Rodagon - APO or not?

5stringdeath · May 18, 2010

How does one tell if a Rodagon enlarging lens is APO or not? I've got an 80mm at home and wasn't sure ... looked on eBay, the web .. all the photos I see look the same, that is, I don't see APO printed on any of the ones listed as being APO's ... so how do you tell?

Cheers.

kauffman v36 · May 18, 2010

i believe the APO lenses clearly say APO on the outside of the barrel.

Tim Gray · May 18, 2010

It's says APO on it. The newer ones say APO Rodagon N on them.

5stringdeath · May 18, 2010

ah ok like this:

http://www.calumetphoto.com/item/RS5095/

I was trying to find the auction I saw last night, but I guess it closed. I didn't see APO in any of the pics the seller had posted, yet people were bidding it up and up - was > $300 last I saw ... so stupid. It looked just like the one I have, which I'm pretty sure is non-APO

John Koehrer · May 18, 2010

The good thing is, if it's not an APO, You won't have to deal with the seller, Ebait or Paypal to straighten it out.

David A. Goldfarb · May 18, 2010

There is also an APO Rodagon D, which is optimized more for macro and copy work than for enlarging, and there are APO Rodagons that were made for some kind of machine use, like in copiers or circuit board printing or something that are optimized for whatever that use was and that don't have irises, so be sure the one you're getting is really an enlarging lens.

Alan Johnson · May 18, 2010

Mine is probably an earlier version. It is inscribed "Rodenstock Apo-Rodagon 1:4 f=80mm" No mention of "N".

5stringdeath · May 18, 2010

Na, I already have one ... I was just waiting for prints to wash the other night and began poking around the web trying to find out what its worth, hehe. But honestly I've been using my 105mm El-Nikkor more lately anyhow.

monodave · May 18, 2010

I have 2 and they both say Rodenstock Apo-Rodagon on the outside bottom edge of the lens barrel. I guess it's still buyer beware on ebay!

outwest · May 18, 2010

Even my old 180mm f/4.8 is clearly marked Apo-Rodagon on the outside of the barrel.

5stringdeath · May 18, 2010

I have successfully determined mine is NOT an APO I still love the lens though.

Rodagon - APO or not?

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