----- Original Message ----- From: Shel Belinkoff Subject: Medium Format Enlarging
> As a decision about a medium format camera gets closer, questions about > enlarging the negatives are coming to be a consideration. Do those of > you working in medium format find that film flatness is an issue? Do > you use glass carriers, or glassless? Cold light or condenser heads? > Which enlargers do you use? Have you found a particular negative > carrier that works better for you than others? I seem to recall that I > had some problems when working with 2 1/4 negs and a condenser enlarger > many years ago. Negative "popping" was an issue, if I recall. The only way to keep a negative perfectly flat is to use a cover glass. The Beseler negatrans uses one, and makes for a nice flat neg. It also adds a couple more level surfaces for dust to adhere to. I use a 23C Dual Dichroic for my 6x7 and smaller stuff. I like diffuser printing, and I enjoy the convenience of the dichroics for contrast control. One of the nice things about T-Max film is how inherently flat the film stays. I quite like TMY in medium format, where the grain is not an issue. I think colour heads are the coolest heads as well. Cold lights are cooler, only when compared to condenser heads. I haven't had film popping problems with either my cold light or my colour head. My second choice for black and white would be a VC cold light head. William Robb - 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 .
