Rodagon-G vs. G-Componon

[Old-N-Feeble]

Which one performs better at 10-30x? I'm interested in 150mm and 360mm focal lengths.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Rodagon G is generally considered the standard.

 

[ic-racer]

Apo-Componon-HM is probably the best high magnification enlarging lens one can get but they never made it in 300mm.

 

[DREW WILEY]

The Apo Componon apparently competed with the Apo Rodagon N, not with the Rodagon G. The pro mural labs here mostly used Apo Nikkors,
or when the needed a stop more speed, Rodagon G's.

 

[EdSawyer]

Must be massive enlargements to need 150 and 300mm -G series lenses! Rodagon-G is easier to find than G-componon, but neither are common.

 

[Old-N-Feeble]

Yes... massive enlargements. Go big or go home!!

 

[Dr Croubie]

Given the scarcity and price, I'd suggest you buy whichever one you can find...

 

[Old-N-Feeble]

Given the scarcity and price, I'd suggest you buy whichever one you can find...

It'll be quite some time before I can prepare a darkroom large/long enough to make ten-foot-wide prints so I have some time to find the right lenses.