Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/03/10
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I bought a 63mm El-Nikkor on Ebay last month (maybe Jan). Brand new, US version with warranty for $125. Since then, two have sold (used - but how used can an enlarging lens be?) for under $100. I havent mounted or used it yet. Seems like a perfect focal length for 35mm enlarging. Jim At 07:42 AM 3/10/00 -0800, Mark Rabiner wrote: > >I called Nikon in Chicago this week to get them to send me stuff on their >enlarging lenes as I am interesting in the EL-Nikkor 63mm 1:2.8. >It was recommended to me by Bill Ziegler the Zig-Align guy this month. >Friday I got a Brochure containing every kind of Nikon lenses but enlarging >lenes. >I was a little interested what the optimal magnifications might be for this >lens >weather if differs much from the 50 and how it falls between the 50 and the 80 >both of which I now use with the 135. And what ever else they might have to >tell >me about it. >I was going to get all angry with Nikon and get a Rodenstock but I'm probably >just going to go ahead with it anyway. I've always heard it was a gem from >most sources. >Mark Rabiner