Schneider reduces available LF lenses?

[Arne Croell]

Hello Arne
Thanks for the information.
The 150 mm Componon-S enlarger lens is still there, but, as you mentioned, in the new SK web site, not at the place you would expect to find it, i.e. outside the 'photography' section, in a strange section (at least, strange to people doing film photography since the last 50 years ..) named 'industrial solutions .. with leica thread mount'

http://www.schneiderkreuznach.com/in...ponon-s-56150/

No componon lenses in focal lengths longer that 150 mm in this section, but my understanding is they were already discontinued before the recent redesign of SK's web site.

Hi Emmanuel,

plus the 150mm Componon-S does not even have a "Leica thread", it is 50x0.75mm according to their own datasheet. Unfortunately the Componon-S is the only option in 150mm now, as the Apo-Componons now end at 90mm. Similar to Rodenstock, where the 150mm Rodagon is still available, but not the Apo-Rodagon N, they discontinued the better corrected lens in this focal length.

Arne

[EdSawyer]

True, but they are still available on the secondary (used) market. (150 apo componon, 150 apo rodagon). Which is where most people buy enlarging lenses anyway... there's a glut of them, super cheaply priced usually, compared to when they were available new.