Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote: > > Many years ago, I worked as a commercial photographer. I was just out of > Brooks and worked for Bill Herbert Photography in San Jose CA. Bill had an > Omega D2 and used Varigam VC paper. He had a filter attachment mounted > below the lens that had two filters mounted in it, and a switching > solenoid. I forget the colors, I remember one being very dark and purpl'ie > and the other a yellow-green. Anyway, the enlarger timer also controlled > the filters. You dialed-in the paper grade you wanted, the time, then > pushed the expose button and the light filter (the home position) got a > percentage of the exposure, then the other (dark purpl'ie) filter flipped > under the lens. There was a solenoid that switched the filters. After the > exposure, it flipped back to the light colored filter so you could see to > change negs, crop, focus, etc. > > This system was made up of a split filter system. A percentage to the > yellow-green light and a percentage to the blue-red light. Percentage > switched by the paper grade chosen. > > Is this Split Printing? > > Jim IMO yes, did you enjoy this system, miss it when it was gone? I can't imagine... Mark :-) Rabiner