These two lenses make available to the users of small and medium sized
press and similar cameras the optical pre-eminence represented by Kodak
Ektar Lenses. Their ability to meet the most exacting requirements in
black-and-white and color photography is well known. The produced definition
of exceptional quality at all apertures and all working distances from
infinity to about four focal lengths from the lens.
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