I have an old Beseler MCR enlarger. I just obtained a lovely Rodenstock Apo Rodagon 50mm lens to replace my 25-year-old Nikkor. I have replaced the lower bellows on the Beseler with their new, current one which enables alignment. However it has a nice large, square focusing bellows (the same I think as on their vertical column machine (too tall for my ceiling). I have been using a Beseler recessed board for my 50mm Nikkor.
I tried to mount my nice Apo Rodagon and find that it won't go inside the recessed part of the lensboard. The Beseler tech guy, Steve, says they didn't allow for that when they changed from a tapered bellows to the current one. He also says I am the first person to have this problem. Beseler says they will do something so I can use my nice new Rodenstock lens. They have been making this setup for at least ten years. Rodenstock has been making their lenses with the protrusion for at least ten years.
From photographs it looks to me as if Schneider lenses also have a protruding lever, if anything more protruding than Rodenstock. Has anyone else had this problem? If so, do you have a work around?
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