It has a worldwide workforce of approximately 4,200 and is represented in more than 80 countries with sales subsidiaries and distribution partners. Be declicked, preset aperture setting, can be used as macro taking lens. Get the best deal for rodenstock darkroom photo enlarging lenses from the largest online selection at. For reduced camera movement they are also recommended for sensor sizes up to 37x49mm and without any camera movement even for sensor sizes up to 36x56mm or 40x54mm. This rodenstock 150mm rodagon enlarging lens for upto 4 x 5 negatives, is known as the universal workhorse.
Optimum working apertures are 2 stops below maximum aperture. As with schneider the rodenstock enlarging lenses fall into different named categories. The longest apo rodagonn lens ever made by rodenstock was the discontinued 150mm. There are a few spots on a metal washer that separates two of the lens elements. Jan 23, 2017 rodenstock enlarger lens vs canon 100mm macro vs canon 285mm. An ideal enlarging lens for film formats up to 24 x 36mm, the aporodagonn 50mm f2. The rodagonwa lenses are for shorter focal lengths with a larger image angle. I have noted the type of lens in the lens list, so you can infer from the list how the lens is optimized. I have nikkor, schneider, and rodenstock enlarging lenses. With the rodenstock focusmount, both lenses can be fitted to cameras without bellows a feature which makes large format photography mobile. The lens has excellent reproduction parameters on the entire zoom range. The lens glass in clear, but for a few dust particles inside.
For wallsize multiroll enlargements and poster formats the rodagong is the best choice. The lens comes in the original case with the original rings. How does an enlarger lens like the rodenstock rodagon 105mm f5. Rogonar budget entry level, 3 elements but same high quality glass rogonars 4. Rodenstock enlarger lenses comprise of 3, 4, 6 and 8 elements, some of which are apochromatically corrected. Rodenstock offers a wide range of those lenses which provides an optimal solution for any application. The test results are only being posted to share this information. Example overall shot taken with schneider makrosymmar. This comparison was made to find out which lenses perform best at this magnification. Lens tests for various macro lenses, bellows lenses, microscope objectives, and enlarging lenses. The rodagon offers brilliant reproduction over a wide range of enlargement ratios.
Lens tests for various macro lenses, bellows lenses, microscope objectives, and. Its bigger and better brother the elnikkor 50mm f2. Get the best deals on rodenstock darkroom photo enlarging lenses when you shop the largest online selection at. Being an enlarging lens it has no focusing helical. Rodenstock enlargement camera lenses for sale ebay. Quality levels are the same as schneider but the range is wider. I suppose if i had a set of bellows, which i currently dont, i could use it as a macro lens, but ive already got a few good macro lenses already. The longest rodenstock apo enlarging lens ever made by rodenstock was the 180mm apo rodagon no n which the 150 replaced. Reverse adapters for enlarging lenses custom photo tools. Get the best deals on rodenstock enlargement camera lenses when you shop the. Apo rodagond lenses are designed for the highest possible imaging quality for closeups at just those scales around 1.
Apo grandagon 55 mm f4,5 for technical data see table 1. I am thinking about getting a rodenstock enlarging lens for my sony a7rii. Rodenstock film lenses, 8x10 lenses, sironar, grandagon, apo sironars, imagon, caltar iin, yasarex, macro sironarn, apo ronar, rotelar, apo gerogon s and heliopan center filters. The rodagon lens, with brilliant reproduction over the whole scale range of conventional enlargers, has become the universal workhorse of both demanding.
The darkroomgetting the most from enlarger lenses shutterbug. I have quite a few enlarging lenses and my best performing lenses are probably the rodenstock apo rodagonn 480, apo rodagonn 475 and schneider apo componon hm 4. Lenses for digital photography rodenstock photo optics. All these demands are met by the rodenstock lenses hr digarons, hr digaronwsw, apo sironar digital and apo macro sironar digital. Rodenstock enlarging lens range begins with the 3 elements model for the. Rodenstock 75mm f4 apo rodagon d enlarging lensmint. This is the most common mount for scanner and enlarging lenses. The models with focal lengths up to 5 mm have proven to be excellent macro lenses for slr cameras and to be highresolution taking lenses for ccd cameras in combination with the rodenstock focusing device modularfocus. Optics are perfect, no wipe marks, no scratches, no separation and no oil on blades. Therefore, enlarger lenses may sacrifice high resolution in order to provide a large image.
