Rodenstock Ysaron

[chasmitchell]

I'm getting my darkroom functional again. As part of the process I have acquired the darkroom equipment from a local studio that has gone digital. Amongst the myriad of enlarging lenses (over a dozen of various focal lengths), the lot included a 135mm Wollensak Raptor, a 135 mm Vivitar and a 135 mm Rodenstock Ysaron. The Ysaron is the most intriguing as it is a Rodenstock but I have never heard of the Ysaron name. A web search has not provided much detail. Please note that I intend to do a lens comparision once the darkroom is functional.

Can anyone provide some light on the history of the Ysaron name and what I can expect in terms of quality. Comments about the Vivitar and Wollensak would also be appreciated.

Thanks
Charles

[Peter K]

Charles, the Ysaron and the Ysar are triplet variations like the Tessar. The same construction later was renamed Rogonar-S.

Peter