Hi again, I checked my Opemus yesterday, and yes, you're right. The opening above negative is appr 6x6 but the opening below 5.5x5.5. Very strange. On the other hand, my old Zeiss Ikon Nettax negatives are also roughly 5.5x5.5. I don't have any MF enlarger lens, so I couldn't check how the negative is projected to the paper, but I'll try to borrow a lens and check it out. It will take a couple of weeks before I get an opportunity, though.
Otherwise I'm very happy with the Opemus 6, and the Magnifax seems to be similarly constructed. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any dealers in Sweden anymore. Too bad, when I bought the Opemus it definitely gave most value for the money of all new enlargers. Erik -----Original Message----- From: Frantisek Vlcek [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: den 13 februari 2002 21:04 To: Erik Nordin Subject: Re: Noobie 35mm Enlarger Question Wednesday, February 13, 2002, 3:07:33 PM, Erik wrote: EN> Hi Frantisek, I read your below opinion - could you please explain what you EN> mean with the Opemus not being godd for 6x6? I have the Opemus 6 which I EN> have been very pleased with, although so far I have only used it for 35 mm EN> work with a EI-Nikkor 50/2.8. One of the reasons I got it 10 years ago was EN> its capacity for MF negatives, so it would be interesting to know about its EN> shortcomings... Erik, this is nothing I know from personal experience, I have always used only Magnifaxes (II, than IV). My friend has the Opemus 7 (6?) and he is unable to do full-frame bordered 6x6 prints, as the negative carrier's hole is only about 5.5x5.5cm. He contacted Meopta but to no avail. This might not be true with all models, I find it very strange, too. If you measure the carrier hole, please let me know how much it is, it interests me too. I find it hard to believe they would make an enlarger with such obvious design fault, but it wouldn't be a first time even a respected company did such stupid things. Perhaps it's just his model, though. Second, general thing, is that it's always better to have overkill condenser (lightsource), Magnifax has in fact condenser perfectly suited for 9x9cm format (if there was any, apart from aerial roll film long ago), so 6x6, 6x7 even 6x9 are no problem with Magnifax, there will be no fall-off to the corners. But I don't really know how big or good is the condenser for Opemus, as I said, I have no experience with it. Good light, Frantisek Vlcek - 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 .
