Re: favorite enlarger timer?
RH Designs range of timers are superb.
http://www.rhdesigns.co.uk/
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
Time-O-Lite, and WWV for dodging & burning.
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
A (dare I say it?) Ancient steam-punk Gra-lab, with an old school steel case with a wee bit of corrosion for character, and a power cord with an unprotected ground. Also an old bakelite Kalt I purchase new in 1970, for shorter exposures.
They both are accurate and they both work fine.
Theres nothin' cheesey about my gear, nosiree!:rolleyes:
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
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Originally Posted by
John Kasaian
A (dare I say it?) Ancient steam-punk Gra-lab, with an old school steel case with a wee bit of corrosion for character, and a power cord with an unprotected ground.
Nothing cheesey about it, nosiree!
I use the GraLab for developing, I can read the dial in the dark.
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
Whatever timer I use to enlarge must have an audible beep to keep track of the seconds. I rarely rely on the timer to actually time my prints. I have an Omega audible timer on one enlarger that is set to 99 seconds. I start the timer with a footswitch and just count seconds. Another enlarger has a Zone VI timer/stabilizer. It also beeps seconds. For years I got along with a simple on/off footswitch, a piece of matboard and a metronome.
I can't imagine doing dodging and burning without being able to simultaneously watch what I'm doing and count seconds.
There are a whole lot of timers out there that make noise every second. Get one of those.
Best,
Doremus
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
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Originally Posted by
Doremus Scudder
Whatever timer I use to enlarge must have an audible beep to keep track of the seconds. I rarely rely on the timer to actually time my prints. I have an Omega audible timer on one enlarger that is set to 99 seconds. I start the timer with a footswitch and just count seconds. Another enlarger has a Zone VI timer/stabilizer. It also beeps seconds. For years I got along with a simple on/off footswitch, a piece of matboard and a metronome.
I can't imagine doing dodging and burning without being able to simultaneously watch what I'm doing and count seconds.
There are a whole lot of timers out there that make noise every second. Get one of those.
Best,
Doremus
Why I use this - http://www.nist.gov/pml/div688/grp40/wwv.cfm
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
I have a Gralab 660 digital that I like a lot. I can plug both my 5x7 and my 4x5 enlarger to it simultaneously (at the same time, even) and switch back and forth, so that only one timer is needed and I don't have to do a lot of wire shifting. It's got a foot switch that lets me burn and dodge (using the fancy tools I got from Reinhart).
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
Gray lab 450 is my favourite timer
Re: favorite enlarger timer?
A digital clock that ticks once a second is cheap and adequate.