Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/06/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Do you use a grain magnifier? Or do you "eyeball" it? This is very inaccurate. Focus on the grain. The only time this is diifcult is when you have negatives with virtually non-existant grain, such as Kodak Tech Pan. I have tested many, many enlarging lenses. Most are at the optical best, 2 stops down from maximum aperture. Some are terrible wide open, and some are very good wide open. Mike ----- Original Message ----- From: "Feli" <feli2@earthlink.net> To: "Leica Users Group" <lug@leica-users.org> Sent: Wednesday, June 15, 2005 7:39 PM Subject: [Leica] darkroom focusing > Ok, now here is a really simple question. How do you guys focus your > enlarger? > > For years I've done it like this. Open up to f2.8, focus, stop down to > about f8 or f11 and print. > > > Anyone? > > > feli > > ________________________________________________________ > feli2@earthlink.net 2 + 2 = 4 www.elanphotos.com > > > no archive > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- I am using the free version of SPAMfighter for private users. It has removed 371 spam emails to date. Paying users do not have this message in their emails. Try www.SPAMfighter.com for free now!