By the way, the build quality of the older Nikkor is far superior to that
of the Schneider Componon-S. The Nikkor is a magnificent specimen in metal
and chrome. But I'll have to see how ir performs vs. the Schneider. So far,
the Schneider performance is very good.
Another aside: The ancient Omega cold light ends up reqiring the sane
filtrationas as tje much more modern zone vI cold light on my 35 mm
enlarger.Exposures seem similar as well.
Best,
Paul
Paul Stenquist wrote:
> I set up the Omega D2 cold light enlarger today. It's a nice piece.
> After assembly, I checked the alignment of the lens board with the
> baseboard, using a bubble level. It's dead nuts, right on. I bought a
> Schneider Componon-S on ebay, and it arrived, so I mounted it and
> printed a few frames on 11 x14. I don't have a filter holder yet, so I
> was reduced to holding a filter under the lens. The sharpness appears
> good to the eye when focusing and in the prints. I found it very easy to
> focus at f8. The grain from a roll of Tri-X was extremely well defined.
> However, I have some misgivings about the lens. First, the click stops
> are almost indistinguishable. I know this lens has an off/on switch for
> click stops, but they're barely there when it's turned on. Second, the
> aperture ring can be wiggled a bit. Does anyone know if this is normal
> for this lens? I'm still going to test it against the Nikkor, but I'm
> waiting for a replacement on the Nikkor. After I told the seller that
> the last example was unaccetable, he immediately promised to send me
> another. Along with a note that I could return one for a swap or both
> for a complete refund. Good seller.
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