[Leica] Re: Current M lens as enlarger lens?

[Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>]

I'll make it easy for you. Buy a V35 Focomat w/40mm Focotar. You can't do
better for 35mm.

Ken Wilcox

>I've been trying to decide between a conventional and a digital
>darkroom, and I've decided to go with a conventional one.
>
>Now I need to decide which enlarger to buy.
>
>1) Is it possible to use a modern Leica lens (such as the 50/2
>   Summicron-M) as an enlarger lens, even if I had to make my own
>   mount/adapter?  I envision attaching a LTM-to-M adapter ring into a
>   plate, and being able to bayonet-mount my M lens on the enlarger.
>
>2) Can anyone suggest some resources for comparing the features,
>   reputations, and trade-offs among enlargers?
>
>Suggests are welcome.  Here's what I'm interested in:
>
>- black & white
>- 35mm format
>- manual operation, but must be "accurate".
>  The one I've been using has a very sloppy focusing mechanism,
>  which jiggles the frame out of focus when you remove your hand
>  from the focus knob after focusing.
>- suitable for prints up to 8x10 will probably be fine.  Maybe 11x14.
>
>Expandability to color or other negative formats is not necessary.
>
>Thanks for any help,
>
>Andrew
>
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