5x4.5 mask for 6x7 negative holder? To print a 645 neg with a

MattKing

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stradibarrius:

As long as your 6x4.5 negatives are in strips of at least two, you don't need a mask - just crop the image to one negative.

Can you remind us what enlarger you have?

Matt
 

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If you have a Beseler or Omega, it shouldn't be hard to find the negative carrier on eBay. Until then, the mask ought to work, but I suspect that you will get tired of aligning everything.
 

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A couple of small pieces of black paper or mat board will do. Mask down either side leaving a 4.5cm aperture in the middle of the 6x7 cm opening. Just tape it down to the top surface of the carrier and you're done.
 

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MattKing said:
stradibarrius:

As long as your 6x4.5 negatives are in strips of at least two, you don't need a mask - just crop the image to one negative.

Can you remind us what enlarger you have?

Matt
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For quick and nasty yes, but masking will improve the contrast of the image by excluding nonessential light from the optical path. Especially true with older lenses.
 

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As mentioned stiff black paper makes a good mask, cut one out and tape it on to your neg holder and your off. I did this with a Devere 5x4 neg holder fitted with a black card mask to print 6x6 until I found the correct insert and it did a good job.
 
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