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LPL 75mm f3.5 Enlarger Lens
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PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 3:52 pm    Post subject: LPL 75mm f3.5 Enlarger Lens Reply with quote

Does anyone have any experience with LPL enlarger lenses?

I picked up this 75mm f3.5 LPL lens as part of another purchase. It came with a circular plate that it threads into, although I have no idea what enlarger types use this particular plate.




I found these basic specifications from an ebay auction:
Quote:
Maximum Film Format: 6x6cm
No. of Lens Elements: 3
Mounting Thread: 39mm
Magnification Range: 2X - 6X
Aperture Range: f3.5 - f16


It's a very small lens, with an overall width that is just a few mm wider than the lens mount. It has 5 aperture blades, appears to be multi-coated, and this one looks like it has seen very little use - practically new.


I don't have an enlarger at the moment, so I'm tempted to give it a try on some bellows. Cool


PostPosted: Sat Jun 26, 2010 8:03 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Most enlarger lenses are excellent performers on below I never heard this brand


PostPosted: Sun Jun 27, 2010 11:43 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

I hadn't heard of them either, but Google gives me 150,000+ hits for "LBL enlarger", so it sounds like they are a pretty big player. Wink It also looks like their equipment is marketed under the Jobo, Saunders, and Omega (OmegaSatter) names.


PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 1:01 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Scheimpflug wrote:
I hadn't heard of them either, but Google gives me 150,000+ hits for "LBL enlarger", so it sounds like they are a pretty big player. Wink It also looks like their equipment is marketed under the Jobo, Saunders, and Omega (OmegaSatter) names.


1- LPL was the biggest enlager manufacter along with DURST
NEARLY ALLenlargers except DURST, AHEL (france), KROKUS (poland) and OPTOMA (Tcheki) were LPL made
Ie : Vivitar enlargers, ROWI, HAMA ... were LPL made

2- The lens (and the others from the same serie : 50mm 3.5...) were sold under many famous tm : ie : Soligor , Vivitar...

The quality was ok on center but low on borders (only 3 elements !)


PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 2:26 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thanks for the info, PBFACTS! Cool

I think I should be OK with a lens that is good in the center, as I would use it on an APS-C format digital and only use a small percentage of its 6x6cm coverage area. Come to think of it, it might even make a decent tilt/shift lens! Very Happy


PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 4:55 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

PBFACTS wrote:
Scheimpflug wrote:
I hadn't heard of them either, but Google gives me 150,000+ hits for "LBL enlarger", so it sounds like they are a pretty big player. Wink It also looks like their equipment is marketed under the Jobo, Saunders, and Omega (OmegaSatter) names.


1- LPL was the biggest enlager manufacter along with DURST
NEARLY ALLenlargers except DURST, AHEL (france), KROKUS (poland) and OPTOMA (Tcheki) were LPL made
Ie : Vivitar enlargers, ROWI, HAMA ... were LPL made

2- The lens (and the others from the same serie : 50mm 3.5...) were sold under many famous tm : ie : Soligor , Vivitar...

The quality was ok on center but low on borders (only 3 elements !)


Living lexicon Shocked Many thanks!


PostPosted: Mon Jun 28, 2010 11:00 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have that one, too, a cheap triplet, nothing to write how about, but give it a try anyway!


PostPosted: Tue Jun 29, 2010 4:15 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Attila wrote:
Living lexicon Shocked Many thanks!


TKS