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Using a color lens for B&W?

Jim17x

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I just purchased a 4x5 enlarger that came with a Beseler Color Pro 135mm lens for 4x5 and was wondering if the lens can be used for B&W printing? Since it says "Color Pro" on it will that make a difference with my prints compared to a El-Nikkor? Is it a low quality lens?

Thanks
 
Sounds like just a bit of marketing hype to me, use it and compare to the El-Nikkor.
 
Rick A said:
Sounds like just a bit of marketing hype to me, use it and compare to the El-Nikkor.
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I dont have a EL-Nikkor for 4x5 to compare it with.
 
I just received a PM from a fellow Apuger telling me "Its a high-grade 6-element 4-group double-Gauss symmetric enlarging lens that is about the same as EL Nikkor in design and manufactur". With that info i will keep it!
 
I think the Beseler Color Pro lenses are either rebadged Rodagons or Computars. I can't remember which. Either way, they're excellent lenses for color and monochrome.
 
B&W printing is less susceptible to chromatic aberration than color printing due to the fact that the red wavelengths are not used in B&W printing.
 
For all the reasons listed above and more, the lens can be used for color and black & white prints.
 
Old-N-Feeble said:
I think the Beseler Color Pro lenses are either rebadged Rodagons or Computars. I can't remember which. Either way, they're excellent lenses for color and monochrome.
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Not sure, but I think the Beseler Color Pro's were re-badged Computars. I have a 80mm ƒ4.0 Beseler HD that I'm convinced is a re-badged Rodagon.
 
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