Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/11/01

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Subject: Re: [Leica] enlarger lens
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
Date: Thu, 01 Nov 2001 14:19:14 -0500
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At 10:50 AM 11/1/01 -0800, Feliciano di Giorgio wrote:
>Can anyone here recommend a high end enlarger lens?
>I believe that Leica doesn't make them anymore. If that
>is true, then are their discontinued lenses better than
>currently available models from other brands? Or should I
>just bolt a 50mm Summicron to my enlarger?

The best available lenses in today's market are supposed to be the 2.8/40
JSK APO-Componon and the 2.8/50 Rodenstock APO-Rodagon;  the 4/45 JSK
APO-Componon might be even better, but no one seems to have conducted a
rigorous test of this lens.  Erwin swears by the 2.8/40 APO-Componon and it
has the advantage that it will replace the 2.8/40 Focotar-WA without
upsetting the autofocus on the V-35.

Marc

msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
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