Replace my Omega B22 XL with a D2?

mikebarger · Feb 7, 2010

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 · Feb 7, 2010

tkamiya said:
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 · Feb 7, 2010

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 · Feb 7, 2010

ignatiu5 said:
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 · Feb 9, 2010

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 · Feb 9, 2010

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

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