[32mm] Superb 1:1 Macro Lens, covers 6x6. Perfect for DSLR-scanning and Macro in this magnification range. Obviously, manual focus, needs a bellows or similar. Optimized for 1:1, I consider this a special purpose lens for copying. Use something else for other magnification ranges (closeups, flowers, etc.).

[32mm] Superb 1:1 Macro Lens, covers 6x6. Perfect for DSLR-scanning and Macro in this magnification range. Obviously, manual focus, needs a bellows or similar. Optimized for 1:1, I consider this a special purpose lens for copying. Use something else for other magnification ranges (closeups, flowers, etc.).

[107°] I'm no optical expert and can't honestly gas on about modulation of transfer function, line pair resolution, aspherical distortion and whatnot. Nor have I compared this lens to a Rodenstock APO, Schneider, Beseler, Leitz or whomever brand lens. What I can say is this lens (to be accurate, my '80s model) covers a 35mm negative well and focuses the grain tightly and evenly across the enlarging field without fail--unless I screw up... My prints are always superb and I've never had the lens cause trouble. If I want to duplicate a print from 15 years ago, I only have to go to my exposure notes, adjust the lens and BINGO! perfect print! One note: I only print black & white. If you are doing color, you might need to consider the more $$ APO lenses. All the same, no reason why you shouldn't expect Rodenstock to deliver!

[107°] I'm no optical expert and can't honestly gas on about modulation of transfer function, line pair resolution, aspherical distortion and whatnot. Nor have I compared this lens to a Rodenstock APO, Schneider, Beseler, Leitz or whomever brand lens. What I can say is this lens (to be accurate, my '80s model) covers a 35mm negative well and focuses the grain tightly and evenly across the enlarging field without fail--unless I screw up... My prints are always superb and I've never had the lens cause trouble. If I want to duplicate a print from 15 years ago, I only have to go to my exposure notes, adjust the lens and BINGO! perfect print! One note: I only print black & white. If you are doing color, you might need to consider the more $$ APO lenses. All the same, no reason why you shouldn't expect Rodenstock to deliver!

[90 mm (Front)] 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.

[90 mm (Front)] Purchase it to use on Cambo camera body, works great, if you are into technical data (MTF )of a lens, this is the sharpest lens edge to edge ever produced, also the sharpest in all Rodenstock HR Digaron lenses. One complaint, the focus ring is tighter than normal, I guess it will loosen up as time goes.

[90 mm (Front)] Two days ago, I compared this lens with six others in my collection, including two premium German lenses. By far, this lens produced better resolution across the entire field of 10X enlargements than any other lens. Yes, B/W only! It is possible that the German APO would be better(?) with color.

[90 mm (Front)] Two days ago, I compared this lens with six others in my collection, including two premium German lenses. By far, this lens produced better resolution across the entire field of 10X enlargements than any other lens. Yes, B/W only! It is possible that the German APO would be better(?) with color.

[90mm at f/8] I have had this lens for a short period of time mounted on a Linhof Super Technika V with a Leaf Aptus II 5 digital back. When properly adjusted on a Technika with the right cam, you can focus this lens exactly through the range finder on the Technika. It's image quality and colour are without peer. Outstanding. No Distortion. Complete control of depth of field. Optimum aperture at F4 - f 11. Very quite. No fringing, super sharp and colour that matches Slide film. The image quality from this lens is that good that when you look at the fashion images and the pictures in books and magazines, you say to yourself, I can do better than that. The Pros of this world should wake up to the quality these lenses produce. Forget the Leica S2 and the M9 (both I have used). This combination is large format near transparency quality on digital.

[32mm] 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