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From: "Steve Bell" <veracity000@earthlink.net>
>
> I know another off topic post, but it's kind of on topic, right? i mean,
> enlargers are often times used with pinholed negs! anyway, my question is,
> can anyone give me some advice regarding enlargers? i'm building a darkroom
> in my basement. I'm not exactly sure where to begin when it comes to
> enlargers. i will be enlarging both color and black and white 35mm, 120,
> and hopefully other medium format negs. can anyone let me know what their
> favorites are. i am on somewhat of a budget, but i can afford a semi
> expensive piece of equiptment.
My $0.02 worth of advice:
- Buy used, which will save you good money. Many people are going digital and
selling their conventional stuff pretty cheap.
- Buy the next size up, which in your case would be 4x5. Chances are that
eventually you'd want to try one size bigger (at least) than you now think you
would.
- Buy 6 elements lenses, like Rodagon or Componon-S. There's a big difference
between results obtained with 4 and 6 elements lenses. Disregard this advice if
you'd be enlarging just pinhole stuff.
Guillermo
Received on Mon Aug 12 23:44:51 2002
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