Paul, Good for you. You should order the booklet "The Magic of Darkroom Art" from Preston Publications (phototechmag.com). Wretched title--I couldn't do anything about that--it was originally supposed to be called "The Photographic Darkroom," subtitled "A Primer." It's meant to be a basic publication covering most of the aspects of setting up a new darkroom. I wrote a number of the articles, one or two bylined, one or two not. It's in magazine format and costs only $7.95 or something like that. You might get some good pointers out of it since you're just getting going.
--Mike > I set up the Omega D2 cold light enlarger today. It's a nice piece. > 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'm still going to test it against the Nikkor, but I'm > waiting for a replacement on the Nikkor. After I told the seller that > the last example was unaccetable, he immediately promised to send me > another. Along with a note that I could return one for a swap or both > for a complete refund. Good seller. - 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 .
