[rollei_list] Re: "New" enlarging lens
- From: Don Williams <dwilli10@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2011 17:11:32 -0600
At 04:20 PM 2/27/2011, you wrote:
I managed to win an auction for a Schneider-Kreuznach Componon f5.6
80mm enlarging lens. According to the serial number it's from around
1960. I paid $17.95 as the only bidder. It is all chrome. My present
lens is a f4.5 75mm S-K Comparon that I bought new as a starving
student in 1970. It appears to be black anodized aluminum. 99% of my
prints are 8x10 or less and the Comparon does fine. I'm hoping the
Componon will be better for the occasional 16x20. I can't remember
what I paid for the Comparon. I just know that at the time I
couldn't afford the Componon.
Allan
The Componon was on my wish list to replace the Comparon that came
with my Omega B-22, also bought during my student days. Sadly, I had
to leave the enlarger behind when we moved because I couldn't find a
good home for it.
Thhe Comparon was an excellent lens and I used to make nice
enlargements with it, using a drop-table I made. The B-22 XL
(whatever it was called) would have been a better choice, only
difference was a longer stand.
DAW
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