[pure-silver] Re: 60mm WA Enlarging lens with an Omega B8?
- From: Marvin <marvbej@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Tue, 23 Oct 2012 14:04:14 -0400
Thanks--I just hope the WA Companon works OK with the rather fussy condensers
on my B-8. I can just barely make 16 X 20s with my 80 mm Rodagon and would like
to be able to crop a little.
On Oct 23, 2012, at 11:01 AM, Randy Stewart wrote:
> Marvin, You are right. The NIkkor 63mm will cover up to 127 format film size,
> but it will not do 6x6 cm, 120 format. Bote that the 60mm WA is intended to
> give you larger prints for a given enlarger height extension that the more
> conventional 75 or 80 mm enlarging lens, which is does quite well. However,
> it is not notably superior in absolute terms compared to a good lens in the
> 75 - 80 mm focal length.
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: Robert Marvin
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Sent: Sunday, October 21, 2012 8:21 PM
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: 60mm WA Enlarging lens with an Omega B8?
>
> Thank you, but I thought that lens was a high resolution option for 35 mm
> that wouldn't cover 2-1/4 X 2-1/4.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jim Brick
> Sent: Oct 21, 2012 9:33 PM
> To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [pure-silver] Re: 60mm WA Enlarging lens with an Omega B8?
>
> I have a 63mm EL-Nikkor that I'm contemplating selling if that 60mm Componon
> doesn't work out...
>
>
> Jim Brick
> Sunnyvale, CA
> http://www.photomojo.org
>
> On Oct 21, 2012, at 12:58 PM, Laurence cuffe wrote:
>
> >
> > On 20 Oct 2012, at 18:01, Marvin wrote:
> >
> >>
> >> I just "won" an ePrey auction for a 60 mm WA Componon so, if the lens
> >> actually materializes, I'll be reporting back on the results.
> > Good luck with it. I have one, which I enjoyed until I upgraded the
> > enlarger due to poor light distribution on the base board. This was due to
> > problems with the bulb and the condenser, not the enlarging lens. I now
> > have larger enlargers, and can use longer lenses for the same negatives so
> > the WA doesnt get to play as often.
> > All the best
> > Laurence Cuffe
>
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