Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/02/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Camera lenses are designed to capture the 3-D world. Enlarger lenses are designed to project a flat image on a flat baseboard. You can, of course, use a camera lens on an enlarger, but compared with flat field enlarger lenses, it's a waste of time, money, and effort. It's like saying "I have a tractor", " "why do I need a car?" A tractor and a car have wheels, engine, and a seat or two. You should not take a long trip, or a date to the movie, on a tractor. You should not plow a field using a car. You will get inferior results with a camera lens on an enlarger. Jim At 08:19 PM 2/4/99 -0500, you wrote: >I've been reading the messages on Leica enlarging lenses. Couldn't you just >put say your Summarit 50mm f/2 screwmount lens on the enlarger or even >the elmar? What would be the downside. Forgive me if this is a stupid >question.