Stupid question about mixing chambers

[Mark_S]

I have recently acquired a new (to me) enlarger which has a diffusion head (Ilford Multigrade 600/Durst Multigraph system). One thing which is different about this head compared to my older condenser head is that the light source is a 4x5 rectangle, rather than the circle of light which I had before - this means that my image on the easel always has to be in Portrait mode. Are there mixing boxes available which are either 5x5, or are 4x5 but rotated 90 degrees from what I have?

 

[Petzi]

No, the 4x5 box is the only one for this enlarger. And it is normally in "landscape" orientation. If not, you can remove the diffuser from the diffuser box, and rotate it 90°.

 

[Mark_S]

No, the 4x5 box is the only one for this enlarger. And it is normally in "landscape" orientation. If not, you can remove the diffuser from the diffuser box, and rotate it 90°.

Thanks - that works. Looking at it now, it is so obvious!

 

[Petzi]

You're welcome. I still don't understand how you can have a Multigraph with an Ilford head, because the Multigraph is a head for a L1200 chassis, and the Ilford Multigrade 600 is also a head. But I don't have to understand that in order to answer the question at hand.

 

[Mark_S]

You're welcome. I still don't understand how you can have a Multigraph with an Ilford head,

Actually the Ilford 600 is a rebadged Multigraph head, so from a hardware standpoint, the two are identical.