ilex general shutter - is it good?

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i am about to purchase a lens mounted in an ilex general shutter. are these shutters reliable? thanks in advance! - john

-- john nanian (jak@gis.net), June 23, 2001

Answers

John: The old Ilex shutters were pretty reliable. They were built for professional use, so they hold up well.

Regards,

-- Doug Paramore (dougmary@alaweb.com), June 23, 2001.


Steve Grimes has a page on Ilex shutters on his web site (www.skgrimes.com).

-- Chris Patti (cmpatti@aol.com), June 23, 2001.

If you go to the front page of this LF site there is an article about shutters. The Ilex isnt bad but the Wollensak shutters were a little better made

-- Wayne (wsteffen@skypoint.com), June 23, 2001.

Grimes warns against the dial set Ilex shutters. The rim set shutters are fine, but not as accurate as modern shutters in general. I have two lenses in recently serviced Ilex shutters and don't have any problems with them.

-- David Goldfarb (dgoldfarb@barnard.edu), June 23, 2001.

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