Beseler 23C II , can it do 4x5?

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I was lucky enough to be gifted a full darkroom and have been having great fun with all my 35mm and 120 negs, but have just picked up a Cambo 4x5. I wanted to know if there was a negative carrier which would work in the Beseler 23CII and allow me to enlarge 4x5's?

I am assuming that I will be able to contact print no problem with this enlarger, but just on the off chance, would like to be able to do some small enlargements.

Cheers,
Sean

[Gem Singer]

Only if you cut your 4X5 negatives in half.

No way to enlarge a full frame 4X5 negative in a Beseler 23CII enlarger.

[Oren Grad]

No. The largest format that the 23C series can accommodate is 6x9cm or 2.25x3.25", hence the "23" name.

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well now that makes sense. Always wondered how they got to that name.

I can still do the contact printing in it though, so all is not lost.

Cheers,
Sean

[dsphotog]

Sounds weird but.... a Beseler CB7 is 4X5, not 5X7....
I guess 7 was just a lucky number for Charles B.