[pure-silver] Re: Durst Componon lens question

Tim Daneliuk wrote:
> 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...
> 

Ooops I lied.  I just checked a couple of my old Chrome Componons
and they are different sizes.  Also - upon further reflection - the
Leica mount may have been 39mm...



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