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MC-018
Schneider-Kreuznach Componon 75 mm f/4.5
A darkroom enlarging lens made by Schneider for Durst enlargers.
- Maker
- Schneider-Kreuznach, Germany (for Durst)
- Reference
- Componon 1:4.5/75
- Date
- c. 1960s
- Material
- Chromed brass and aluminium, glass
- Condition
- Good, light haze and dust inside, clean aperture
- Gallery
- Cameras
Details
Camera
- Format
- Medium format
- Lens
- Schneider-Kreuznach Componon 75 mm f/4.5
Identification
- Model / edition
- Componon 1:4.5/75 (Durst)
- Country of origin
- Germany
Specifications
- Height
- 3.5 cm
- Width
- 4.5 cm
- Depth
- 4.5 cm
- Weight
- 0.12 kg
Condition
- Original packaging
- No
The story
The Componon was Schneider-Kreuznach's enlarging lens, used to project negatives onto photographic paper. This 75 mm version covers medium-format negatives up to 6×6 cm and was supplied for Durst enlargers, as the red Durst name on the front ring shows.
Provenance
- c. 1960sMade by Schneider-Kreuznach in Germany for Durst enlargers.
- 2023Bought at a camera fair in Tel Aviv.