Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar - Sample Pictures

I feel like a little kid in a candy store lately, because I have gotten quite a few lenses from the camera show and the antique market to play with.  Today I went out and shot with the Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar lens.  This is a very small lens but like all Wollensak lenses, it's extremely well built. The lens has a 30mm thread size on the rear and I mounted a 30mm to 52mm step up ring, along with about 5 52mm filter rings on the Yeenon 18-33mm focus helicoid, it just attains infinity and yet provides a relatively close focus capability. So, close up is still possible to show off its pretty nice bokeh.  The near circular aperture should provide nice bokeh even when stopped down.

I expected the lens to be sharp, and it is, but the edges do not compare to something like a Schneider-Kreuznach Componen-s 80mm f4, or a Rodenstock equivalent. At about f11, the edges are very good, and wide open the centre and most of the frame is very sharp.  For $5, I think it's an excellent value. I certainly am not complaining :)

Bokeh - Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar & Sony A7. Click for larger.

Rope - Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar & Sony A7. Click for larger.

More rope - Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar & Sony A7. Click for larger.

Rust - Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar & Sony A7. Click for larger.

Toronto Downtown - Wollensak 75mm f4.5 Enlarging Raptar & Sony A7. Click for larger.