[Leica] Re:OT enlarging lenses

[richard-lists at imagecraft.com (Richard)]

It appears the choice is down to Rodagon APO 50/2.8 for $199 or a Focotar 
50/4.5 (original) for ~$120-$150. I am leaning toward the Rodagon in the 
same vein that while 99% of my photos are crap, the remaining 1% deserves 
the very best lens I can afford...

At 08:01 AM 11/11/2005, you wrote:

>You will get a lot of different answers on this one, I suspect. I LOVE my
>50mm Schneider Componon-S. I had been using an EL-Nikkor, and the Schneider
>was just a huge leap forward for me. I recently bought (for cheeep!) a Leitz
>enlarger with an older Focotar, and I am eager to see what it can do. But I
>gotta say, that Schott glass is yumm-o. I believe that enlarger/easel
>alignment is important to get the most out of any enlarging lens. This is a
>little like high-end eyepieces for telescopes or normal lenses for view
>cameras: there is something good to say about the premium lenses of all the
>brands (Nikon/Rodenstock/Schneider -- I may have forgotten others).
>  Ben Marks

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