[pure-silver] Re: Durst Componon lens question

John Meyers wrote:
> Hi ,
> 
> I recently acquired a "Durst Componon" 105mm enlarger lens by Schneider
> along with a bunch of stuff I bought from a retired photographer. This
> lens is a smaller size lens and I thought it would use one of the
> lensboards with a 25mm opening as do all the other small Componon lenses
> I have seen before. 
> 
> As it turns out, this lens is slightly larger and will not fit into the
> 25mm opening.  I measure it to be 28mm across the rear element. I have
> searched online but can find nothing about lensboards made with that
> size opening. (I have a Beseler 4x5 enlarger). Was this lens made
> specifically for Durst enlargers only? And are there lens boards with
> that size opening made for other enlargers?
> 
> Thanks.
> 
> John Meyers
> 
> 

I have all Schneiders and I'll have to check, but I believe they are
patterned after the Leica screwmount which was - IIRC - something like
30mm nominal.  A standard 30mm board should fit that lens nicely IMO...

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