Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2008/09/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I wonder how many people actually use enlargers these days? I don't think many. Analog photography is becoming a lost art, and it's a shame. A good portable enlarger is as functional today as ever. Sometimes I think that analog has been given a bad rap. Nasty, smelly chemicals that turn your fingernails black. But it's pretty easy. It might even be easier than digital, all things considered, for BW. Analog has a steep learning curve. It takes time to get to where a person can generate mostly good negatives and to knock out good prints without too much proofing, and after the fact spotting. (proofing and spotting aren't fun). The good news is that once you've got the process down it doesn't change much. The analog workflow I learned to print 30-years ago and nothing's really different today. Software, to my chagrin, evolves constantly. Whether upgrading means "new and improved" is debatable. It really doesn't matter. I rarely have a choice if I want to "keep current" (use the latest cameras). In the late 90's I worked on a Y2K project with a major bank. They hadn't upgraded their AP since 1988. To a friend of mine I asked, "who waits a decade before upgrading software?" My friend replied, "someone who know what a PITA upgrading can be." I've been reminded of that line hundreds of times since then. The bank, FWIW, happened to be one of the most successful in the world. DaveR -----Original Message----- From: David Kinchen [mailto:davidkinchen@hotmail.com] Sent: Thursday, September 04, 2008 2:32 PM To: lug@leica-users.org Subject: [Leica] USSR suitcase enlarger Anybody out there have any info on my latest eBay enlarger acquisition...a USSR suitcase enlarger, 35 mm and smaller...Came complete with all negative carrier inserts and even has a clip on the lens grain focuser. Name is Yna-6 (cyrillic lettering) on the front of the lamphouse. color is a green similar to Durst enlarger color. My main enlarger is an Omega A3 35 mm enlarger, but I like the quality of this unit...nice quality castings and it's in excellent condition, considering it's almost 30 years old Dave Kinchen _________________________________________________________________ See how Windows connects the people, information, and fun that are part of your life. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/msnnkwxp1020093175mrt/direct/01/