Rodagon-WA 120mm

[Trevor Johnson]

I'm looking at this lens on ebay. It's a Rodagon-WA 120mm/5.6. I looked up the price for a new one and it $400. What's so special about this lens? What does 'WA' mean?
~TJ

[Bob Salomon]

Wide angle. It makes prints 30% larger then a normal focal length 45 enlarging lens at the same column height. It is a higher quality lens then the Rodagon but not as good as the Apo Rodagon-N

[Bob Salomon]

A new one, if you can find one as it is out of production, would be much more then $400.00 by a factor of more then 2x.

[Trevor Johnson]

Thanks for the info. What do you think a used one in good codition is worth?
~TJ

[Bob Salomon]

Thanks for the info. What do you think a used one in good codition is worth?
~TJ

The list price in 2003 was $1,330.00 in the USA. The price for a used one would depend on the condition, who wants it, how bad they want it, who is selling it and how badly they want to sell it. The market for 45 lenses is not very strong these days. But then we have been trying to sell brand new 210 Rodagon and Roganar S lenses for 57 for several years now without success. 45 lenses are not far behind them in market interest.

[mark e mark]

Is there any info on the Rodenstock Eurygon 120mm f5.6 lens, was this rebadged as a Rodagon WA. I can't seen to find any info on the Eurygon 120mm enlarging lens. Anyone's comments would be appreciated.

[Allen in Montreal]

Trevor,

I have a WA 120, very nice lens. Tack sharp!
I both love it and it drives me nuts at the same time. While it is crisp and razor sharp, I find the reduced enlarger head heights for normal prints a little awkward, or maybe just unfamiliar, to work with.

I find myself using my 150 Rodagon more often that I thought I would when I bought the 120 wa. I really only use the 120 for large prints or big crops, which is not that often at all.

My 80 and 105 Apo Rodagon N perform so well, I will no doubt get a 150 apo Rodagon N and sell the 120 and the 150 at that point.

Maybe you should think about going straight to an Apo N 150mm?

I may be stating the obvious, and please forgive if I am, but just to cover the bases,
Bob has warned us many times about all the process lenses being sold on the evil as "enlarging lenses", make sure it is the enlarging 150 Apo N.

I'm looking at this lens on ebay. It's a Rodagon-WA 120mm/5.6. I looked up the price for a new one and it $400. What's so special about this lens? What does 'WA' mean?
~TJ

[Allen in Montreal]

I just noticed this thread is a few years old.

[mark e mark]

But it still is a useful tread! The is another Rodenstock Eurygon 120mm f5.6 lens for sale (September 2011). Any info on this lens- at all. Wiki has nothing apart from it is 7 elements (is it?) Was it rebadged, is it a process lens or enlarging lens.

[Bob Salomon]

But it still is a useful tread! The is another Rodenstock Eurygon 120mm f5.6 lens for sale (September 2011). Any info on this lens- at all. Wiki has nothing apart from it is 7 elements (is it?) Was it rebadged, is it a process lens or enlarging lens.

It was the predecessor to the Rodagon-WA. It was an enlarging lens. The 120 Rodagon-WA is a discontinued Rodenstock lens They still do make the 40, 60 and 80mm. They are/were 6 elements in 4 groups.
The multicoated Aop Rodagon-N series, except for the 50mm, were 7 element designs. The 50mm version was 6 element. The 45mm was an 8 element and I cannot find the design details for the 90mm Apo Rodagon-N. All of the Apo Rodagon-N lenses, except for the 50, 80 and 105mm are also out of production today