Hi--

>I've seen your excellent work on lenses on the Web.
>
>Could I ask you, what is your subjective opinion of El Nikkor vs. Rodenstock
>Rodagon enlarging lenses? Are El Nikkor as good as the Rodagons? (El
>Nikkors cost about 20-25% less.)
Woody0043@aol.com

I have not compared these side-by-side.
The 4-element El-Nikkors are not as good at the edges as the
6-element versions. The APO Rodagon was a VERY sharp lens!
(It surprised me...) The Schneider COMPARON series is often
overlooked, cheap used, and first-rate for lower magnifications
(under 8X - I use these in longer-than-normal-FL-for-the-format
versions - though they cover well enough without doing this).