Mar 9, 2025 · The demand for enlarging lenses appears to be waning now, and top quality ones are reasonably affordable on the used market. Whereas a cheap enlarging lens will just waste …

Apr 24, 2018 · I've been using Nikon enlarging lenses and they've seemed adequate, but lately I've been noticing prints that seem much sharper than what I've been getting. Aside from the …

Feb 9, 2005 · Tried this on the NIKON forum, suggested large formet forum; here goes I have an EL-NIKKOR 135 f5.6 enlarging lens of no great age. This has a 50mm thread at the back for …

Aug 20, 2002 · There are many quality 6/4 enlarging lenses: Schneider Componon and Componon-S, Rodenstock Rodagon, the Durst Componons and Vivitar VHE lenses (both …

Jul 2, 2001 · In looking for an 80mm enlarging lens, I see used Schneider Componon S lenses in both f/4 and f/5.6. I thought the older Componons (pre "S") had a max aperture of 5.6 which …

Sep 28, 2018 · As others have noted, it is helpful to reduce the number of variables - use the same f/stop on the enlarging lens and adjust exposure only by changing time, use the same …

May 2, 2009 · Enlarging lenses are dirt cheap these days and optically almost identical to specialist bellows macro lenses. Maybe we shouldn't make this fact too well-known, otherwise …

Jan 17, 2004 · Additionally, very large prints will stress conventional enlarging lenses designed for smaller magnification ratios. The standard Rodenstock Rodagon, for example, is optimal at …

May 10, 2009 · <p>There was a posting a few days ago about using enlarging lenses for macro, and another recent post about adapting a non-Nikon bellows to fit Nikon cameras.</p> <p>I've …

Dec 13, 2006 · Enlarging lenses also have the advantage that they're cheaply and readily available in focal lengths suitable for 5x4 macro work (80 to 150mm), whereas most process …