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I seem to get a warm yellow tint on a print when I go beyond a six

times enlargement.This becomes a real problem at 11x14.I had it

fixed about 6 years ago and when I picked it up the repair person

was not there and could not tell me what was done.The problem

started again about one year after the repair.The enlarger is a

Saunders LPL670 dichroic.The yellow tint is about a two inch area

and becomes a problem in light areas like skin or sky.Dark areas

seem all right as you can not see it but I am afraid to make larger

prints as this ruins the print.

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There is a light leak or something is out of alignment inside the enlarger head such as the bulb, dichroic filters, or light mixing box.

 

A third possibility is a reflection from a wall or enlarger column hitting the print.

 

Try printing without a safelight to verify that is not the problem.

 

Not using a stop bath after the developer will cause staining after making several prints using just plain water between developer and blix.

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