Heiland LED Comfort Controller

[andrewherrick]

Hi there, I'm looking to get a Heiland LED lightsource for my enlarger. I've not done split grade printing before and I'm not sure about it... I open to trying but I don't want to be locked into it, having made a sizable outlay for the LED head.

So I'm more interested in the "Comfort" controller. I gather you can use it to print variable contrast (so the head operates more akin to an Ilford 500H, is how I understand it).

My questions are:
- Does anyone have any experience with the Comfort controller? Do you recommend it?
- Do I need to Splitgrade controller too? Or can I get away just with the Comfort controller? (I think there is an LED controller I need either way... just wondering if I have to have the Splitgrade controller)
- Any other thoughts or feedback on using the Heiland LED lightsources?

Thanks all!

Andrew

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Hi there, I'm looking to get a Heiland LED lightsource for my enlarger. I've not done split grade printing before and I'm not sure about it... I open to trying but I don't want to be locked into it, having made a sizable outlay for the LED head.

So I'm more interested in the "Comfort" controller. I gather you can use it to print variable contrast (so the head operates more akin to an Ilford 500H, is how I understand it).

My questions are:
- Does anyone have any experience with the Comfort controller? Do you recommend it?
- Do I need to Splitgrade controller too? Or can I get away just with the Comfort controller? (I think there is an LED controller I need either way... just wondering if I have to have the Splitgrade controller)
- Any other thoughts or feedback on using the Heiland LED lightsources?

Thanks all!

Andrew

I have the Splitgrade controller and never missed a thing.

 

[Frank53]

the comfort controller is there to make working with the splitgrade controller easier, more comfortable, so you need both. The led controller is only a connection between the controller and the led unit.
If you want to use it for split grade printing, you need the full set, otherwise you can make choises, depending on what you want.