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do any of you have/use agfa colormad and/or varioscop enlargers?
i own one and one. i'm desperately looking for a couple of lens
plate/support for an apo-rodagon i've recently bought --and another one i'm planning to get--, but that i can't fit on the plate i'm using at the moment for the agfa color-something-ar i actually have. do any of you have hints or suggestions? thanks in advance. -- Gianni Rondinini (30, tanti, RA) Nikon user - Bmw driver .... parchè mè an pòs tnì avért e scelf sèza ciapé i bajoc! |
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do any of you have/use agfa colormad and/or varioscop enlargers?
Post a .jpg of your present mounting plate
Bob AZ |
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do any of you have/use agfa colormad and/or varioscop enlargers?
Gianni Rondinini wrote:
i own one and one. i'm desperately looking for a couple of lens plate/support for an apo-rodagon i've recently bought --and another one i'm planning to get--, but that i can't fit on the plate i'm using at the moment for the agfa color-something-ar i actually have. do any of you have hints or suggestions? I try to decode your message: You have an old Agfa enlarger (Varioskop 60?) with a 4.5/105 Color-Magnolar (or Color-Magnolar-II)? Unfortunately, there are no regular means to mount a standard M39 lens at your enlarger. The Agfa enlargers used a metric finethread mount. If you can find a M42-M39 adaptor ring, you can glue it on you lens support (using a good 2-component expoxy) and thread the lens in it. I did this and used a 105mm Rodagon on my Varioskop. This only works for the 105mm lens. It is nearly impossible to replace the 60mm lens, there isn't enough space for improvisations. Kienzle in Germany may have working adaptors for the Varioskop, they offered conversions to modern Apo-lenses in the past. Be prepared to pay $$$ for this. Martin |
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do any of you have/use agfa colormad and/or varioscop enlargers?
On Fri, 2 Dec 2005 07:52:28 +0000 (UTC), Martin Jangowski
wrote: I try to decode your message: You have an old Agfa enlarger (Varioskop 60?) with a 4.5/105 Color-Magnolar (or Color-Magnolar-II)? i copy. roger unfortunately, you just *almost* got the point. i have the 60mm lens on a regular plate :\ i have both the 2 enlargers i was talking of: a colormat and a varioscop, then i have 2 mounting plates. on one, i have a rodagon 105mm --which is ok-- and on the other one i have the color-magnolar 60mm --which is not ok at all--. i don't know if mounting and unmounting lenses on plates often may damage the lenses --threads seems not to be as tough as camera lenses bajonets--, but even if i wanted to, i couldn't mount my apo-rodagon on the 105mm m39 plate because it has a different chape. the plate used for the color magnolar is flat, while the one which carries the rodagon 105 is not: the plane on which the lens is mounted is about 5cm --2 inches-- lower than the plane used to insert the plate into the enlarger. about the versions of varioscop (it may be varioskop: i now miss the exact name but i'll tell you) and colormat, i'll post something more next monday. [...] (using a good 2-component expoxy) and thread the lens in it. I did this and used a 105mm Rodagon on my Varioskop. i understand :\ Kienzle in Germany may have working adaptors for the Varioskop, they offered conversions to modern Apo-lenses in the past. Be prepared to pay $$$ for this. $$$ may be a problem or not: if you find items, you may decide wether to pay for them or not, but if you can't find what you look for, there's very little to decide can i ask you if you have any contact/number/address for kienzle? thanks in advance. regards, -- Gianni Rondinini (30, tanti, RA) Nikon user - Bmw driver .... parchè mè an pòs tnì avért e scelf sèza ciapé i bajoc! |
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do any of you have/use agfa colormad and/or varioscop enlargers?
On 1 Dec 2005 20:27:26 -0800, "Bob AZ" wrote:
Post a .jpg of your present mounting plate i'll do it next monday. thanks for your attention --we're closed until sunday for some national holiday--. regards, -- Gianni Rondinini (30, tanti, RA) Nikon user - Bmw driver .... parchè mè an pòs tnì avért e scelf sèza ciapé i bajoc! |
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do any of you have/use agfa colormad and/or varioscop enlargers?
Gianni Rondinini wrote:
Kienzle in Germany may have working adaptors for the Varioskop, they offered conversions to modern Apo-lenses in the past. Be prepared to pay $$$ for this. $$$ may be a problem or not: if you find items, you may decide wether to pay for them or not, but if you can't find what you look for, there's very little to decide can i ask you if you have any contact/number/address for kienzle? Try http://www.kienzle-phototechnik.de/ Martin |
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