Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/01/16

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Subject: Re: [Leica] What other lens will work on my Focomat Ic
From: The Barkers <rbarker@polarnet.com>
Date: Fri, 16 Jan 1998 20:54:03 -0800
 
>At 11:26 PM 1/15/98 -0800, you wrote:
>>Hello all.
>>
>>I'm going to the camera show on Sunday and wanted to know what other
>>enlarger lens you can recommend for me to look for to add to my Ic
>>enlarger.  I have the focotar 4.5 50 and was wondering what other leica
>>lenses would fit it and would work.  Would any of the screw mount lenses
>>work? Are they the same size?
>>
>>Any help would be appreciated.
>>Thanks
>>Gabe
>>

Gabe - Since the IC is an autofocus enlarger which uses a cam tofocus the
lens as the enlarger is moved up and down, you may find that another lens
will not focus correctly.  I just bought a 40mm el Nikkor (an off topic
lens) so that I could conveniantly make 16 by 20 prints with mine, but it
must be focused manually.  The Focatar is an exceptionally fine lens and I
wouldn't suggest bothering with anything else.
    Jim

James H. Barker (Jim) - jbarker@polarnet.com
High Latitude Documentary / Ethnographic Photography
Fairbanks, Alaska