shutter makers]] | [[Category: shutter makers]] | ||
[[Category: lens makers]] | [[Category: lens makers]] | ||
[[Category: USA]] | [[Category: USA]] | ||
Latest revision as of 05:56, 9 August 2022
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| 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.
Contents
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
Lenses
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| 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
- ↑ Example from Vidar Hagen
- ↑ 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.)" |
