Beseler universal colorhead on MXT?

[stuartj]

Hi
I'm wondering if a universal colorhead single lamp is configured to fit on an MXT and suitable for 4x5 negs?

Thanks

Jon

[Drew Wiley]

There are two totally different kinds of Beseler "Universal". The colorhead looks nothing like the antique linked above. It's a big complex relatively modern thing.

[Tin Can]

Maybe not

Besler degraded their condenser diameter decades ago, but both types will print 4X5..The key is to measure the hole they fit in, one is bigger like my CB7

[Tin Can]

https://www.beselerphoto.com/photography-enlargers/

[stuartj]

Drew - yes, I've seen those, but this lamp is called universal colorhead - please look at the picture

[Tin Can]

I now think not per this

https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3991-REG/Beseler_8227_45MXT_Enlarger_Chassis_Only.html

[Tin Can]

What is the outside diameter of your head?

at the part that has the condensers?

[Drew Wiley]

Yes, I'm aware of the label. But it's not what anyone in the last 70 years would classify as an actual colorhead. It's just an ordinary beehive condenser head which potentially used a drawer for sake of colored filter sheets - a bit of marketing ploy or ancient history by now. No big deal, since you posted an actual picture of it. If you hadn't, there would have been some confusion.

[esearing]

If you shine a white light through a color negative/positive onto color paper - that makes it a color-head. You put correction filters in the drawer to adjust the color cast.

[Tin Can]

Thank you


If you shine a white light through a color negative/positive onto color paper - that makes it a color-head. You put correction filters in the drawer to adjust the color cast.

[Paul Ron]

i have both the colorhead and the blue standard head. both fit the mxt, absolutely no difference in sizes or condenser set up.

i get full 4x5 coverage when the condenser height is adjusted properly.

[Tin Can]

Good to know, I no longer have MX

Read the CB7 manual at the link, it refers to Super Sized much bigger condensers

But I do have two CB7 (http://www.jollinger.com/photo/cam-coll/manuals/enlargers/beseler/Beseler_CB-7%20Brochure.pdf) and the Besler XL (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3994-REG/Beseler_8545_02_45V_XL_Enlarger_Chassis_Only.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=CjwKCAjw1JeJBhB9EiwAV612y0Kpghv5haj0xqHBinDRP0tMMxKNdwg41wr2Y0yH-Fx7otDt-HUIjBoCZekQAvD_BwE)

They share a bigger head interface than MXT (https://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/3991-REG/Beseler_8227_45MXT_Enlarger_Chassis_Only.html/?ap=y&ap=y&smp=y&smp=y&lsft=BI%3A514&gclid=CjwKCAjw1JeJBhB9EiwAV612y1MmKbDw2rD-Grp0VwWS6FGUiqiR1xmeArFi04nntiTXSo9reIa7jRoCXiIQAvD_BwE)