[LargeFormat] DII enlarger question

[LNphoto]

  The more I think about it the more I wonder how much of a difference 
there really would be.

The "4x5" condensers are the full diameter (about 7") and they columate 
the light falling on the top condenser.

But the smaller condensers are just that... the 2x2 condenser is a bit 
more than 3" dia, but the top condenser isn't 7" but 3.4" dia  so I 
would think that you wouldn't really be gaining any more light with the 
smaller condensers as the larger, It's just the larger would be putting 
more light on top of the neg carrier.

Maybe Richard Knoppow can bail me out on this one....


That's too bad, cause I've got several of these boat anchors around 
here.  Maybe I can give them to the Boy Scouts so they can toast ants 
and start forest fires....






Les


On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 02:43  PM, Kent Gibbs wrote:

> Thanks for the info.  I guess I will try it and see what I get.
>
> Kent
>
> --- LNphoto <LNphoto@twmi.rr.com> wrote:
>> There's theory and there's practice.
>>
>> In theory the smaller condensers will concentrate all of the light
>> onto
>> a smaller area, thus giving you faster times.
>> Buy using the larger condenser with a smaller neg wouldn't be any
>> different than cropping that portion of a 4x5 neg and printing
>> anyway.
>> The light MIGHT be more even in the center of a large condenser than
>> the entire area of a smaller condenser. but I doubt that you would
>> readily see it.
>>
>> Les
>>
>> On Tuesday, October 21, 2003, at 12:34  PM, Kent Gibbs wrote:
>>
>>>   I have a DII with the 4"x5" condensers installed and I have a
>>> question about smaller formats.  Can 35mm and medium formats be
>> printed
>>> using this condenser set or do I need the smaller condensers?
>>>
>>> Thanks
>>>
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