Is there any special night vision devise it might help to see image on the enlarger easel?
Hi Rick, does NVG can identify images on enlarger easel?
I've never used them while enlarging, I'll have to give it a try later today when I get home. They might, there's a non IR mode.
AND you might want to use a higher power enlarger. With added red filtration - you'll have to experiment with the amount - you just add red light that improves visibility for you but is invisible to the paper.Creative suggestion not obvious but because print paper these days is so fast:
Add a light red filter to the enlarger. This will slow things down. See if you can get the print time to 32 seconds at a usable brightness.
May need to experiment with it.
Welcome to Photrio.
The following suggestions may be already known to you, but just in case....
You may accomplish what you need if you increase the visibility of the exposing image.
To that end, be sure that your safelights are turned off while actually exposing the prints. Many timers have a safelight outlet that can be configured to do this automatically.
Also, if you have a range of choices available to you, it helps if the imaging light is brighter - larger apertures (and shorter times) instead of the other options.
What light source do you have on your enlarger? For example, I find the imaging green and blue light from most Ilford MG500 heads to be harder to see than a more standard colour.
Thanks Rick, I’ll be waiting your positive result.
Well, I tried the goggles with my D-5 and without switching to IR they do amplify the light, but viewing the image area on a 3.5 inch screen is not worth doing. I've seen a couple of suggestions here that I believe would work better. You really do need to view the actual image area to dodge and burn properly.
Rick, have you used those for small format film? Is there enough resolution or close-focus capacity to load Minox cartridges for example. Or to make a precision cut on a large format sheet (able to see the small numbers on a paper cutter?)
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