Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/02/06

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Subject: [Leica] Recommendations for an enlarger
From: firkin at ncable.net.au (Alastair Firkin)
Date: Mon Feb 6 01:13:44 2006
References: <4cfa589b0602051852v32b3f351qe2d1d404a1f9945@mail.gmail.com>

  If you are doing only 35 you simply cannot go past the V35: fast a 
pleasure to use and the lens is wonderful. I use a Devere for the 
bigger stuff, but its far from perfect

On 06/02/2006, at 13:52, Adam Bridge wrote:

> I'm seriously thinking it's time to have an in-house darkroom and I
> think I have the place.
>
> I'd like a recommendation for an enlarger for black and white printing
> ONLY, probably a color-head since I often do split-contrast prints,
> suitable for at least 11 x 17 prints - what's the point in doing only
> 8 x 10.
>
> Also a discussion of lenses would be good.
>
> I need enough information so I can buy a used unit, assuming I can 
> find one.
>
> I find the darkroom informs the lightroom just as film informs digital
> (and vice versa for both).
>
> Thanks for sharing your thoughts.
>
> Adam
>
>
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Alastair


Replies: Reply from nickbroberts at yahoo.co.uk (Nick Roberts) ([Leica] Recommendations for an enlarger)
In reply to: Message from abridge at gmail.com (Adam Bridge) ([Leica] Recommendations for an enlarger)