Sorry ifthese questions have been asked before, I did a quick search. Got my first enlarger up and running, a used Chromega D Dichroic 2. My first prints were really dissapointing, with everything looking two shades of gray.
The 4x5 negs look good, with lots of detail and no areas of just black or white.
I did notice that while taking the exposure, a fair bit of light escapes from where the bellows meets the top. Once the neg. carrier is placed, it's not a really tight fit. But the prints do not look foggy.
I have a bunch of filters marked -1 thru 5+. I tried a few of these but did not have much success.
Lastly, and this is kinda embarassing, my developer and fixer require a 9:1 mix. I mixed 100 cc's of dev. with 900 cc's water. It occured to me that perhaps I should be using ounces.
Otherwise I am developing, fixing for the suggested times, temp is constant and I am washing the fiber paper for an hour or so.
Any pointers appreciated. Thanks
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