[LargeFormat] "Best" 4x5 enlarger?

[stuart phillips]

Saunders' enlargers are supposed to be excellent and I am not implying
that Sexton would advocate using anything that wasn't good (he DOES use
them after all) - but it's probably worth noting that he gets paid to
endorse them.
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Paul Butzi" <throwaway@butzi.net>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Saturday, November 08, 2003 12:57 PM
Subject: Re: [LargeFormat] "Best" 4x5 enlarger?


>
> > My camera club is considering buying an LF enlarger, and
> is considering an
> > Omega D2 or D2V.
> >
> > What do people recommend?
>
> Folks have mentioned rigidity, robustness, etc. as issues to
> consider.
>
> So far, no one has mentioned that evenness of illumination
> is a factor worth careful thought.
>
> When I took a workshop from John Sexton, he commented that
> he'd received a Durst to evaluate, but found that the
> illumination was not very even, so he didn't care for it.
>
> Mr. Sexton uses Saunder/LPL 45xx enlargers with VCCE heads.
> I use a 4550xl with a dichroic head.  The illumination is
> pretty even but not so even that no adjustments are needed
> when I print images on very hard paper.
>
> -Paul
>
>
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