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Subject: [Leica] 6x7 Enlarger?
From: s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)
Date: Wed, 3 Jun 2009 19:37:55 -0700
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I've never like the Saunders. I've used them in friend's darkrooms.  
They're a bit too flat for me. As it is, I print my PN55 without  
filters, i.e. yellow, going to the limit of vc paper's speed.
S.d.


On Jun 3, 2009, at 7:26 PM, Richard Man wrote:

> Some just posted about a Saunders LPL670 for $600. Good deal?!
>
>
> On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 7:24 PM, Slobodan Dimitrov  
> <s.dimitrov at charter.net>wrote:
>
>> You're looking to get rid of the ZoneVI?
>> S.d.
>>
>>
>>
>> On Jun 3, 2009, at 7:11 PM, Mike Durling wrote:
>>
>>  I have a huge but very solid Zone VI 5x7 (inches) enlarger.  It  
>> works
>>> great but is not exactly portable.  Since I decided that on the rare
>>> occasions I would print I wanted to do it in the house rather  
>>> than the
>>> garage I pulled out my little Nikor 6x7 enlarger.  It has a color  
>>> head but
>>> there is a chart with filtration numbers that work well with VC  
>>> paper.  I
>>> had only used it for 35mm but decided to try it with 6x7 and it  
>>> makes
>>> excellent prints up to about 11x14.  Those are often available  
>>> for a song
>>> but the 6x7 carriers are hard to find.  Fortunately there is a  
>>> replacement
>>> of another brand.  I ended up making my own carrier which works  
>>> well too.
>>>
>>> Graded paper is pretty easy to come by.  Freestyle carries  
>>> several.  I've
>>> had good luck with Kentmere and Slavich but there are others.
>>>
>>> Mike D
>>>
>>> Richard Man wrote:
>>>
>>>> OK, some of us are de-volving. Yes, I can and do scan 6x7  
>>>> negatives, but
>>>> if
>>>> I were to dust off the darkroom, what are some good 6x7  
>>>> enlargers to look
>>>> for?
>>>>
>>>> Anyone has a spare one in their basement? B&W only of course.
>>>>
>>>> Thanks
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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