Schneider componar

[Andrey]

My first enlarger is an omega D2. I bought the nikkor 50/2.8 for it and was about to start printing.

Then somebody on craigslist was giving away durst M600. Such a nice little machine it is, especially considering that I'm printing out of my bathroom.

It has a componar 50/4.5.

Is this an acceptable lens? How many elements does it have?

I like the small size of the Durst and the glass negative carrier.

If the componar is bad, please suggest a good 35mm lens in the leica thread.
Or should I replace the lensboard to SIXTUB 39mm and mount the nikkor into the Durst?

Andrey

 

[Louis Nargi]

Your lens is a good one it has 4 elements. The componon is a better lens with 6 elements also more money. I have a durst M601 that came with a 50 componar, I used it for years with no problem.

 

[Andrey]

Haha

It's my luck. I get a perfectly fine enlarger with a lens for free from a stranger the day my 50$ nikkor arrives.

 

[Marco Gilardetti]

Just use it closed down to 1-2 stops from the last one and you'll have a lens as sharp as you can get. This applies, however, to almost every enlarger lens.

 

[outwest]

Do whatever you have to do to use the Nikkor. Here are the camera magazine test results for the two lenses:
f/stop/center/edge Componar 4.5/30/25;5.6/35/35;8/40/35;11/30/25;16/20/15 economy, not for critical use
f/stop/center/edge EL-Nikkor 2.8/40/25;4/45/40;5.6/80/65;8/60/45;11/40/30;16/25/20 best tested

 

[Andrey]

Do whatever you have to do to use the Nikkor. Here are the camera magazine test results for the two lenses:
f/stop/center/edge Componar 4.5/30/25;5.6/35/35;8/40/35;11/30/25;16/20/15 economy, not for critical use
f/stop/center/edge EL-Nikkor 2.8/40/25;4/45/40;5.6/80/65;8/60/45;11/40/30;16/25/20 best tested

Are those lines per mm?

I am thinking it mightbe easier to get a better lens in the leica mount for durst.

Any recommendations?

Also the nikkor itself is not the newest one. It's the one without the illuminated f-stops.

 

[John Koehrer]

The Nikkor is a Leica mount & Without spending a LOT of money you're not going to get much better.
The Componar was generally a kit lens and not as good as the Componon ar Nikkor.
Use the Nikkor on the Durst & you have a nice compact enlarger. Use it on the D2 for gross enlargements.

 

[Andrey]

The Nikkor is a Leica mount & Without spending a LOT of money you're not going to get much better.
The Componar was generally a kit lens and not as good as the Componon ar Nikkor.
Use the Nikkor on the Durst & you have a nice compact enlarger. Use it on the D2 for gross enlargements.

Nikkor is 39mm thread. Componar is 25.

My bad, I thought componar was in the leica's mount.

What's I'm asking is that what's a good lens in the 25mm mount?

 

[outwest]

Yes, those are line pairs/mm and that is the old EL-Nikkor.