Want to Buy WTB: APO-RODAGON N 1:4 f=80mm, 105mm and 150mm

[angusparkengusparker]

Looking to buy a set of good condition Rodagon N lenses in 80mm, 105mm and 150mm. Only the N version.

 

[EdSawyer]

the N versions are the only versions in those lengths, btw. Great lenses, have them all, don't really want to sell at this point, but good luck with search, they are worth finding. the 150 is the hardest one to come by, of those 3 at least.

 

[jjphoto]

The 80N is a regular on Evilbay, the 105N not so much. I'm also after the 105N (I've had the 80N for about 15 years).

The 80N makes a very nice taking lens for macro, with smooth bokeh.

 

[Steve Goldstein]

Last time I looked there was a 150 on you-know-where with something like a $1k BIN.

 

[EdSawyer]

FYI, usual ebay prices on these are about:

50/2.8N: $200-275
80/4 N: $300-450
105/4 N: $450-600
150/4 N: $650-1k

Personally, I am looking for an Apo Rodagon-N 45mm f/2.8 . It's rather rare... :-/ and Steve won't sell his. ;-)

-Ed

 

[angusparkengusparker]

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[angusparkengusparker]

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[DREW WILEY]

You can still buy 105's new, but obviously at full price. 80's are fairly common. 150's do come up from time to time, but I sure ain't selling mine!

 

[angusparkengusparker]

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[EdSawyer]

150 on ebay now @ $750, which is a pretty decent price overall.

 

[angusparkengusparker]

150 on ebay now @ $750, which is a pretty decent price overall.

Thanks Ed. I had my eye on that listing and the lens is coming my way. I've got the 105 and 150 now. Just looking for a reasonable 80 at this point.


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[EdSawyer]

Nice! Good call on snagging that one. Fortunately the 80 is the most common. I have one , but haven't decided on whether to keep it or not. I have an apo el nikkor 105 that may end up replacing it but I haven't had time to do comprehensive testing...

 

[angusparkengusparker]

Nice! Good call on snagging that one. Fortunately the 80 is the most common. I have one , but haven't decided on whether to keep it or not. I have an apo el nikkor 105 that may end up replacing it but I haven't had time to do comprehensive testing...

Sounds like to Apo El Nikkors are the real gold standard.

 

[DREW WILEY]

Apo Nikkors are also a superb choice sharper than conventional enlarging lenses if you don't need fast printing speed, and they're way cheaper
than Apo EL's. There are a couple logistical problems with going to these extremes, however, that most darkroom folks don't factor in. Apo EL's
are rather bulky and heavy, so might actually weight-deflect the lens mount on many common enlargers built less massively than a military tank. The other is that just too much MTF is not always a good thing, because every little blemish or nuance in your carrier glass or film base itself will come into resolution, including anti-newton patterns visible in open skies or other textureless areas in the print. And if you think you're going to avoid this by not using carrier glass to begin with, then you just wasted all your money on a fine lens anyway, and might as well put a coke bottle in the lens position, cause your prints are never going to be critically sharp anyway. I've actually had one of those rare
opportunities to buy a small (105) Apo-EL relatively affordably, but passed it up because it didn't really meet my own needs, even though I do
have a couple of enlargers built by tanks. Now a 360 version would be nice, but the only one I've ever seen for sale went for ten grand, so I'll
just have to be content with my 360 Apo Nikkor for nitpicky precision, and my bulky 360 EL Nikkor for speed. But in color printing, minor nuances of contrast can be tweaked simply by choosing between such lenses, even from the same mfg.