[pure-silver] Re: making smaller prints with 8x10 enlarger
- From: "Richard Knoppow" <dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 17:01:07 -0700
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From: "shannon stoney" <sstoney@xxxxxxx>
To: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Wednesday, October 13, 2004 4:34 PM
Subject: [pure-silver] making smaller prints with 8x10
enlarger
> Somebody loaned me a DeVere enlarger for 8x10 negatives,
> but it does
> have holders for smaller negatives. Today I was trying to
> enlarge a
> 4x5 negative to about 11x14, and I couldn't do it! I
> couldn't figure
> out a way to get the image small enough and focussed. The
> head would
> not go down past a certain point, nor would the bellows.
> So it
> seemed that the smallest print I could make was 16x20.
> Unfortunately
> I don't yet have an easel that size, or trays that size,
> although I
> am looking for some. But, is this normal? I guess I just
> assumed you
> could make any size print you wanted, but maybe not.
>
> --shannon
>
What focal length lens is on it? Try a longer FL lens if
you have one.
Can you measure the minimum and maximum bellows draw.
measure from the negative holder to the lens board.
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Richard Knoppow
Los Angeles, CA, USA
dickburk@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
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