Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Tomoaki Hagiwara wrote: > Hello Leica users, > > I saw Leitz enlarger lens Elmar 1:3.5/50mm at a certain camera shop today. > At a glance, it looked like Focotar 1:4.5/50mm; it was impossible for me to > differ between them without lens name engraved on the front rings. > > What kind of lens the Elmar is? > I would like to know the composition of lens element, the enlarging > performance compared with Focotar 1:4.5/50mm. > > Any information is greatly appreciated. Tomoaki, I own both, the 50mm Elmar enlarging lens and the Focotar. I think the Focotar is far superior to the Elmar. The Elmar enlarging lens is a standard Elmar layout (4 elements with cemented back element). where as the Focotar a 5 element lens is. (As far as I can remember) . The Focotar is also specially computed for enlarging. I only used the Elmar a couple of time, to see how it performs. Now it is just a part of my collection. Regards, Horst Schmidt