[LargeFormat] Enlargers and Glass Neg Holders

[Lee Carmichael]

Clive,
         For several years I printed with a 5x7 Elwood it had a diffusion 
light source and a glass carrier.  I never had Newton Rings.  I did have a 
lot of dust, but I learned how to deal with it.  Clean with soap and water 
and dry them very dry before you put the neg in place.  I suspect that some 
of the reason I had little or no spotting was because of the diffused light 
source.  Condensers exaggerate the problem, IMO.  I now have a D-2 with the 
VCL 4500 coldlight that Aristo makes and still not much dust.  YMMV.



At 10:09 PM 12/6/00 +0000, you wrote:

>>Having avoided the use of glass carriers for a long time, does anyone 
>>have any tips on using them?  The problems I used to get involved mainly 
>>dust and the constant battle against it being part of my prints :-)  Have 
>>managed to avoid
>
>huge snips
>
>Thanks guys for the feedback - just confirmed my own misgivings about 
>using glass carriers again.  I will try them out but guess I am looking 
>for the glassless carrier inserts for the 138S. The cardboard versions I 
>made do not grip the film enough to keep it flat.
>
>
>--
>All the best,
>
>             Clive Warren   http://www.f32.net
>                            Large Format travel and stock photography
>
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As usual,
Lee Carmichael

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