Paul said: > I set up the Omega D2 cold light enlarger today. It's a nice piece.
It must be enlarger week - I just set up a new Saunders 670 VCCE. > After assembly, I checked the alignment of the lens board with the > baseboard, using a bubble level. It's dead nuts, right on. I bought a > Schneider Componon-S on ebay, and it arrived, so I mounted it and > printed a few frames on 11 x14. I don't have a filter holder yet, so I > was reduced to holding a filter under the lens. The sharpness appears > good to the eye when focusing and in the prints. I found it very easy > to focus at f8. The grain from a roll of Tri-X was extremely well > defined. However, I have some misgivings about the lens. First, the > click stops are almost indistinguishable. I know this lens has an > off/on switch for click stops, but they're barely there when it's > turned on. Second, the aperture ring can be wiggled a bit. Does anyone > know if this is normal for this lens? I have 2 Componon-S' (a 50 and an 80). One has the indistinct click- stops, the other doesn't. I don't worry about it. Which way does the ring wigggle? That sounds a bit odd. tv -- Thomas Van Veen Photography 301-758-3085 www.bigdayphoto.com - 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 .
