Yeah - the dichro head is a cold light head. The nice thing about the dichro is that the filtration is built in and stepless. If I need more contrast than grade 2, and less than grade 2�, I can get it. And with the Iford MG IV it's easy to see very slight contrast changes. This also makes burning and dodging very simple, as different areas of the print can easily be printed to different contrasts. It's a really nice setup, and I'm very glad I got it. You might want to think about such a setup when you get your new enlarger.
Paul Stenquist wrote: > > The cold head on my Omega B22 provides more contrast on Multigrade IV than > did the condenser head that preceded it. But that's due to the color of > the light, which is more blue than the condenser's tungsten light. Now, > once the filtration is adjusted to compensate for the different > temperature of the light, the cold head print may actually appear somewhat > less contrasty because the tonal range is (allegedly) somewhat extended. > In any case, I prefer the look I can achieve with the Zone VI cold head in > comparison to that of the B22 condenser head. The grain is not as sharply > defined, but there's a silky smoothness to the prints that I find > appealing. > Are you using a cold head on any of your enlargers? -- 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 .
