[pure-silver] Re: Advice on an 150mm enlarging lens.
- From: Jean-David Beyer <jeandavid8@xxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:04:07 -0500
Bogdan Karasek wrote:
> Hello,
>
> Since most of the group use enlargers and hence, have some
> knowledgeable about enlarger lenses., I come seeking your advice.
>
> I shoot B+W , and been shooting 4x5 for the past 2 years, but more and
> more now. 35mm seems like a submiature. Right now, I use an Omega D2v
> and a SK Componon 135/5.6 and a SK Xenar 150/4.5.
>
> A SK Componon 150/5.6 is available. Should I get the Componon 150 to
> replace the Xenar? The 150 is the one I use more often than the 135,
> so it would be my principle lens in that format.
>
> I also have a Wollensak Velostigmat 162/4.5 that came with the
> enlarger. How does it compare to a Componon and Xenar?
>
> Thanks for any comments.
>
> Cheers, Bogdan
I have a Beseler 45MCRX with a cold light head. I use a Schneider
Componon-S 180mm f/5.6 most of the time. It is not quite short enough to
make full frame 11x14" prints, but since I do not compose right to the
edge of my negatives*, this works well. It would never make a 16"x20"
print. I have another Schneider Componon-S 150mm f/5.6 that will allow
prints almost 16"x20X, but artistically speaking, I have very few images
worth printing on that size paper, so I do not have a lot of experience
with that size.
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* Because I use the Beseler neg-a-stretch film holder, so I do not want
the little scratches in the image.
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