[pure-silver] Re: Below the Lens Filter holder

  • From: RobC <ps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Tue, 17 Nov 2009 21:02:51 +0000

Ralph,

Do you find there is an advantage to using additive filters rather than 
subtractive filters or is it just a convenience of filter availability?


At 17/11/2009 18:25 +0100, you wrote:
>Funny you bring up the Durst filter rod on the L1000-series enlargers. I 
>bought a spare filter, attached both to the same rod and replaced the red 
>filters with a green and a blue filter. Now, I can do split-grade printing 
>with ease.
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>On Nov 17, 2009, at 16:39, Georges Giralt wrote:
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>>Hi !
>>I use below the lens filter on my Rodagon 150 mm lens and on my Nikon EL 135 
>>and
>>150 lenses. It works well.
>>I do favor the Kodak version. Why ?
>>Because it attaches to the red filter rod on my Durst Laborator 1000 and not 
>>(as
>>the Ilford does ) to the front mount of the lens.
>>If I'm not mistaken, the Kodak is not made anymore and the Ilford is awfully
>>expensive.
>>Another solution is to buy a Cokin filter holder with the adapter for the 
>>front
>>filter thread of your lenses. Buy a professional size filter holder and a
>>"amateur" or normal holder adapter. This way you'll have the professional 
>>filter
>>holder attached to the front of the lens, and the adapter will make some sort 
>>of
>>drawer to put the filter in. Of course this means you already have the set of
>>filters ...
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>>Selon RobC <<mailto:ps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>ps@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>:
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>>>Well yes I'd use the filter draws if they are available. But if you really
>>>want under the lens and are super quick, then you have 48 minutes from now:
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>><http://cgi.ebay.com/Ilford-Multigrade-Below-Lens-Filter-Kit-Complete-Box_W0QQitemZ300365611949QQcategoryZ29987QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m8QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63>http://cgi.ebay.com/Ilford-Multigrade-Below-Lens-Filter-Kit-Complete-Box_W0QQitemZ300365611949QQcategoryZ29987QQcmdZViewItemQQ_trksidZp4340.m8QQ_trkparmsZalgo%3DMW%26its%3DC%26itu%3DUCC%26otn%3D5%26ps%3D63
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>>>At 16/11/2009 20:10 -0500, you wrote:
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>>>>RobC wrote:
>>>>| The Ilford below the lens kit is good for 35mm and medium format. The
>>>>| holder is attached between lens and lens board and is held in place by
>>>>| the lens.  The hole the lens goes through is 40mm in diameter and there
>>>>| are legs which hang down around the outside of the lens. This means it
>>>>| is unlikely to be big enough for a 150mm lens for 4x5. Also it makes
>>>>| access to lens aperture setting fiddly, especially for 35mm if you have
>>>>| a recessed lens board. But it works well enough with those limitations.
>>>>|
>>>>| At 16/11/2009 17:47 -0500, you wrote:
>>>>|> I am looking for a below the lens filter holder for Beseler 23C and/or
>>>>|> 45MX.
>>>>|>
>>>>|> Any suggestion would be helpful.
>>>>|>
>>>>|> Alan Tippett
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>>>>Both those enlargers have filter drawers. Why not use them?
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