source for used enlarger lenses?

Erik L

Erik L

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im not having luck with ebay, keh doesnt have much selection.
anyone have suggestion for a lens source for 6x7 negatives? im not very picky, but i do love the Fujinin and EL-Nikkor 105/5.6N. :
 
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How about a Rodenstock lens -- they are plentyful on fleabay, and they are really, really good...
 
mbisc said:
How about a Rodenstock lens -- they are plentyful on fleabay, and they are really, really good...
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let me check. i bid on a Rodenstock 105mm f5.6 Rodagon-G and the price got pretty high quickly. the japanese lenses seem to be better priced and thats fine with me. :) i dont really like ebay for this search.
 
Call B&H or Adorama's used dept. They'd likely have a few to choose from.

edit- just saw where you are. You may not want to deal with B&H or Adorama.
 
Rodenstocks are nice...I'm using the Rodagon 105mm 5.6 on my Beserler 23c...I also have a Rodagon 135mm 5.6 but not using it...I picked them up a few years ago for a great price...The 105 is plenty big enough for up to 6x9 so I've never had a use for the 135 but the price was right at the time...
Try a local camera swap meet if you have any...keep watching ebay...or craigslist...
 
nikon_sam said:
Rodenstocks are nice...I'm using the Rodagon 105mm 5.6 on my Beserler 23c...I also have a Rodagon 135mm 5.6 but not using it...I picked them up a few years ago for a great price...The 105 is plenty big enough for up to 6x9 so I've never had a use for the 135 but the price was right at the time...
Try a local camera swap meet if you have any...keep watching ebay...or craigslist...
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you named yourself nikon_sam and dont recommend an EL-nikkor? :angel:
like i said the Rodagon was kinda expensive compared.
heres the one i bid on
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=130337163235&ssPageName=STRK:MEDWX:IT

heres comparable nikkor.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/800655112-USE/Nikon_213_105mm_f_5_6_EL_Nikkor_Enlarging.html

i dont think the Rodenstock is such an improvement over the nikkor, to justify the cost. maybe im wrong and should have bought the Rodenstock anyway. :eek: im not trying to say you are wrong or anything, but it is a chunk more money.

heres one that i imagine will go for even more money.
http://cgi.ebay.com/Rodenstock-90mm...emQQptZLH_DefaultDomain_0?hash=item20ada6b09a
 
The EL-Nikkor 50mm f4 was my first Nikon anything...I still own that lense but right now I'm using a Minolta C.E. Rokkor-X 50mm 2.8 that came with a yard sale Beseler 23c enlarger...
 
hmm i was wrong, the APO lens went for less money than the 105mm f5.6 Rodagon. this is why i dont like ebay, i was thinking the apo lens was more valuable but apparently it must have been a bidder war on the other one.
 
Just a couple weeks ago I put a WTB ad up on APUG for a decent enlarger lens to cover 6x7. Within a day I had 4 or 5 replies including a 90mm Fujinon, APO-Rodagon 90mm, and Componon-S 100mm, all with fair prices. I went with the Componon-S, received it yesterday, and started printing last night :)

I can put you in touch with the guy who had the Fujinon and APO-Rodagon if you have any interest. Let me know.

Chris
 
blackwave said:
Just a couple weeks ago I put a WTB ad up on APUG for a decent enlarger lens to cover 6x7. Within a day I had 4 or 5 replies including a 90mm Fujinon, APO-Rodagon 90mm, and Componon-S 100mm, all with fair prices. I went with the Componon-S, received it yesterday, and started printing last night :)

I can put you in touch with the guy who had the Fujinon and APO-Rodagon if you have any interest. Let me know.

Chris
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i am very interested
email me litchy@gmail.com

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FYI- someone just put up an ad here with, among other things, an El-Nikkor 105 enlarging lens for $25...
 
Erik L said:
i dont think the Rodenstock is such an improvement over the nikkor, to justify the cost.
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They actually are, but prices on fleabay can be very erratic -- if you have the patience, just keep on looking for one. I picked up a set of modern Rodenstocks (80 / 105 / 150) for less than $80, each, a couple of years ago...
 
mbisc said:
They actually are, but prices on fleabay can be very erratic -- if you have the patience, just keep on looking for one. I picked up a set of modern Rodenstocks (80 / 105 / 150) for less than $80, each, a couple of years ago...
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here is what i can get at the moment
tell me if this is a good deal-to me i like what you paid personally :)

90mm f/4 APO-Rodagon - $200 plus shipping

Again, from memory, the glass is near-new. I recall there's a small
bump on the rear rim that I've never bothered to have straightened.
There doesn't seem to be any collateral damage. This was an impulse
purchase a while ago
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Erik L said:
depends on its coverage. i do not want light falloff. :)
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have a look at the following thread : http://photo.net/medium-format-photography-forum/000McE it sounds like the 80mm is usable if stopped down 2-3 stops, and is esp. useful if your enlarger head has a normal (rather than XL) distance to the base. conservative view: 105mm is probably safer to avoid light fall-off.

let me know if you are interested in the schneider?

greetings from hamburg

rick
 
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