[Leica] Elmar 3.5/50 on Enlarger

[Jan.Decher at uvm.edu (Jan Decher)]

How about using an older collapsible M-ELmar 3.5/50 as an enlarger  
lens?  I got a Novoflex M-M39(LTM) adapter and cold use it on my  
Omega B22XL.  Has anyone else tried to use the Elmar for enlarging?
Jan

On Jan 27, 2009, at 1:34 PM, lug-request@leica-users.org wrote:
> From: Leina Gonzalez <gonzalel@online.de>
> Hi Lluis,
> It was fairly easy to find a Focotar F4,4/50 in nice condition, but  
> then again I'm in Germany so maybe that helps. Though I did have to  
> wait a few weeks to find exactly the one I wanted. I've also heard  
> good things about the Schneider-Kreuznach Componon which is the  
> reason I went ahead and bought one as well. It would be great to  
> see some enlargements made with the lens; actually the reason that  
> I was insistent on the Leica enlarger & lens, is that I do shoot  
> with Leica glass, and someone on a film forum mentioned that it  
> doesn't make much sense to have a great lens, but not a great  
> enlarger lens: I had been searching for a Durst with the Schneider- 
> Kreuznach, but they aren't easy to find; then I researched the  
> Leica enlargers (I had actually read about them in the back of my  
> camera's user manual) and figured I would try to find one. In any  
> case, I am pretty sure that this model doesn't have the AN glass,  
> and ring, so I will have to search for one. Thanks again!