Replace my Omega B22 XL with a D2?

[mikebarger]

I'm in remission on this one, sent D2V and 23C II to their final resting place (recycled metal yard). Beseler 45 is the only one in the darkroom now. D2 is a very good enlarger.

Shame that I could not get anyone to take it locally, paper, craigslist no help. Didn't relieve one local inquiry.

Mike

 

[ignatiu5]

If you have a 6x6 carrier, you don't need a 645 carrier. I'm printing my 645 films wiht 6x6 and it works just fine. I don't mask it either.

Thanks for that suggestion; I didn't realize that not masking was an option. Any issues with negative flatness?

 

[tkamiya]

Nope. Keep in mind... IF you had 6x6 negatives, which uses the exact same film, you'd be using 6x6 carrier. Provided your film doesn't dry awfully curly, you'll be fine. I never had any issues even when I crop it in such a way the actual enlargement factor is much larger than if I was printing 11x14.

 

[MattKing]

Thanks for that suggestion; I didn't realize that not masking was an option. Any issues with negative flatness?

One caution - don't cut your strip of negatives into individual negatives. If you do, you will have a need for masking, and flatness could be a problem.

As long as your strips have at least 1 1/2 two negatives on each strip, you will be fine.

Matt

 

[Ronald Moravec]

They are fine if you get all the proper cones and the three sets of condensers or the variable condenser lamp house.

Don`t get a push pull elevation one, get a crank up/down.

Otherwise keep what you have.

 

[tkamiya]

I have both push-pull (D-II) and crank (D-2). It's really not a big difference...