Hi All, In case you couldn't read the entire subject line, which probably applies to most all: where to find equivalent settings for dial in filtration to match Variable contrast filters...
I finally have a new to me enlarger (my web page designer and nice enlarger provider got mad at me for not wanting to sleep with her [I am married to someone different, after all] and took the enlarger when she left... but, that's another story) Trouble is, this enlarger, a very nice Rollei 6x7XL is a dichro enlarger, which I should be able to dial in the correct filtration to match the Ilford Multigrade variable contrast filters I'm used to. One of my photography books by Eddie Ephrams has an appendix that lists the dial in numbers for two different enlargers (neither one my own) and for some odd reason, the numbers are different, for the same "equivalence" on different enlargers. I find that odd. Isn't say, the number "+20 magenta" the same from machine to machine, just like f stop 8 the same from lens to lens? Or shouldn't it be? If not, why not? You'd be aiming for the same filtration effect wouldn't you? Given that I'm wrong and they are different, which appears to be the case, would I have to go back to the manufacturer and ask for the right filtration numbers? Is there a "general" ballpark setting for each VC filter that I could use and adjust my printing to match? Thanks, Sid B PS: BTW, this is my first experience with anything other than a condenser enlarger, and I'm quite pleased with the results so far. This Rollei, I'm told, is really a Saunders 670XL in disguise, I got it for a very handsome price (meaning inexpensive) on ebay and I'm quite satisified, and I in no way stand by my earlier comments of several years ago that I would only use a condensor enlarger..... - 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 .
