pascal van heesch Posted June 4, 2000 Share Posted June 4, 2000 Hello, Recently I change from 35 mm to 6x7. Can somebody advice me which enlarger&enlarging lens would be good for black and white printing. Thanks in advance, Pascal van Heesch Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tom_raymondson Posted June 4, 2000 Share Posted June 4, 2000 I use a Saunders/LPL 4500 II Dichroic with an El-Nikkor 105mm/f5.6. I have found absolutely no limitations for me with this setup, for both b&w and color up to 11x14 (I plan on trying 16x20 soon). It also works great for 35mm with a 50mm lens. It's probably more enlarger than you really need for 6x7, but for only the cost of a negative carrier you can also do 6x9, and for the cost of a negative carrier and lens you can try 4x5 too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bob_salomon Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 60mm wide angle, 80mm to 105mm from Rodenstock Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gene crumpler Posted June 5, 2000 Share Posted June 5, 2000 I can unconditionally recommend the Omega C760XL and the 80mm el-nikkor. Ive made 16x20+ B&W with beautiful results using the standard condenser head. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark_eban Posted June 6, 2000 Share Posted June 6, 2000 If you are printing on multigrade paper, there are two choices I would recommend: the Durst Pictograph (or now Multigraph) (there was a review of this in Photo Techniques or whatever it is called these days some time ago) and the De Vere 504. In terms of lenses, the schneider componon-S 80mm will cover 6x7. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott walton Posted June 8, 2000 Share Posted June 8, 2000 I have to agree with the post on the 760XL! Unless of course you plan to go 4x5 in the near future... then look at the D-2 by Omega.Cheers,Scott Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
richard baznik Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 Scott's suggestion of an Omega D2 is a good one for B&W printing of MF images. For the past six years I've used a sturdy D2-V (variable condensor) that I fitted with an Aristo cold light. The El-Nikkor 80 covers 6x7 very nicely.///Dick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
struan_gray Posted June 9, 2000 Share Posted June 9, 2000 If Pascal is in Europe, Durst and Kaiser M.F. enlarger models are more widely available than Omega and DeVere, and are universally recommended as quality brands. If you're on a budget, the Meopta models are sturdy but a little lacking in finesse, or look for a used Durst M805 - a lovely machine which will handle up to 6x9. The German magazine Color Foto published a test of current medium format enlargers last year, so if you can find a library with back issues you might want to track it down. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
siena art. Posted August 22, 2000 Share Posted August 22, 2000 i use a rodenstock,rodagon 80mm,f4 enlarging lens on a,de vere 203.this lens is excellent at all apertures,contrast and sharpness are probably the best for the money (£240,british money) one concern that many believe is that it only has enough coverage for a 6/6 format,this is not true,and works perfectly with a 6/7. good luck. sean anderson 22/8/2000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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