Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jon, If you happen to have an LTM 5cm Elmar, screw it in and see what you get. Years ago, I found it was a fine enlarger lens. The only problem was that you had to look up to set the f-stop unless you had the special Leitz gadget to assist with that function. Jim Nichols Tullahoma, TN > [Original Message] > From: Jon <jon.stanton@comcast.net> > To: Leica Users Group <lug@leica-users.org> > Date: 8/30/2004 5:26:09 PM > Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Focomat V35 > > JCB, Thanks for the response...all of your suggestions had already been > implented when we started enlarging last night...something else is going > on.....We worked on it for about 3 hours and could not get the edges into > focus... > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "JCB" <jcb@visualimpressions.com> > To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> > Sent: Monday, August 30, 2004 14:17 > Subject: [Leica] Re: Focomat V35 > > > > At 11:26 AM 8/30/2004, Jon wrote: > > > > > > >I finally got the darkroom going for the first time in 40 years! I'm > using > > >the V35 with the 40mm lens. The edges are slightly out of focus...is > there > > >an adjustment that I am not making? Thanks > > > > > > > > Use f/stops f/5.6 - f/11. > > > > Use a neg carrier that has anti-newton ring glass in the upper half. This > > pushes down on the base of the film and makes your film flat with respect > > to the baseboard. > > > > Optimal f/stops and flat film = sharp prints. > > > > JB > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information