Opemus 6 colour for Black and white advice

[MattKing]

Does anyone know where to get a ceramic head from? Is that this white thing ?
Thanks.

It is the white thing, but that one looks pristine!

 

[pentaxuser]

It is the white thing, but that one looks pristine!

I don't have an Optemus, I have a Durst 605 and my ceramic female socket looks much more beige in colour but both my holders, the new one and the old suffering from arcing inside it looked the same on the outside . It is the inside that needs to be pristine and this is the part you cannot see. The seller might be able to tell you when he last changed the ceramic holder but it seems that he/she is no longer answering your inquiries so I'd be inclined to assume worse and assume he/she hasn't replaced the holder for maybe a long time

It's your choice of course but I'd opt to get a new holder if it were me

pentaxuser

 

[Chrishuddersfield]

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How funny, i have a M670 Color which i used for BW.

Yes you can do BW with a color enlarger and get very good results. Just search for the manual and it will tell you the filtration required to alter tha contrast grade of the paper. Also ILFORD has a publication on this topic: adjusting contrast using a color enlarger.

Thanks

 

[Chrishuddersfield]

It is the white thing, but that one looks pristine!

Ok thanks

 

[Chrishuddersfield]

I don't have an Optemus, I have a Durst 605 and my ceramic female socket looks much more beige in colour but both my holders, the new one and the old suffering from arcing inside it looked the same on the outside . It is the inside that needs to be pristine and this is the part you cannot see. The seller might be able to tell you when he last changed the ceramic holder but it seems that he/she is no longer answering your inquiries so I'd be inclined to assume worse and assume he/she hasn't replaced the holder for maybe a long time

It's your choice of course but I'd opt to get a new holder if it were me

pentaxuser

Thanks