[pure-silver] Re: Omega 4x5 Mania
- From: Sauerwald Mark <mark_sauerwald@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: pure-silver@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Sun, 1 May 2005 05:00:36 -0700 (PDT)
I will also toss in my 2c.....
I limped along for a long time with a hodge-podge
poorly equipped darkroom. Then a couple of things
happened which changed my life...
My brother loaned me a Crown Graphic, and I had my
first encounter with LF - and I fell in love.
I upgraded the darkroom - and had a stroke of luck
there. My enlarger was an Omega 700 - would not cover
4x5. I wanted a 4x5 enlarger, and started searching
e-bay for one which was within driving distance.
After a while I found a Beseler 45 'and some other
stuff', about 3hrs drive from me, which I won at a
reasonable price. I contacted the seller, and told
him that I would be coming down to pick it up,
arranged a time. I told him that I would be driving a
minivan - and he advised me to remove the seats before
coming down. When I went to pick up the enlarger it
turns out that the previous owner was the father of
the seller, who was a retired photojournalist/hobbiest
- the 'other stuff' was a very complete darkroom -
Archival print washer, drum dryer, hard rubber tanks,
RC print dryer, many trays, easels, timers, trays up
to 24x30 etc. It barely fit in the minivan. I had to
build a new darkroom to accomodate all the stuff, and
now, working in there is such a joy!
I ended up spending more on misc other little things
than I did on the enlarger, and I suspect that most
people do so.
Shortly after getting the new darkroom set up, my
brother reclaimed his camera - so I had to buy a new
4x5.
In any event, I would suggest patience, keep your eyes
open for a local sale, and see if you can get the rest
of the contents of the darkroom. The enlarger is an
important element of the darkroom, but don't neglect
everything else.
Mark
--- DarkroomMagic <info@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> I let others comment on the enlargers in question
> but give my 5c to the
> timers. The Gralab 300 timers are great for the lab,
> I have four of them,
> two in the lab for processing and washing prints,
> one in the dry room to
> time the dry-mount press, and one spare. I have used
> them for the enlarger
> but gave that up soon after. It would be OK if you
> only did straight prints,
> but if you need to dodge and burn, it gets too
> cumbersome quickly.
> IMHO, the best darkroom enlarging timer is one that
> can be set in 0.1s
> increments up to at least 10s, better yet, up to
> 20s. A 5% exposure change
> is a still visible change in density in the
> highlights. 10% is a modest
> change and 20% is a big step. Timers with a 1s
> increment are only usable for
> times above 20s if you want to do precise work.
>
> It should be easy to reset the timer to any given
> time, better yet, the
> timer defaults to the last time entered. Burning-in
> often means repeated
> burns for the same time at different locations of
> the image. Resetting the
> same time on the Gralab 300 is a pain.
>
> For people with a voltage-regulated power supply,
> there is one more thing to
> watch. This type of power supply has a timing delay
> at start-up. Typical
> delays are around 0.4 to 0.5s. If you do continuous
> test-strips, always
> adding 2s or 3s to the next strip, this difference
> adds up, because you are
> really adding 0.4 to 0.5s less every time. A good
> timer allows you to
> compensate for that effect.
>
> I use the timer from RHDesigns, which does and
> considers all of the above
> and can be used as a linear or as an f/stop timer.
> In addition, it has a
> test-strip function, allowing 7-step test strips
> without calculations. It is
> a great tool but a bit pricy.
>
> My advise, get the Gralab 300 and use it in the lab
> as a processing timer.
> Then invest in an f/stop timer or, if that¹s not for
> you, get another
> electronic timer to do the enlargements.
>
>
>
>
>
> Regards
>
>
>
> Ralph W. Lambrecht
>
>
>
>
>
>
>
> On 2005-05-01 02:40, "Justin F. Knotzke"
> <jknotzke@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
>
> > Hello Fellow Stinky Fingers,
> >
> > I've been on a 4x5 hunt in the past few weeks
> and I've come up with
> > a few leads locally.
> >
> > A local shop has a Omega DII (not D2). It's in
> fair condition but
> > is missing the lensboard, has only one lens hood
> and no condenser to
> > be found and a 150mm lens in OK condition. They
> wand $200USD but are
> > willing to negotiate.
> >
> > Next, is the famous Kodak 4x5 which I have yet
> to see.
> >
> > After that, I found a Omega D2V with 3 lenses,
> all the carriers and
> > a Gralab 300 and appears in great condition. He
> wants $600USD but says
> > it's negotible.
> >
> > All suggestions appreciated including what
> price I should offer.
> >
> > Thanks
> >
> > J
> >
> > --=20
> > Justin F. Knotzke
> > jknotzke@xxxxxxxxx
> > http://www.shampoo.ca
> >
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