Joseph Santos
13-Aug-2005, 07:33
Hello,
Yes I made the worst darkroom mistake ever by having my APO Rodonar pop out of my lens board, bounce off the table and onto the floor. Bang, bang boop. My eyes popped out of my head and I hit the roof. When I eventually calmed down and managed to put it back on the enlarger and low and behold I noticed that the grain was not sharp anymore like it use to be. I made a test print to confirm that this lens was now toast. I guess it became misaligned from all the bouncing. My question is: is it worth having it fixed at a competent repair shop or just buying another one? Has anyone had any success with having one of their enlarging lens re-aligned?
Thanks,
Joseph
Yes I made the worst darkroom mistake ever by having my APO Rodonar pop out of my lens board, bounce off the table and onto the floor. Bang, bang boop. My eyes popped out of my head and I hit the roof. When I eventually calmed down and managed to put it back on the enlarger and low and behold I noticed that the grain was not sharp anymore like it use to be. I made a test print to confirm that this lens was now toast. I guess it became misaligned from all the bouncing. My question is: is it worth having it fixed at a competent repair shop or just buying another one? Has anyone had any success with having one of their enlarging lens re-aligned?
Thanks,
Joseph