Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/10/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Paul Klingaman wrote: > > Well, it's upgrade time, and now I'm faced with a tough decision. Currently > I've got a 23C enlarger with an Aristo cold light. I've been looking at V35 > enlargers, and dig the idea of auto-focus on an enlarger. However, I love > that cold light. So, I was thinking an alternative would be the VC head > made by Aristo to fit my 23C. They are both in the same price range. > Anyone feel like discussing the merits of each setup? Is there any way the > V35 can be fitted with a cold light of some sort? If I went for the V35, > I'd get the vario-contrast module, considering the only color work I do is > slides, and primarily use VC fiber paper. Regardless, I'll keep the 23C > around to print medium format on occasion. There is not much info. about > the V35 and its available light sources on the net, so I'd appreciate > anything you all could contribute. > > Thanks, > Paul Klingaman > As much as I'd love having a Leica enlarger my VC Aristo head means more to me. It's on a D2 Omega now but if it were on a Beseler with a negative stage leveler it wouldn't bother me or a Durst would be quite exotic and wouldn't bother me a bit. But the V35 is 35 only and wont take to Aristo so it's a moot point. I also do 33% of my work in Medium Format and a 35 only enlarger doesn't click with me. I can't envision another system than the split printing I'm doing with the Aristo winning over my heart! Mark Rabiner