An ideal enlarging lens for film formats up to 24 x 36mm, the apo rodagonn 50mm f2. All other apo rodagon lenses longer then 180mm were process lenses and not enlarging lenses. The 150 and 180 were the longest apo rodagon lenses rodenstock produced. Rodenstock rodagon enlarging lens with reverse adapter for m39 leica mount for macro photography, rodenstock rodagon 50mm f2. Schneiders brand called componons can be thought of as being priced in the mid range, a little like a buick or oldsmobile. Rodenstocks 6element, 4group range of enlarger lenses carry very even field illumination, and can be used as oncamera macro lenses in addition to normal enlarging lenses. This is parallel to the usual taking lens situation where theres a small image behind the lens and a large subject in front of it. Enlarger lenses that dont work reversed for extreme macro. The breadth of the rodenstock enlarging lens range begins with the 3 elements model for the costconscious and ends with sophisticated highpower, apochromatically corrected 7 elements lenses. This test is outside of the optimum range of many of the lenses in the test, which is why such a test is so important to determine which lenses are capable of shooting in this range.
Wide angle lenses are not commonly used by amateurs due to their greater expense. Enlarging lenses are optimized for enlarging, just as taking lenses are optimized for taking. Aporodagond lenses are designed for the highest possible imaging quality for closeups at just those scales around 1. I have had all of them 80, 90, 105 apo and gseries and the nikkor is quite superior. The image production laboratory system is based on the use of up to 5 chemical trays and professional germanmade enlarger kaiser 6005 fited with the finest high level professional germanmade enlarging lenses available including schneiderkreuznach apo componon 50mm f2. If you can wait that long then i can get you the price. The hr digarons lenses provide extremely high resolution already from open aperture, perfectly corrected image cur.
Apo rodagonn 105mm f4,0 for technical data see table 1. It has been optimised for extremely large reproduction scales and surpasses the quality of all conventional enlarging lenses for these scales. Detailed specifications for selected lenses are listed in other pages on this site see the links in red. The new rodenstock hr digarons lenses with a 70mm image circle 80mm for a focal lengths of 180mm for sensor sizes from 24x36mm up to 33x44mm provide excellent sharpness and brilliance already from open aperture f4 to f5.
Voigtlander 15cm apo lanthar 90mm super angulon 240mm schneider tele arton. This lens is nearly new, no signs of use, no marks, no scuffs, no rub marks. It is also the only true apo out of them all no color fringing at all. This test of 7 enlarging lenses, is a third part of a 4 part test comparing 33 objectives and lenses at 4x magnification. The rodenstock rogonar is a budget line 4element lens, not as good as the premium 6element rodenstock rodagon line, or 6 element enlarger lenses from other manufacturers. Rodenstock darkroom photo enlarging lenses for sale ebay. The rodagon lens is superior to most of the conventional macro lenses in resolution power and contrast. Get answers to your questions in our photography forums. Enlarging lens used on a bellows for macro photography. Rodenstock enlarger lens vs canon 100mm macro vs canon 285mm. Unless your lens was somehow faulty, damaged, hazy etc. This is part one describing the adapting of enlarger lenses. Rodenstock are one of the worlds foremost manufacturers of photographic large format and enlarging lenses.
The apo rodagond is a specialist ultra lens for use in slide duplication and making internegatives. I really like some of the results i have seen and it would fit well for a project my wife is working on in which she will photographs some handwritten notes. Rodenstock 150mm f9 apogerogon mint mint condition apo gerogon that can be used for enlarging or as a taking lens. I already have a couple and i can always look through a reversed wideangle lens if i want to observe a subject at high magnification. A potential problem with enlarger lenses is that they are supposed to project an image on paper that is much larger than the sensor of a dslr, while photomacrographic lenses are designed to cover very small images at both their front and back. Rodenstock 80mm f4 rodagon enlarging lens freestyle. Thus their typical applications are transparency duplication, the preparation of internegatives and macro photography. Using an eightelement optical design, this apochromatically corrected lens fully eliminates color fringing and spherical aberrations to benefit both color and monochrome reproductions. Tutorial for using enlarger lenses in macro photography and. This is a workhorse for advanced amateurs and professionals. Jun 09, 20 this is a nuts and bolts explanation about adapting enlarger lenses to a common digital camera that accepts interchangeable lenses. Rodenstock enlarger lens vs canon 100mm macro vs canon 28. The longer apo rodagon were process lenses rather then enlarging lenses and their value would not really indicate what the 150n sold for.
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