Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Michael Hintlian wrote: > > Bob; > > There is so much that can vary when you do such a test. My results are > using a very sturdy Durst condenser enlarger with a glass > carrier...everything is flat. When I look at the 16X20's the grain is > perfectly sharp without variation of focus or variance in the negative > stage from edge to edge, corner to corner using the 50mm Rodenstock APO-N. > When I test a camera lens, this is the enlarger and lens that will tell me > what I am looking for. For what its worth, the 100mm f5.6 Schneider > Componon-S (recent style) comes very close when I enlarge MF negs. My > "daily driver" is the V-35/40mm Focotar combination which gets 90% of the > use because its such a fast enlarger to work with and the lens is really > remarkable in the f4-5.6 range....it also has a glass carrier, which I > think makes a real difference when trying to judge the quality of the > enlarging lens. If you want a real surprise, try an early version of the > el-nikkor 50mm/2.8 on a Focomat 1 enlarger, that combination will really > blow your mind. > > Sorry for the ramble...whatever you do, please have fun. > > MH > Why an "early version" of the 50mm/2.8 El-Nikkor? Are later versions different? If so what identifies an "early version"? Dennis