PeterSibbald
Hi,
I've just come into an old but nearly mint D5 (Pro 4x5) with both condenser and cold light heads and an array of lenses and neg carriers. It is the regular B&W version not the XL. I'm trying to get a sense of upper limit of the approximate print dimensions that could be made on this enlarger with 4x5. Although there are other wider lenses included (presumably for 2 1/4 and 35mm) I'm guessing the 150mm is the correct one. From a little quick exploration it looks like the outer limit in the long dimension is between 18" & 20", more than enough for 16x20 paper (assuming a white boarder) but a little skimpy for 20 x 24and larger paper. Does that make sense? Can anyone confirm this?
Presumably for the XL version one needs a much larger grain focusser or one can't look and reach the focusing knob at the same time...
-Peter
I've just come into an old but nearly mint D5 (Pro 4x5) with both condenser and cold light heads and an array of lenses and neg carriers. It is the regular B&W version not the XL. I'm trying to get a sense of upper limit of the approximate print dimensions that could be made on this enlarger with 4x5. Although there are other wider lenses included (presumably for 2 1/4 and 35mm) I'm guessing the 150mm is the correct one. From a little quick exploration it looks like the outer limit in the long dimension is between 18" & 20", more than enough for 16x20 paper (assuming a white boarder) but a little skimpy for 20 x 24and larger paper. Does that make sense? Can anyone confirm this?
Presumably for the XL version one needs a much larger grain focusser or one can't look and reach the focusing knob at the same time...
-Peter
