[pure-silver] Re: making smaller prints with 8x10 enlarger
- From: Peter De Smidt <pdesmidt@xxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 13 Oct 2004 19:17:12 -0500
>shannon stoney wrote:
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>>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
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Is the problem that you can't get the lens and negative stage close
enough, or far apart enough? If the former, then you need a sunken
panel; and if the latter, then you need what De-Vere calls an inverted
panel. Definitely try Ryuji's suggestion to try a longer lens.
-Peter De Smidt
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