[pure-silver] Re: I GUESS NOT was ANYONE TRY THIS SILLY IDEA?

  • From: Claudio Bonavolta <claudio@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
  • To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
  • Date: Fri, 27 May 2011 12:17:50 +0200

Hi Bob,

You can add also that these bulbs take time to switch on and output power 
varies depending how warm they are.
That may give some difficulties to ensure repeatibility in exposure.
A good way to use them would be to let them on and use a shutter, that should 
ensure a good consistency.

Leds are another option, power is increasing although still a bit low.
White leds can be used with usual filtration or a mix of blue/green in an 
additive filtration mode for multigrade.
I had a project in the cartons using a RGB color head with leds where the 
duration of exposure of each color is variable instead of varying the output 
power. Maybe one day ...

Claudio Bonavolta
www.bonavolta.ch

        ----- Message d'origine -----   
De: "BOB KISS" <bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
Date: Thu, 26 May 2011 14:54:46 -0400   
Sujet: [pure-silver] I GUESS NOT was ANYONE TRY THIS SILLY IDEA?        
À: <pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>  
     Hmmm, not one reply.  I guess no one has either tried it or thought it 
worth trying.

                        CHEERS!

                                    BOB

 

 
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From: BOB KISS [mailto:bobkiss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] 
 Sent: Wednesday, May 25, 2011 1:57 PM
 To: 'pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx'
 Subject: ANYONE TRY THIS SILLY IDEA?

 

DEAR LIST,

            Has anyone ever tried using a watt saver fluorescent bulb in 
their enlargers?  The issues and considerations:

 

1)    Why bother?  To allow all the advantages of efficiency and less heat (no 
negative popping etc) while using your condenser lenses&for those who like 
condenser enlargers.  Commercially available cold light heads are predominantly 
diffusion sources.  

2)    All fluorescent bulbs are hybrid i.e., a blend of line spectrum and 
continuous spectrum.  Sure, but then again, so are all cold light heads!

3)    Color?  Watt savers are available in the usual cool white and also a 
warmer color.  I own both.  Again, with hybrid spectra, one never knows what it 
will be.

4)    The color spectrum will be less of an issue with graded paper than with 
VC/Multigrade paper.  

5)    Most watt savers are spiral tubes and may very well cause unevenness on 
the paper plane.  True, but I have some that are in the usual frosted envelope. 
 They are not as perfect as the opal frosting of enlarger bulbs.  Yes, I know 
that condenser lenses focus the light source into the entrance pupil of the 
enlarging lens and the enlarging lens focuses the negative onto the easel.  But 
I wonder if the frosted bulbs will be even enough.  Hmmm.

 

This may all be fanciful speculation but then again, who know&

                        CHEERS!

                                    BOB

PS: Just so you know, I swear by my cold light diffuse source.  I am just 
curious about the idea above.

 

 

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