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Componon-S 5,6 80 vs 100?

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I have two enlarger lenses for 120 film. I want to keep only one. I have a Componon-S 5,6/80 and a Componon-S 5,6/100.
I will use them with 6x6 negatives and, as far as I can tell now, my prints won't exceed 50x60 cm (20x24").

Which one will fit the bill better for me? Is there a difference in optical quality between them? Thanks for your input!
 
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If you do only 6x6, then the 80mm will have good coverage of the negative. The 100mm would be necessary to cover 6x9. For 6x6, the 80mm will give you a larger maximum print size than the 100mm.
 
I've used both and found the 100mm slightly sharper and so I sold the 80mm. BUT, for my enlarger the 100mm isn't wide enough for 16x20, so I bought a Rodenstock APO 80/4 (Non-N) and love it. Super sharp. I recommend an 80mm APO lens if you're enlarging to 20x24. They're rather cheap now. I got mine for $200.
 
Well, the 80 sounds like the way to go then. I might jump the bullet on an APO in the future, but definitely not on my priority list for now. I just saw an APO-N lens on Tha Bay, darn, that has a perky price tag to it ($595) ;-) It's nice to have f4 for focusing although the lenses I've used so far are all f5,6. Thanks for the comments!
 
jjphoto said:
Even so, you need to stop it down to about F8 for optimum image quality with 6x7, so the F4 aperture is rather trivial IMHO. I have the 80/4 APO-Rodagon-N. It's a nice lens.
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I know but for focusing you have a bit more light to go on than with a max aperture of 5,6. Thanks for the comment on the APO version..I feel tempted but I was actually looking to sell things this time, not to buy ;-)
 
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