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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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 …

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