Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/11/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Frank, I'm using both the 105 EL-Nikkor and the 135 EL-Nikkor. Since I'm using a D2X and a PB-4, I need to use an extension tube between body and bellows to make it fit. In that case the 105 gives me a better working distance. The 135 allows me to focus all the way to infinity though. I also have the 80 but in that case the largest image I can focus is about the size of a dime. All the EL lenses give me exceptionally sharp UV images. Regards, Len On Nov 9, 2006, at 4:26 PM, Frank Filippone wrote: > Tipoff..... The EL Nikkor enlarging lenses are reputed to have > better UV ( actually blue) light handling capability than almost any > current lens out there... and they are cheap. The best ones are > said to be the ones that have the letter "A" on them.....try a 80, > 135 , 150 or 105 on a bellows for focusing. > > Look for " 135 El Nikkor A " for a really cheap lens..... > > Leica content? They are all in LTM. Break out that Visoflex....... > > Frank Filippone > red735i@earthlink.net > > > > I really don't know about the UV sensitivity. I don't have any lenses > that I know transmit UV reasonably, and the Leica lenses themselves > have very good internal UV filtering, so that doesn't work. I also > don't have any UV pass filters. > > The only lens I could readily mount on the M8 that possibly has UV > transmissivity is a 120 Photar. But then, I had to give the M8 back. > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information