Re: used enlargers

 Eric,
This sounds like a lens issue rather than a negative holder. I have seen more than one D2 rigged up to 5x7, so I doubt that it is a negative covering problem. If the mentioned glass sandwich you created does not project the entire sheet of film, or clips the corners, may I ask what the focal length of the lens you are using? Quite possibly it may be too short to project the entire negative image. Another possibility is that your supplementary condenser is in a wrong slot for your enlarging lens on the D2. Hope this helps.

Don

"Eric S. Theise" <mataro@cyberwerks.com> wrote:
D Hill writes:

> I'll second Len's advice on a used D2 - they may be a bit more
> expensive than other used enlargers but it quite possibly is the last
> enlarger you will ever buy.

Glad to see this thread; I have an enlarger-related question that I'm
sure can be answered by people on this list.

I shoot 4 x 5. I like printing the whole sheet of film, that is, all
the way to the edges, including where the film holder shows and the
identifying notches. But on most of the enlargers I've tried, including
Omegas, it's impossible to get the whole sheet. I've rigged up a glass
sandwich to hold the negative, but the apparatus still manages to roundly
clip off the corners.

Are there any 4 x 5 enlargers that will handle the full negative or do I
need to go to a larger size?

Thanks in advance, Eric

_______________________________________________
Post to the list as PLAIN TEXT only - no HTML
Pinhole-Discussion mailing list
Pinhole-Discussion@pinhole.com
unsubscribe or change your account at
http://www.pinholevisions.org/discussion/

---------------------------------
Do You Yahoo!?
LAUNCH - Your Yahoo! Music Experience
Received on Fri May 24 13:08:19 2002