Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2009/10/14
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Agree on the lens. When I set up the 35mm enlarger 3-4 years ago, I made a point of getting the Rodenstock APO from B&H. Not sure about what I'd do for "Standard Size Print" yet. Once one is used to print large using inkjet, it's almost silly to print anything less than 11x14, especially from a 6x7 neg? I also *hope* to do something with calligraphy on prints, wetroom style. Not exactly sure yet. I think Don Hong-Qoi just used a sharpie :-) I just sent an inquiry to his old gallery rep. Lets see if she responds... On Wed, Oct 14, 2009 at 11:17 PM, Mark Rabiner <mark at rabinergroup.com> wrote: > > I have a whole range of lenses so a lens I'd have gotten to use for large > format I'd use for 35mm if I'm making a very small print to give myself the > best comfortable space and also a good deal optically. > But when I'd make a 16x20 or 20x24 and dropping the enlarging bed to a > lower > shelf I'd use a lens which just covers the neg. you need to be able to grab > the focus with one hand and look through the grain magnifier with the > other. > I mean your eye. > Actually an 80 is not supposed to cover 6x7 unless you have some special > wide angle deal. One of those newer very high end ones. > So don't "trade" in your 80 f0r a 105 you'll need them both. > And enlarging lenes costing many hundreds are given way for almost free > every day. You get them used. They are glad they don't have to pay the > garbage man to throw them away. Take up precious land fill. > Get a Viso and bellows and use them with your M9. > > I have Nikkor enlarging lenes but if it was not I'd get Schneider or > Rodenstock. Its an enlarging lens buyers dream heaven. > And the lens is by far the most important part of ?your darkroom. > Doesn't matter which camera or camera lens you use. > It all goes through those enlarging lenes. > > What size is your standard size print? > > > Mark William Rabiner > > > > > _______________________________________________ > Leica Users Group. > See http://leica-users.org/mailman/listinfo/lug for more information > -- // richard m: richard @imagecraft.com // w: http://www.imagecraft.com/pub/Portfolio09/ blog: http://rfman.wordpress.com // book: http://www.blurb.com/bookstore/detail/745963