ZorkiKat
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I always thought that the Componon lenses were made for enlargers.
However, a 210mm Schneider I borrowed from a friend is marked "Componon". I have no doubt that it was meant for camera use since it is mounted on a Compur Rapid shutter. And unlike the Componon enlarger lenses I've seen, this lens has a flared, removeable rear component (for mounting on a lens board). It resembles the Symmar.
As far as the age goes, I think it's from the early 1950s, since the shutter speed progression on the Compur scale includes 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, instead of the "modern" 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30,etc. The lens also looks to have a faint bluish AR coating instead of the vivid purple found in more contemporary lenses.
I tried to google this Componon, but all "Componons" lead to enlarger type lenses.
Is this Schneider Componon really an early Symmar or so?
However, a 210mm Schneider I borrowed from a friend is marked "Componon". I have no doubt that it was meant for camera use since it is mounted on a Compur Rapid shutter. And unlike the Componon enlarger lenses I've seen, this lens has a flared, removeable rear component (for mounting on a lens board). It resembles the Symmar.
As far as the age goes, I think it's from the early 1950s, since the shutter speed progression on the Compur scale includes 1/5, 1/10, 1/25, instead of the "modern" 1/4, 1/8, 1/15, 1/30,etc. The lens also looks to have a faint bluish AR coating instead of the vivid purple found in more contemporary lenses.
I tried to google this Componon, but all "Componons" lead to enlarger type lenses.
Is this Schneider Componon really an early Symmar or so?