zeiss enlarger lenses

Does zeiss make enlarger lenses for 6x6 neg? (please provide make and

model 75mm or 80mm) Where can I buy them?

thanks

Zeiss did make at least 2 enlarger lenses recently. Both are discontinued. The 60mm S-Orthoplanar and a 50mm Biogon-S. Both were geared for 35mm. I believe there was additionally a 100mm S-Orhtoplanar, for MF work. This lens is really hard to come by.

Frank

I think it was the 105mm S-Orthoplanar for medium format

My impression is that these lenses were used for industrial chip manufacturing (micro-circuitry ???). They have very high resolution capability.

I wonder how they would compare with the Rodenstock Rodagon-G lenses, which are reputed to be the best you can get as far as enlarging lenses when making very large prints....?

Yeah, well, that was then and this is now. I have a 90mm f/4.0 APO Rodagon that is sweeeeeet. I print negs with it from 6x4.5cm to 6x9cm. (In theory, you would print 6x4.5cm negs with a 75mm and 6x9cm negs with a 105mm. That's what's nice about the 90mm splitting the difference.)

The lens cost so much, it physically hurst to talk about it ($730).

But the sharpness and contrast could make you cry, and since I no longer own a camera lens that retails for less than $750, there is no sense in skimping in the darkroom. In other words, why spend tall coin on camera lenses, only to print with mediocre lenses?

If you're anal about printing 6x6 negs with an 80mm, here goes. B&H sells a 75mm f/4.0 APO Rodagon for $560 and an 80mm APO Rodagon for

$600.

"75mm f/4.0 APO Rodagon "

First there is no current Apo Rodagon. That is a long

discontinued series replaced with the Apo Rodagon N series for

enlarging.

Secondly there are 3 current 75 mm Apo lenses from

Rodenstock. Only 1 is an enlarging lens.

The 75mm 4.0 and 75mm 4.5 Apo Rodagon D lenses are not

enlarging lenses. They are duplicating lenses.

The 75mm Apo Rodagon N is the enlarging lens.