Am I misunderstanding the Inverse Square law? The distance light travels lowers the intensity. A print made the same size with a lens that allows the enlarger lamp to be further from the paper would result in less light reaching the paper.
Thank you for this. I can never really tell a difference personally but have tried to go with the recommended f/8 or f/11 just due to fear I might be doing something wrong. I am very new to both BW and RA4 printing, but especially RA4.
I have a similar problem, I get about 8 seconds at f/16 for a 6x6 negative on 8x10. I'm wondering if I should get a dimmer bulb, or put a dimmer in line with the enlarger.
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