Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2002/05/15

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Re: Focomat V35
From: "charles walden" <charlie@highhill.com>
Date: Wed, 15 May 2002 12:55:03 -0400
References: <B907E487.12F%pericles@cableonline.com.mx>

> 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
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>
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