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Old January 2nd 06, 03:35 AM posted to rec.photo.darkroom
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Gunnar Mallon wrote:
Hi all,

we have a couple of very bad enlargers in our university society
darkroom. i am looking to buy new gear now. what would you say is more
important lenses or enlarger? how does the enlarger matter? is it not
just a bit of metal that passes light through the negative onto the lens?

Many thanks,
Gunnar

I am agreed with the folks that say a minimum of both is required.
I think in your environment the wear resistance and design that the many
users cannot screw up during use is more important than having the best
lens.
For most users a 4 element tessar design lens is quite adequate. If you
are doing huge enlargements a fancier lens would yield visible differences.
gr