Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]> Hi LUG's: I hope someone can help me on this. > Recently I bought a Leitz Focomat V35 enlarger with the color module and a > focotar 40 mm lens. After I calibrated the enlarger against my easel, I made > some b&w prints (8x10 and 11x14) and it did work great (no filters, with > ilford grade 2 paper). Later on I tried the same negative without moving a > thing except the color module which I set it for grade 2 1/2 but I noticed > that with the module on, my negative went out of focus. > I had a look in the LUG Archive but I could not find anything about the > subject. > Also, the neg carrier it has cannot give me black border, is there a neg > carrier larger than 24x36? yes there is, a bit hard to find. i believe it's 25x37. I filed my 24x36 out slightly, cleaned off the rough edges and then painted the bare metal black and had good results. but then I also had a spare in case I ruined it (and that was back when they were going for $50 as opposed to a couple of hundred). I have not experienced the focus shift you mentioned. Did you set up the column length for your easel and check the autofocus at different heights? good luck - I really like my V35 - especially with the heiland split grade to replace the color filters, but that's a whole other story. charlie > > Thanks in advance > -- > saludos, pericles > > http://www.pericleslavat.com > > -- > To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html