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I have tried tripping mine with a cheap modern cable release and it’s a no go. An older one I have has both a longer pin and can push a bit harder and it works fine. Let us know how the CLA goes

@mfohl beat me to it, but yes, I finally sent these cards out into the world. My life has been a bit of a roller coaster as of late, so what was meant to be a timely image is almost timely again. B

I just measured with and without glass and have found that my particular sheet of float glass adds 1/12 of a stop to the exposure. For me, that isn’t worth the effort to measure through but you could always add that in to your exposure once you find out what the value is.

I thought I recalled that omega D carriers could be used in Beseler 45 enlargers but that certainly doesn’t seem to be common knowledge. Maybe it’s LPL and Omega? Anyone have any light to shed on this topic? Specifically wondering if I might be able to use a negaflat carrier in a different...

Hi, I use the print analyzer for test strips by following the above procedure and making a test strip based on its recommendation. I usually have to adjust up or down by 1/3 stop. Is your system reasonably well calibrated? You don't have any problems printing normally? Are the contact images...

I’d like to do 12 again please, PM sent

How much for the Olympus OM and lens?

Can I see your Medalist? Contax is always cool looking but I can't see out of the tiny hole they call a viewfinder.

I am by no means an expert on these enlargers but there is a blue one in pieces all over the dining room table so I’ve been doing some research… In regards to the condenser lamp housing I am not sure the cap issue is specifically for the XL, but they did change from a horizontal orientation to...

I do wish mine (kiev 88] didn’t make that crunching sound when winding on but otherwise it doesn’t give me any trouble.

I was hoping ‘Examples’ would include more images of negatives or straight prints but it doesn’t. Ansel does usually explain the moment of the image to the best of his memory and will talk about the development and printing of the image.

You could always go to Pittsfield and get this stainless one… https://westernmass.craigslist.org/pho/d/pittsfield-darkroom-sink-stainless-steel/7672917523.html B