jim_covill

<p>I had a similar issue with my 2S some years back. I greased the shutter ring with a silicon lubricant (use just a dab and rotate the shutter ring a few times to work the lubricant into the teeth).<br /> The light meter difference is because you've got a mechanical misalignment between the shutter ring and the internal location. Easy fix - just remove the shutter ring again and reinstall it with the correct shutter speed at the top (it's a bit trial and error but you'll get there).</p>

<p>For mostly B & W printing, condenser head enlargers may be a better solution than colour oriented diffuser heads. The reason is contrast.<br> I've owned both Durst and Omega enlargers with dual heads. For B & W portraiture oriented prints I'd generally use the diffuser head to get a 'softer' image. As far as lenses get an 80mm for MF film, 50mm for 35mm film. Get a high end enlarger lens (El-Nikkor, Schneider Componon-S, etc). If you're using a 'blad 500 series, spring for the very very best enlarging lens money can buy. If you require big printing making, make sure you have an extended length column.</p>

<p>When I first went dSLR in a big way I opted Nikon (from a 35mm system of 5 OM bodies and some 17 lenses). So now I have a lot of 'gold ring' Nikon glass and some D300 bodies (my earlier Nikon bodies broke but they did serve me well) and it's big and heavy stuff.<br> And guess what, I've just bought a OM-D E5 and love it. Small, lightweight and hence easy to carry, it works well, very well.<br> Camera gear is meant to be used (at least in my books) and I'd like to think my OM-D will see plenty of hard use before it dies.</p>