Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Adam, I fished a Beseler 23C out of someones trash and bought a cold light head and an alignment tool. Works great. For less $$ I could have just made a diffusion chamber out of the condenser housing. I have various 50 mm lenses for 35mm, an 85mm lens for 6x6, and a 105mm lens for 6x9, all Schneider and Rodenstock. Almost everything I picked up off of ebay for next to nothing. Recently I became disenchanted with 8x10 and upgraded for 16x20. If your serious you will also get the bug for larger prints. The single most efficacious piece of equipment I picked up was an RH designs F-stop enlarging timer. There is nothing nicer for B&W enlarging and well worth the cost. Enjoy, Chris At 09:32 AM 2/6/2006, you wrote: >At 10:19 PM 2/5/2006, you wrote: >>Adam, If you are only making 35mm negatives there is no contest. Buy an >>autofocus Leica V35 with Leica's excellent 40mm Focotar lens. For a >>slightly better lens buy the current 40mm APO Schneider. Check the >>archives for a comparison I did a few years back. >> >>Regards, >> >>Greg > >I agree with Greg. I haven't used my V35 in a long time but it's still >the best. I've also got a Chromega that I used for printing >Cibachromes. I'm so glad I don't have to mess with those chemicals anymore! > >Tina > >Tina Manley, ASMP >http://www.tinamanley.com > > >_______________________________________________ >Leica Users Group. >See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information Chris Saganich, Sr. Physicist Weill Medical College of Cornell University New York Presbyterian Hospital Ph. 212.746.6964 Fax. 212.746.4800 A0049