Ysaron

Gast · 2006-05-04T08:47:05+00:00

Habe gerade ein Rodenstock Ysaron aus der Bucht gefischt! Wieviel Linsen hat das Ding und was ist Eure Meinung dazu?

Gast

I've just picked up a Rodenstock Ysaron on eBay! How many lenses does it have, and what do you think of it?

cfb_de

Hello Goldfinger, What’s the focal length? Best regards, Franz

Gast

1:4.5, focal length 105 mm

Gast

Hello, The Ysaron is a four-element lens and is considered the predecessor to the Rogonar-S. I once compared my 3.5/50 Ysaron (well, one of the two) with my EL-Nikkor 2.8/50N at a magnification of 17x. It was visibly out of focus. I think at 18×24 cm (7.5x magnification) you’d need a magnifying glass to spot the difference; and that’s the scale at which you’d normally work with a 105 mm lens. For comparison: I have two 80mm four-element lenses and compared them with a current Rodagon 4/80 and an older 5.6/80. At 11x magnification and f/11, the four-element lenses tend to be better. So: give it a go and just use it. Regards Andreas

cfb_de

Hello Andreas, I have nothing further to add to that. Although a 7.5x enlargement from a 6x9 negative does produce quite large prints. Best regards, Franz

Gast

Thanks for your replies, they’ve been a great help! Best regards, Goldfinger