There is exactly one way for you to determine if a lens works to your satisfaction. You have to use it yourself. Recently I bought, among other things, a 50mm f2.8 Nikkor for $5. I am not sure you scored. Hit second base, maybe.
I intend to test it, but do older lenses like this ever have swirling or blurriness on the edges at all?
It's a 90mm so considering that I can even get it mounted on a lens board, I should theoretically have enough room to play if using it for 6x6, right?
It's a 90mm so considering that I can even get it mounted on a lens board, I should theoretically have enough room to play if using it for 6x6, right?
Then we contacted every maker of top-notch enlarging lenses andrequested samples. I spent 6 months testing 90 lenses with 70 different designs in search of the answer to the main question: What are the absolute best enlarging lenses for 35mm, 120, and 4 x 5
I just scored an El Nikkor 50mm f/4, an El Omegar 75mm f/3.5, and a Wollensak Raptar 90mm f/4.5 ...
Contact Rick A. He uses Wollensak I think.
there aren't a lot of variables ... they are all good performers if stopped down maybe 4-5 stops.
to be honest a lot of lenses that people hold grudges against and suggest are crap lenses are just fine.
... they are all good performers if stopped down maybe 4-5 stops.
I will just say three things.
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Chris (the OP) has posted work using Holgas, and Brownies, so the lens may be a good match for his purposes, with those cameras.
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