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Enlarger lens mount (Componar)
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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 2:35 pm    Post subject: Enlarger lens mount (Componar) Reply with quote

Hello experts,
in a recent surge of interest for enlarger lenses, I bought a Schneider-Kreuznach Componar 135/4.5 as in picture. From info I found around before buying it, I was somewhat expecting an M25 mount, M39 at max (and please consider I never saw an enlarger in my life Smile ). Instead there what I suppose to be a plate mount. It seems screwed on a thread (something less than 50mm diameter), perhaps blocked by a dent that could hide a tab (top side in the picture). I tried pulling the dent and unscrewing, without success.
Apart from the fact that I see ways for adapting that plate to some other mount, is there someone willing to enlighten me on enlarger mounts and this one in particular?
Thanks.



PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:10 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I don't have that lens but I'm fairly sure that the device at the bottom of the lens will simply unscrew, however it might be stuck or correded.

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PostPosted: Thu May 26, 2011 11:23 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

I have a few Schnedier enlarger lenses, plus Schacht and Rodenstock ones too, they are m25 or m39, one is something wierd and about 32mm.

That plate will just unscrew, underneath will be a screw thread mount.


PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:33 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

iangreenhalgh1 wrote:
I have a few Schnedier enlarger lenses, plus Schacht and Rodenstock ones too, they are m25 or m39, one is something wierd and about 32mm.

That plate will just unscrew, underneath will be a screw thread mount.


That weird one is a fairly common Schneider size, 32.5x0.5.


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PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:48 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The schneiders are all M25 or M39, all the rodenstocks are M39, it's one of my Schacht's (a 75mm Travegar I think) that's got the 32-ish mm thread.


PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2011 10:06 am    Post subject: Reply with quote

The usual trick for mounting is to drill out an M42 body cap and fix them in there.


PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2011 12:24 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Thank you all. I tried to unscrew, but it seems stuck. Regarding using a body cap, it is what I thought, although the mount is significantly larger than M42 body cap.


PostPosted: Fri May 27, 2011 4:13 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote

Probably corroded on. Try a little WD40 or other lubricant and then careful and discreet use of a vice and wrench.

patrickh