Apr 24, 2018 · I've been using Nikon enlarging lenses and they've seemed adequate, but lately I've been noticing prints that seem much sharper than what I've been getting. Aside from the quality of the …

May 23, 2025 · The WZF Janpol Color 1:5.6 80mm enlarging lens was made in Poland with built in colour filters for variable contrast black and white printing. Calibrated knobs on each side control the …

Feb 9, 2005 · Tried this on the NIKON forum, suggested large formet forum; here goes I have an EL-NIKKOR 135 f5.6 enlarging lens of no great age. This has a 50mm thread at the back for adaptors. I …

Aug 20, 2002 · There are many quality 6/4 enlarging lenses: Schneider Componon and Componon-S, Rodenstock Rodagon, the Durst Componons and Vivitar VHE lenses (both essentially Componons), …

May 6, 2004 · Dear forum users, What is the best lens to enlarge 6x6 films? Dichroic color enlarger (also another condensers one), XXL column, VC paper. Magnification between 4x and 8x. As my 105mm …

Jul 2, 2001 · In looking for an 80mm enlarging lens, I see used Schneider Componon S lenses in both f/4 and f/5.6. I thought the older Componons (pre "S") had a max aperture of 5.6 which was …

May 2, 2009 · Enlarging lenses are dirt cheap these days and optically almost identical to specialist bellows macro lenses. Maybe we shouldn't make this fact too well-known, otherwise the price of …

Jul 20, 2003 · All the Focotar enlarging lenses were made for Leica by Schneider. The Focotar-2 was made for the Focomat IC enlarger. My GUESS is if there is such a thing as a Focotar-3, it is a …

Dec 13, 2001 · enlarging 2X, it is highly unlikely that you will notice the differences in an 8x10 print - an enlarging lens set at f/16 should still be capable of resolving the necessary information. Might show …

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