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Curious about SK Xenar 4.5/135 StarFish iris?
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PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 3:39 pm    Post subject: Curious about SK Xenar 4.5/135 StarFish iris? Reply with quote

I have just received this lens see below.

What puzzles me is that I have not seen one like this before, it is a Xenar in an enlarging body like a Companon with the split circle logo. It has a 5 blade starfish iris stopped down but fully round when open, from the late 60s.

Any info you can share?



PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Schneider made those in that period, still works pretty well. Guess it was saving
prod. cost compared to a multi-blade iris.


PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:28 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I owned a Xenon 2/35(sold to my friend) with iris similar to yours. The seller tell me it is an industrial lens. I think you could order lens from SK in different mounts.


PostPosted: Thu Jul 24, 2014 4:47 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Yes it is a curiosity, I now have Xenar LF lenses in this size with Box 4, Starfish 5 and Round 16.

I can have a bokeh party Smile