Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/08/31
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]somebody said: >A grain focuser is not absolutely essential if you have good eyes and close-up vision. <<<<< Daniel Ridings said in response: >>> What a joker! Good eyes and close-up vision! On the LUG?! For the rest of us mortals, a grain focuser is needed.<<<<<< Hi Daniel, Heck I've used a grain focuser as long as I can remember! Actually I don't think much beyond my first adventure in my amateur darkroom in a bed sheet covered windows sun porch! That I haven't used a grain focusing tool of some kind over the past 54 years. :-) hell it's the only way to go if you absolutely want to be right on the mark! Yeah, yeah, I know some smart ass really young guy is going to come back and say he's never had to use one! Yeah well my answer to him is..... "Up yurs good buddy, your day is coming! " ;-) ted > > > Daniel > (new bifocals, progressive glass, gas-station reading glasses on Thurs) > > > > > > If you have the manual that came with the V35, it details how to set the autofocus so that it tracks properly. It is also important to adjust the height of the head for the thickness of the easel. As has been said here, you should use the standard one-glass neg carrier that will hold the neg absolutely flat. If you are using the correct carrier, it is unnecessary to check focus with a magnifier anywhere but in the middle of the image, because the corners WILL be flat. > > > > Also, don't try and check focus with a magnifier with the lens at full aperture (it'll blind you). Use f/5.6-f/8, and don't print at full aperture either because of the chance of soft corners. > > > > It has to be something simple, these enlargers (the V35) are quite bulletproof if used properly. > > > > Good luck > > > > JB > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Leica Users Group. > > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information >