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Mike M - 29 Mar 2005 03:47 GMT

What was so special about this Vivitar VHE 135mm enlarging lens?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7502366083&rd=1&sspagename=ST
RK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

The reason I ask is that it sold for $52.97. On the other hand, I won
this Rodagon 135mm for $21.50 yesterday:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7503519970&rd=1&sspagename=ST
RK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

Is the Vivitar a superior lens?

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Nicholas O. Lindan - 29 Mar 2005 23:36 GMT

> What was so special about this Vivitar VHE 135mm enlarging lens?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7502366083&rd=1&sspagename=ST
RK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1

> The reason I ask is that it sold for $52.97. On the other hand, I won
> this Rodagon 135mm for $21.50 yesterday:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7503519970&rd=1&sspagename=ST
RK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1

> Is the Vivitar a superior lens?

Someone got a real bargain on the Rodagon. That's much less than
they usually go for (or have things really gotten that bad in
silver land?).

About the Vivitar, I have no idea. The common garden variety Japanese
Vivitar is pretty common and garden variety - not much of a match
for a Rodagon.

The seller seems to be making the hint it is a Rodagon or Companon
in Vivitar livery - my response is, so what? Why get a Mercedes
that is badged as a Chevrolet?

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Bob Salomon - 30 Mar 2005 00:12 GMT

> it is a Rodagon or Companon
> in Vivitar livery - my response is, so what? Why get a Mercedes
> that is badged as a Chevrolet?

The VHE was a Componon and a Plymouth would be more appropriate then a
Chevrolet since both the Mercedes and the Plymouth are Daimler Benz
products.

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sreenath - 30 Mar 2005 10:07 GMT

I have been following enlarger sale on eBay for a few weeks now,and
older componons and rodagon are going literally for a song.
People seem to be interested only in APO-Rodagon and Componon-S.

Older chrome barrel componons are not even getting sold. So, I guess
things are really bad in silver land.

I got a 75mm schneider comparon (4 element lens) for 5 dollars.

-Sreenath

> > What was so special about this Vivitar VHE 135mm enlarging lens?

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7502366083&rd=1&sspagename=ST

> RK%3AMEWA%3AIT&rd=1
> >
> > The reason I ask is that it sold for $52.97. On the other hand, I won
> > this Rodagon 135mm for $21.50 yesterday:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=7503519970&rd=1&sspagename=ST

> RK%3AMEWN%3AIT&rd=1
> >
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> To reply, remove spaces: n o lindan at ix . netcom . com
> psst.. want to buy an f-stop timer? nolindan.com/da/fstop/

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