Response to Help with buying enlarger lens

The 63mm EL-Nikkor is an oddball, but a very good lens. I heard some story about it being designed for 35mm, plus some type of data or test target area on one edge. Don't know if this is true, or it's just for some intermediate format. I have one and can't tell any significant quality difference between it and the 50mm. Don't forget that you should have a condenser setup that more or less matches the lens in use. I suspect the 63 would work with either the 35 or 2 1/4 condenser setup, but be sure to get return privledges if you don't like it.

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