Elmar 3.5 5 cm

[HuubL]

I have a coated 3.5 5cm Elmar enlarging lens (Leica code DOOGS) #805426. Anybody knows if the lens cell is identical to that of regular LTM Elmars? Would it be possible to exchange the cells?

 

[john neal]

Hi Huub,

I don't know for sure, but wouldn't an enlarger lens be designed to reproduce a flat plane (i.e. the neg) rather than the "curved" world?

 

[Roger Hicks]

Apparently not quite: different curves on the glasses, probably different spacing.Sorry, forgotten the source for that impression.

Cheers,

R.

 

[Erik van Straten]

From the early 1930's Leitz recommended the Elmar 50mm f/3.5 as an enlarging lens. I think the DOOGS is just a normal Elmar specially mounted for use on a enlarger.

The collimation of the optical cell in the mount for a camera will be a bit difficult.

Erik.