Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/08/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It wasn't until I got a grain focusing device that I realized why my photos were not sharp...my cheapie Durst lens was garbage. When I coughed up the money for a Schneider Componon lens, I could actually SEE GRAIN with my grain focusing device! Jeffery At 12:09 PM 8/14/2002 -0700, you wrote: >I'll risk some sneers by suggesting that y'all consider trying a primitive >gadget. > >My enlarger is an Omega B22X. As far as I can tell, the operative parts >consist of a rigid casting; I can find no provision for alignment >adjustment. And, as far as I can tell, the alignment is ok. > >For years I have used a Patterson grain focuser that only works in the >central region. When I asked an old pro at Keeble and Shuchat (he retired >last year), he thought that Mitchell's "hocus focus" would be a waste of >money. However, I found that the grain focuser often failed me on color >negatives. Since hocus focus is carried by Jobo, and is pretty cheap, I >decided to try it. Ultimately I decided that it and the Patterson were in >perfect agreement, that the hocus focus was easier and faster to use, and >that the hocus focus could be used anywhere in the field rather than being >restricted to the center. > >It is just a cute little plastic device with a mirror that throws the image >upward onto a ground surface. So, the image is far brighter than the one >observed at the easel and makes precise focusing very easy. > >Herb >-- >Herbert Kanner >kanner@acm.org >650-326-8204 > >Do not meddle in the affairs of cats, >for they are subtle and will pee >on your computer! >-- >To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html