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wollensak lens

PDE

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Received a 50 mm Wollensak lens, surprised that weighed rather heavy in my palm, compared to my other 50 mm lenses. No plastic used on this lens. God is good.
 
Zathras

Zathras

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Was this a Wollensak Enlarging PRO Raptar, by any chance? If so, you have a rare, and reportedly VERY good lens. I have the 162mm version, and it is also very heavily built. Much more so than the regular Enlarging Raptars. From what I've been able to find out, these were apparently premium quality lenses, Intended to compete with the best enlarging lenses from Germany and Japan, back in the '50s and '60s.
 

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Zathras said:
Was this a Wollensak Enlarging PRO Raptar, by any chance? If so, you have a rare, and reportedly VERY good lens. I have the 162mm version, and it is also very heavily built. Much more so than the regular Enlarging Raptars. From what I've been able to find out, these were apparently premium quality lenses, Intended to compete with the best enlarging lenses from Germany and Japan, back in the '50s and '60s.
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This Wollensak Raptar is not marked as a PRO, so must an average enlarger lens. Yet the feel and movement of this lens is a remarkable difference from my other 50 mm's. Since I have been into my Darkroom experience, researching the history of various manufacturers and companies has been interesting, in an era of lost interest in analog.
 
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