This lens has been designed for use on press or similar cameras or on the Kodak Precision Enlarger when used as a camera, where excellence of performance and high speed are desired. It has been corrected for all the usual lens aberrations and works equally well at all distance settings from infinity to about 1/3 subject size at full lens aperture. It is especially suited for use with Kodachrome film. The performance of this lens, like other Ektars, is unsurpassed by any lens of similar type. This lens is only supplied in a Kodak No. 2 Supermatic Shutter.

Kodak Reference Manual/Lens, Rangefinders and Shutters section,
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