Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/09/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]"Rodgers, David" wrote: > My Rodagon is the 80/4 APO N. My El Nikkor is plain vanilla 105/5.6. So I'm > a bit perplexed by the results. I even tried to convince myself otherwise, > but the 105 performs at last as well as the 80. Maybe even better. One question: do you use a glass neg carrier? The 105, being 25% longer, should give you better results if your negs are not absolutely flat. I once tested all of the enlarging lenses at my local community darkroom and found that the sharpest was an off-brand Japanese 45 mm., as seen through the grain magnifier. When judging actual prints, a Schneider 80 was significantly better since it could bring the whole neg into focus. Bernard - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html