I regularly use my Zone VI (type 2) with the VC head and I am quite pleased with it. I also have a pair of Omega D5s. If I am printing for gallery, the Zone VI is the machine I use. If I could...
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I regularly use my Zone VI (type 2) with the VC head and I am quite pleased with it. I also have a pair of Omega D5s. If I am printing for gallery, the Zone VI is the machine I use. If I could...
I forgot to answer your query about the micro focusing attachment. Being a gadget freak I decided that I needed these on my enlargers and so purchased one (used). In a short while, another one...
The Omega D5 and D6 XLs are basically the same enlarger. The only real difference that you will notice is that the D5 has a trim plate on the front of the column that makes it look newer. Both...
I have a suuper angulon f8 lens that I have not used much. I do plan to use it on an upcoming trip (landscapes). Will I be able to get away without a center f ilter, or do I really need to pick one...
My Tamrac backpack bag has been of some use, but I find it a bit clumsy and I am thinking of getting a new one. I know Tamrac, Lowepro and others all make bett er looking models. I need to carry my...
I am planning a vacation to the 4 corners section of the country(Utah, Colorado, Arizona, New Mexico) the last week or so in April (20-28). Since I am unfamili ar with the area and it is a long...
To do copy work, I have been mounting my Zone VI 4 x 5 (newer model) on my Bench er Copymate II stand. Since I do not have a right angle finder, I usually plac e the copy stand on the floor so I...
There is a cheaper and more reasonable alternative to some of the expensive and large 8 x 10 enlargers mentioned above. I currently use a Zone VI 5 x 7 enlarge r for much of my work. When I moved...
Does anyone know the image circle for the Fuji 210 W 5.6 lens? Does anyone hav e any experience with the lens that they cana relate? Thanks in advance, Rob
At a recent camera show I was advised by a dealer that a Red Dot Artar (barrel) would make a good enlarging lens for 8 x 10. As I am in the process of setting up an 8 x 10 enlarging system, the...
The Omega D series enlargers all take the same neg carriers. The current carrier s for D5s will work just fine. If you contact Omega you can get one through the m. Otherwise you are into looking at...
You could probably pick up a used Omega D2 for $150 to $250, depending on condit ion and age. In most cases, the condition is cosmetic. I have purchased one or two in that price range and they work...
I recently acquired a Deardorff 8 x 10. I know it is one of the later ones, round bottom plate, front swings, etc. McKeon's indicates numbers begin in the 1950's and run from there to the end of...
Graflex put out a reference card to carry in your equipment case that lists the circle of confusion for the Graflex 135 Optar as 0.003". The card also has a de pth of field reference for various...
I recently obtained an 8 x 10 Ansco, which I rebuilt and managed to get in perfe ct working order. Now I need to get a lens for it in order to pursue landscape photography. Although I am quite...