Re: V35 Enlarger

[Ian Stanley <ian@mos.com.np>]

Greetings all,

	Do yourselves a favour and pick up a Zone VI Compensating Enlarger Timer
as it automatically compensates for the difference in intensity when you
change filters.  No more additional test strips when you change filters!!!!
 It is not cheap at US$395 + US$55 for a photo cell but I wouldn't be
without one and it is guaranteed for life.

Ian Stanley,

Kathmandu, Nepal

At 03:11 PM 97-10-08 +0100, you wrote:
>Eric Welch <ewelch@ponyexpress.net> writes:
>
>     > At 06:04 PM 10/7/97 +0100, you wrote:
>    >> I also have a question. Is it, in case you use multigrade
>    >> black-and-white papers more often than colourpaper, worthwhile to buy
>    >> the VARIOCONTRAST module if you already have the colour module?
>
>     > Alexander,
>
>     > Yes, it is very much worth it. I've done vario contrast black and
white
>     > paper with the color head and I owned a V35 with the vario contrast
>     > module.  The latter way is much superior for speed and ease of use.
The
>     > single dial lets you go from 0 to 5 in one smooth motion. With the
>     > color head, you have three dials to mess with.
>
>     > And the vario contrast module seems to have the filters set for Ilford
>     > and Oriental variable contrast paper. With Kodak, there is more of an
>     > exposure time change as you change contrast.
>
>     > ============= Eric Welch St. Joseph, MO
>
>I was in the same situation: had a colour module and used it for b&w
>multigrade only. The slightest change in gradation resulted in a change in
>exposure time. Of course, you get used to it, but for me it was almost every
>time another test print - at least for final prints, where I don't accept
less
>than the best I can get.
>I expect better results from the variocontrast head.
>
>I couldn't even rely on my exposure meter, since adding yellow increased the
>exposure time without showing it on the meter.
>
>My recommendation: If you don't _need_ the colour head start with the
>variocontrast.
>
>christoph
>
>