Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/09/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]At 05:41 PM 9/28/97 -0700, you wrote: >an 8x10 on a dense neg (say 2-3 stops overexposed) can take 20-30 seconds >at f4. I would like to be always using f5.6, but even normal negs can >require very long burning in times for 8x10. Do Q-H bulbs get dim with age? > Here in Northern California earthquake country, I doubt I could even do a >16x20 between tremors! Two to three stops! You one of those guys who doesn't use meters? :-) Seriously, there is not need to use f/5.6 with the V35. It's optimum aperture is f/4. Even at 2.8 it's more than adequate. With the glass carrier, there's no reason to stop down beyond f/4, except to control exposure. Or if you're using slides that aren't glass mounted. I have the book "Leica Enlarging Practice" which is pretty much a big manual for the V35. It's well worth getting if you have that enlarger. It has detailed instructions for everything you need to know about that enlarger, including the extension rings available and other accessories. ============= Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO Give me ambiguity or give me something else.