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Mitica100
12-24-2003, 10:46 AM
I'm thinking to upgrade my enlarging lenses to Apo Rodagons. Currently I work with Componons (50 and 80) and El Nikor (50).

Does anyone have experience with the Apo Rodagons? Is it worth going the extra $$ for an Apo lens? My reason for going there would be critical sharpness in B/W.

Meanwhile enjoy the Holidays! :drunk:

motcon
12-24-2003, 12:33 PM
here's the conclusion:

>The test concluded:
>The Apo-Rodagon is the best lens you can get, but it's only worth
>spending this amout of money if you have to work with the apeture
>fully open (poster etc.). If you can close the apeture down 2 stops
>(5.6) then the difference is hardly even measureable.
>My comment:
>Leaving the 2 wide-angle lenses aside the good buys seem to be the
>EL-Nikkor or the Rodagon.


and here's the test:
http://groups.google.com/groups?dq=&hl=en&lr=&ie=UTF-8&oe=UTF-8&selm=87puh8%24bn8%241%40freenet9.carleton.ca&rnum=51