Herb Cunningham
10-Jul-2006, 05:39
As my motto is "nothing in moderation" I have a durst 184 and a Beseler 45 condenser
enlarger.
I find that most of my 8x10 work is contact printing, and the style of my prints will be an occasional 11x14. In the year the darkroom has been up and running, I have yet to be interested in a 16x20 print.
The durst takes up a ton of space, and I was curious about converting the Beseler to say 5x7 or picking up a smaller 5x7 enlarger, like a Zone VI.
I would either get rid of the Durst or store it.
The question: how do conversion kits work? I beleive they are all cold light, something I have never used, being a fan of condensers.
Also, how difficult is it to switch between condenser and the conversion?
enlarger.
I find that most of my 8x10 work is contact printing, and the style of my prints will be an occasional 11x14. In the year the darkroom has been up and running, I have yet to be interested in a 16x20 print.
The durst takes up a ton of space, and I was curious about converting the Beseler to say 5x7 or picking up a smaller 5x7 enlarger, like a Zone VI.
I would either get rid of the Durst or store it.
The question: how do conversion kits work? I beleive they are all cold light, something I have never used, being a fan of condensers.
Also, how difficult is it to switch between condenser and the conversion?