Re: Enlarger lens options.

In article <4821d5b8$0$1024$afc38c87@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>,
 "otzi" <xx@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
> wrote:

> I am well aware that probably all modern enlarger lenses are pretty
good.
> The question arises, is the Componon HM series any advantage for black &
> white printing
> over the Componon -S
> I am pretty thick about reading any graph curves but the Componon - S
curves
> seem flatter than the HM ones.
> 
> The Rodenstock charts seem to be a lot easier to understand, well they
are
> marketed as such anyway.
> Would the lens folk of this community consider the APO-Rodagon - N
enlarging
> lenses to be on a par with the
> HM series or the Componon - S series? And does it matter.  What about
bigger
> magnifications, say 12X.
> 
> Would all the modern (new) enlarging lenses, apart from the amateur
series,
> perform equally to the eye.

Isn't the APO Rodagon-N intended for copy work as a taking lens?

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