On Thursday 28 December 2006 03:20, Stein wrote: > Dear Nephew Nick, > > That is a very good posting you sent. IS the enlarger focussing > mechanism actually drifting when I let go of it? I shall disassemble the > cover on the back of the rack and test it. The Fujimoto does not have one > of the micro-drives that seem to feature on other enlargers, nor is the > focussing knob attached to a spring that would allow one to focus from > nearer the baseboard. I envy the people who have the big professional > DeVeres and who can crouch down while focussing. The combination of my Beseler's height and the low basement ceiling meant I had to build a low table. I have to crouch because the baseboard is so low. > > All that said, let me raise a rousing cheer for an unsung piece of > American engineering - the Beseler Dichro 42S head that I grafted onto the > Fujimoto chassis. I can find my filtration, dial it, and it won't drift or > shift in a 3-hour colour printing session. That eBAy buy was wonderful. I've got an old colourhead. Can't remember the model but it's the simple most basic model. Works great. Nick ============================================================================================================= To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there.