What enlarger?

[Noah B]

What enlargers do you all use for your work? I like to use a color enlarger for my b&w prints. I find I'm more in control of the shadow details and I can make my prints very soft.

[Scott Walker]

Beseler 45VXL with 8x10 conversion and Beseler branded cold light head, Beseler 45MXT with Arista cold light, Durst184 10x10 with Arista cold light.
I only use multigrade paper for doing contact prints and I find the cold light source is superior for graded paper, at least for my own workflow.....and I work in B&W only

[jeroldharter]

Beseler 45VXL with 45S dichroic head for 4x5, 45MXT with 8x10 conversion and Aristo 810 VC cold light for 8x10, and a 45 MXT with 45S dichroic head for medium format.

[MIke Sherck]

Beseler 45 with the condenser light source. I tried an Omega cold light and didn't care for it.

Mike

[Fred L]

Leitz V35 for 35mm and Devere 504 for 35 panoramic, mf and 4x5. strictly black and white

[Oren Grad]

LPL 4500II with dichroic color head for variable contrast B&W printing.

[ROL]

Zone VI cold light. But I do believe color diffusion enlargers are just as good or better (stronger light source, and cheaper) in producing fine prints, at least by my workflow of mostly graded papers.

[Jon Shiu]

I use a 1940's to 1950 era Omega DII with condenser head that had belonged to my father. Still works good!

Jon

[jp]

Beseler CB7 (4x5) with dichroic head (for VC printing),
Omega Chromega-B with dichroic head for medium format and contact printing.

I used condensor enlargers in school and they are fine. I haven't used cold lights yet, as I use mostly VC paper.

[Leigh]

Beseler 45MXT with an Ilford Multigrade 500H variable-contrast head.

This head has two 300-watt halogen lamps, one for blue and one for green, that provide very accurate contrast control.

- Leigh