[LargeFormat] Need recommendations for a 4X5 enlarger lens

[mark blackman]

Marco,
11 x 14 prints from 4x5 negs is less than 3 x enlargements. Don't waste your
money on a top-of-the-range lens, why noy look at some of the older lenses?
Wray, for example, come up often on ebay, you should be able to pick up a 5"
for  few quid. IMHO there plenty of other useful darkroom items one needs to
buy before splashing out your hard earned cash.


----- Original Message -----
From: "Marco Milazzo" <mmilazz1@elp.rr.com>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Friday, July 05, 2002 5:39 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Need recommendations for a 4X5 enlarger lens


> I'll shortly have the use of an old Besler 4X5 enlarger with a cold light
> head, but I need to provide my own lens for it.
>
> I'll be printing 4X5 B/W negatives to moderate sizes -- probably not over
11
> X 14 -- and prefer 150 over 135 -- but don't have any ideas beyond those.
>
> I have an old 162mm Wollensak, but I'm not sure it's as good as modern
> lenses.  Can you recommend a current enlarging lens -- Schneider, Rodagon,
> El Nikkor?  Are the APO- lenses worth the extra cost?
>
> Thanks in Advance
> Maco
>
>
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