den_schmidt

I have a similar situation in that I want to mount a 500mm Takumar on either a Canon FD or Nikon F3 body. Does the focal length of this lens provide more of a focusing range that with shorter focal length lens? Should I used a "corrected" adapter?

One of the things that has fascinated me about Adams enlarger was the individual intensity control on the many light sources in his light head. I use several different large format enlargers with a single light source so I have had to rely on the zone system or dodging and burning or other light controls to get the effect I wanted. I wonder if the Adams enlarger helped him get the results he wanted just as much as the zone system and other methods. I believe he later changed to a single cold head light source but he was known to experiment with equipment. Can anyone comment on the effect of the Adam light head with controllable light sources?