Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/06/04
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Richard, the "new" M605 did 6x7. I think it was called the M605 classic and was last sold in the 1990s. The original one only did 6x6. Dante On Jun 4, 2009, at 2:54 AM, Richard Man wrote: > The guy is offering throwing in the kitchen sink: 2 lens (105 and 50), > trays, washer, the whole shebang!! > > Makes it tempting. Too bad my M605 only does 6x6. I didn't think I'd > do 6x7 > a few years ago... > > > On Wed, Jun 3, 2009 at 11:48 PM, Marty Deveney <benedenia at gmail.com> > wrote: > >>>> I use an Omega B8. It will also do 6x9. >>> That's what I used back when I did wet printing. It is a great >>> enlarger. >> >> I can vouch for that, absolutely. I can also confirm that if >> carefully disassembled and shipped, the Omegas reassemble at the >> other >> end easily and retain their regidity and alignment (this is not >> always >> the case for all enlargers). This place: >> http://www.classic-enlargers.com/ is a great resource for them. >> >> I second Slobodan's comments both about most Beseler 23s needing a >> rebuild and about the Saunders/LPL enlargers seeming flat-ish. Most >> of my 'grade 3' 35mm negs need grade 3.5-4 on an LPL, leaving you >> little room to go up in case of an accidentally flat neg. >> >> I'd imagine you could easily get something for much less than you >> indicate the Saunders/LPL is going for, particularly living in the >> US. >> >> Durst M70s are tremendous and Dante's suggestion of a 605 is also >> very >> good. Make sure you get your neg carriers with your enlarger unless >> you already have a source with parts - they are increasingly hard to >> find for out-of-production machines (e.g. *all* Dursts). >> >> A VC or colour head is unnecessary but nice. Below the lens gel VC >> filters work just fine and you can dodge with them, providing a >> useful >> amount of local contrast control. If you keep them clean and dry >> they >> will not degrade image quality. >> >> Big prints from good 6x7 negs are a joy to behold and carefully made >> Acros, TMX and Delta 100 negs can have you fooling your friends you >> have gone seriously big with large format. Send us the invite to the >> show. >> >> Marty >> > > -- > // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com > // w: http://www.rfman.com > // b: http://rfman.wordpress.com > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information