Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/10

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Subject: [Leica] Re: enlarging lens
From: Jim Brick <jimbrick@photoaccess.com>
Date: Fri, 10 Mar 2000 08:50:00 -0800

I bought a 63mm El-Nikkor on Ebay last month (maybe Jan). Brand new, US
version with warranty for $125. Since then, two have sold (used - but how
used can an enlarging lens be?) for under $100. I havent mounted or used it
yet. Seems like a perfect focal length for 35mm enlarging.

Jim


At 07:42 AM 3/10/00 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote:
> 
>I called Nikon in Chicago this week to get them to send me stuff on their
>enlarging lenes as I am interesting in the EL-Nikkor 63mm 1:2.8.
>It was recommended to me by Bill Ziegler the Zig-Align guy this month.
>Friday I got a Brochure containing every kind of Nikon lenses but enlarging 
>lenes.
>I was a little interested what the optimal magnifications might be for this 
>lens
>weather if differs much from the 50 and how it falls between the 50 and the 80
>both of which I now use with the 135. And what ever else they might have to 
>tell
>me about it.
>I was going to get all angry with Nikon and get a Rodenstock but I'm probably
>just going to go ahead with it anyway. I've always heard it was a gem from 
>most sources.
>Mark Rabiner