[rollei_list] Re: OT: Enlargers (revisited)
- From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx>
- To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Mon, 21 Nov 2005 01:15:44 +0100
Hi Doug,
thanks for your reply.
No, I don't have a digital camera (well, there is one built into my
phone, and in my video camera). I bought my wife one last Christmas and
said it was her responsability to get pictures of our son to send to
family & friends electronically - I'm staying with film as long as I
can. Shooting APX100 (have to find a replcament, am now on Plus-X Pan
until I get things sorted out), Tri-X (320 and 400) and Velvia 50.
Running Kodachrome 64 through the 35mm kit :-).
Looking forward to setting up a small darkroom in an extra
bathroom/shower at my office.
Now I have to start making a priority list - darkroom vs Rollei TLR vs
new Nikon optics vs RF system ;-). Decisions, decisions...
Cheers,
Thor
On 21 Nov, 2005, at 0:50, Douglas Nygren wrote:
Thor, I'm going to answer part of your email. Others will answer more,
I hope.
I like Durst and Omega enlargers. I use an Omega. I can enlarge 4x5
and smaller on mine. Bigger I don't need, though if I shot 8x10 I
might want that. However, 8x10 as a contact print looks great, so
maybe I don't.
I use Schneider and Rodonstock lenses. I don't pay much attention to
the rest, though I think you get what you pay for when it comes to
grain focuers. Get a good one!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
As for easels, you need one that is easily admustable. I think it
needs to have a knob. Others may disagree.
And finally, I want to congratulate you on your good taste. While your
digital camera, if you have one, will be obsolete in days, your wet
darkroom won't. You won't suffer from eye strain and in 10 years you
won't need to upgrade your enlarger to read your negatives, that is,
if you can find something that would still be compatible.
Digital is nice. Too bad the next generation won't know how we looked.
Best--Doug Nygren
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