[pure-silver] Re: Amusing Kodak commercial

  • From: Nick Zentena <zentena@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Thu, 28 Dec 2006 15:52:18 -0500

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
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