We'll have to talk about speed graphics sometime, Paul. We seem to be the only ones who still use them. Do you use yours as a press camera, or as a view camera?
The reason the old Beselers sell for more than the old Omegas is because the accessories are interchangeable with the new ones. The Omegas have changed design details several times. Not a major problem if you get the accessories with the enlarger, but if you get them separately you need to make sure you have the right ones for your particular model Omega. Ciao, graywolf [EMAIL PROTECTED] ----- Original Message ----- From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, January 01, 2002 12:45 PM Subject: Re: Questions for Beseler 23CII Users > Thanks Tom. I think my next enlarger should be capable of 4x5, since I > occasionally shoot with my old Speed Graphic, and I want a cold light head. > I've been spoiled ever since I put a Zone VI cold light head on my > little Omega > B-22. Rich. Nice. I like it. > I might just go with another Omega. If I'm going to > change the head, I suppose it doesn't much matter what brand of enlarger I > use, as long as the column is adequately stiff. And the prices on the > Besselers are somewhat steep. The Omega B-22 column is superb for a small > enlarger with a single column. I don't know how rigid the larger Omega > models are. In any case, my enlarger table is anchored in concrete. Nothing > moves, so I don't believe I have to worry much about how well it handles vibration. > Paul > > Tom Rittenhouse wrote: > > > No, for 4x5 you need the 45M series, or the 45V series. Interestingly there > > is an 8x10 cold light head available for the 45 Beselers. There also used to > > be a CB7 model which did 5x7. BTW, all of these can be used with negatives > > as small as Minox (8mm x 11mm). > > > > Ciao, > > graywolf > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: Paul Stenquist <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Monday, December 31, 2001 9:43 AM > > Subject: Re: Questions for Beseler 23CII Users > > > > > Hi Shel, > > > I can't answer your question, but I have a question of my own: Will the > > > 23CII do 4x5? I assume it will do 6x7. I've seen a couple on ebay, but the > > > sellers don't specify. > > > Paul > > > > > > Shel Belinkoff wrote: > > > > > > > I just picked up a fine Beseler 23CII condenser enlarger to complement > > > > the dichro head model that I have. There's an adjustment on it that > > > > allows the condenser to be moved up and down relative to the negative, > > > > and it's marked for different formats - 8/16/35mms and 110; 2*x2*, etc. > > > > Essentially it's self explanatory, but I do have a question: if a longer > > > > lens, such as an 80mm is used instead of a normal 50mm lens for 35mm > > > > work, should the condenser be moved to the 2*x2* position? > > > > > > > > There's a drawer above the condenser that looks like it's for VC > > > > filters, or for heat absorbing glass. Is that correct, or is there > > > > another purpose for that drawer? > > > > > > > > Man, it's a neat machine! > > > > -- > > > > Shel Belinkoff > > > > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ > > > > - > > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > > - > > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > > - > > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . > - > This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, > go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to > visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org . - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
