After cleaning the fungus reasonably off, those areas of the bellows can easily be re-blackened with Black Cat India ink if you need something more liquid than a black permanent marker.
After cleaning the fungus reasonably off, those areas of the bellows can easily be re-blackened with Black Cat India ink if you need something more liquid than a black permanent marker.
I recently upgraded my old silver Componon lenses (150mm and 210mm) to new Componon-S lenses. I thought all these years I'd need to stay with the old silver Componon lenses because to those fancy mounting flanges you can see on the right. Those flanges don't fit the newer lenses. However, I was able to find two of the newer lenses in the correct mounts. But it took many years to find clean lenses in those sizes (150mm and 210mm) then find matching mounting rings for the Tripla.
I don't do 5x7"; the 210mm is for 4x5" and the 150mm is for medium format.
Almost any modern enlarging lens can be fitted on the Tripla with a correct ring unless it's longer than 300 and huge. For any lens really big, use the Unipla dic instead of the turret - or make one, since those are much harder to find than the Tripla. Better yet, simply use smaller even better corrected f/9 lenses like Apo Nikkors. But in your case, there's no issue, because you apparently aren't working with larger than 4x5 film yet.
Oh, just the opposite. I have more 8x10 coverage lenses than I know what to do with. I only recently got those shorter lenses and this winter was trying the L1840 with 4x5".because you apparently aren't working with larger than 4x5 film yet.
I got a set of the Laraboxes, so I outfitted the L1840 with the UBER and UNTER Larabox 450. Usually I use my Omegas for 4x5 but wanted to print the rebate and it is a little difficult to do that with the Omegas.
Of course, but that is easier written than done. In my quest for the 210mm Componon-S, I came across modern 210mm Componon-S lenses with 4 different configuration.Almost any modern enlarging lens can be fitted on the Tripla with a correct ring unless
The lens I wound up finding had a flange, which I replaced with a Durst M55/0.75 ring at some moderate expense. (read 'crazy-ass' price).
This is the only 240 Componon-S I own. I bought it for the Compur 3 shutter. Since it had an extra set of threads, I had a Lapla mounted on on the back end so I can use it on my enlarger. Not used it nor am I sure what version it is. Usually use my 240 Rodagon in barrel Any idea of the version?
Luis
Last edited by Luis-F-S; 4-Jul-2020 at 10:40.
I have a 240mm Componon-S like that. I was always under the impression that was the latest and last 240mm Componon-S they made. I don't think they ever made the 240mm in the plastic bodies with the illuminated aperture....but...see next post...
I did find this Schneider PDF showing the 210mm in a barrel with illuminated aperture, so I presume they also offered the 240 in a similar barrel. There is nothing to suggest the lens formula changed, however, just looks like an updated barrel.
If you read the fine print, it says that the illuminated barrels are in FL 135,150,180 & 210. I guess the 240, 300 & 360 were in plain barrels. Since mine is in shutter, it's a mute point. Would like to pick up a barrel for the lens if you know of one.
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