Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/04

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Subject: RE: [Leica] Focotars (was Focomat IC)
From: "Henning J. Wulff" <henningw@archiphoto.com>
Date: Mon, 4 Oct 1999 20:24:11 -0700

At 3:47 PM -0700 10/4/99, Frank Filippone wrote:
>I too have been upgrading my enlarging lenses.... The Focotars seem not too
>available locally.  So I have a 90 Schneider Apo Componon HM for my Hassy
>stuff, and a 120 WA Rodagon for the 4x5.  The 35 MM category is a bit
>tough.. I have a requisite 50 Nikkor 2.8, but my 35 printing is negligible.
>
>What interests me is your comment about the 105 El Nikkor...... I have one,
>in fact they are common... but your comment about covering only 35 is a bit
>puzzling...... are you speaking about the 105 APO El-Nikkor?   That covers
>6x6, ro so I have been told.  It is the rare bird..... and priced, used,
>more than what you saw in the 70's
>
>
>Frank Filippone
>red735i@earthlink.net
>
>
>One lens I've wanted to try was the 105/5.6 El Nikkor that covered only 35.
>Apparently it defined the pinnacle of enlarger lens performance in the
>70's.

Yes, the Apo. Best performance only for 35 according to someone I know who
had one.

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