[38 x 31 x 3"] The 80mm APO-Rodagon N is one of the most perfect lens formulas I have ever used. The other is the Zeiss 100mm Makro-Planar. I not only enlarge with this lens (less now since I moved to carbon transfer printing, which is a contact printing process), but I mount it on a Nikkor PB-6 Bellows with an adapter and record images with a Sony a7RII on the other end of the apparatus. The results are astounding for sharpness, flatness of field and freedom from aberrations. The PB-6 Bellows with the attendant adapter to mount the a7RII will not focus to infinity with this lens but that is not the magnification ratio at which it is optimized in any case.

[38 x 31 x 3"] No problems with this easel. It is well made, easy to adjust and the blades are very square. I also like the design of the paper slots, which hold the paper very securely. Highly recommended!

[38 x 31 x 3"] Maybe a few years back the QC lipped on these, but the one I own is just fine. First used one in the '70s in an Air Force photo hobby lab and it was fine, except keeping the blades orthogonal was a challenge. One I bought in 1984 has been a dream.

[38 x 31 x 3"] Solid construction w/ metal base it's flat. Adjustments of size and borders are easy and quick. Slot for paper is properly sized both in depth and width.

[35 lb] I use one of these under my favorite enlarger: a beseler 45mxt with an aristo cold light head. I prefer it to my saunders, it is a better, easier to use product in my opinion. The only thing thats bad about it is that it has little slots on the base of it (not the ones that the paper go into) which can make focusing a bit of a pain, but it is a great easel otherwise!

[38 x 31 x 3"] As always, a great quality easel. Just make sure you lift the top when you move the borders. I'm a teacher, and this is something you have to stay on top of your students about, otherwise you end up with crooked borders!

[35 lb] I had tried to image non-35mm slides and negatives using some other mounting systems (tripods etc.) but when this went on sale, I bought it. I'm very happy I did as it made imaging so much easier. My original concern was how it would work with my rather heavy Nikon D850, a 60mm macro lends and the Nikon slide adapter but I have had no issues.

[35 lb] This design is ideal for holding a variety of materials that I use for making prints. In addition to traditional photographic paper, I use it to position thicker materials, such as sensitized clayboard, wood, metal, glass, etc. Clean design, sturdy. Ideally the capture nuts for the adjustment screws would somehow be such that they do not rotate; however, it works well if you simply lift the knob as you loosen/tighten them.

[38 x 31 x 3"] Mi equipo es muy práctico para trabajar y es recomendable para la digitalización. Es de buen material y buen

[35 lb] I had used the regular Rodagon 80mm for some time, making color and B&W enlargements up to 24x42 and was quite happy. Then I was loaned the APO by the Rodenstock reps. Using a DeVere 4x5 single bulb color head, from 645 negatives enlarged bigger than 16x20, there was a marked increase in sharpness, contrast(at least 1/2 a grade on B&W) and the contrast and corner sharpness as well as even-ness of illumination across the image field was surprising. I've been a professional lab technician/photographer(mostly industrial/commercial) since 1973. I've never used a better quality lens, for the finished results. It IS breathtakingly exspensive. It will cover with no fall-off at f8 the Fuji 6X8 cm format. If you have older generation enlarger lenses, even very good lenses, you are short-changing yourself without the APO series lenses. No new HDTV for me this year...three new APO Rodagon N's for me(50, 80, 105mm the 150 will have to wait a year). I have had no qualms about using this lens at F5.6 on 20x24's. It's grain-sharp into the corners. I really like the feature of using continuously variable f-stops with an on-easle densitomiter. F7.3 at 12 seconds maybe perfect. BTW: by a Minolta Flash Meter III, the F-stops are with-in .3 stops of perfect from wide-open to f22. I know lots of you silver B&W guys are using old glass because you have it and it looks OK. Try an APO, and you'll spend twice as much time in the darkroom, making far more much better prints. Yes, I am hyped. Ricky Earp