Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Well, the 80mm "comes" with the enlarger. I will pick up a 105. Thanks > for the advice. > > How about if I want to make 16x20 (from 6x7)? What size lens? The wet > darkroom workshop I am taking in Nov's whole focus is on 16x24 > printing... > > Thanks I have a whole range of lenses so a lens I'd have gotten to use for large format I'd use for 35mm if I'm making a very small print to give myself the best comfortable space and also a good deal optically. But when I'd make a 16x20 or 20x24 and dropping the enlarging bed to a lower shelf I'd use a lens which just covers the neg. you need to be able to grab the focus with one hand and look through the grain magnifier with the other. I mean your eye. Actually an 80 is not supposed to cover 6x7 unless you have some special wide angle deal. One of those newer very high end ones. So don't "trade" in your 80 f0r a 105 you'll need them both. And enlarging lenes costing many hundreds are given way for almost free every day. You get them used. They are glad they don't have to pay the garbage man to throw them away. Take up precious land fill. Get a Viso and bellows and use them with your M9. I have Nikkor enlarging lenes but if it was not I'd get Schneider or Rodenstock. Its an enlarging lens buyers dream heaven. And the lens is by far the most important part of your darkroom. Doesn't matter which camera or camera lens you use. It all goes through those enlarging lenes. What size is your standard size print? Mark William Rabiner