Stpephen Willlard
24-May-1999, 11:58
I am planning to do my own 4x5 color negative printing in the near future and ne ed some help about selecting a color enlarger. I have narrowed my selection to the following:
1. Top of the line Saunders 4x5 - because of its simple design, smooth adjustmen ts, and modularity. Saunder claims it regulates the voltages to +/- 2% to insur e repeatablity of color temperature.
2. The Omega 5500 - because it uses a photo cell to tweak the color pack should the color temperature of the lamp change to ensure repeatability of color balanc e.
I have two questions.
1. Which would you select? What experiences have you had with either one of the same or smaller format?
2. How much does color balance and exposure times shift from print to print of t he same batch and negative? I use a JOBO CPP-2 processor and discard my chemist ry after each use. This should eliminate any variations from exhausted chemicals .
1. Top of the line Saunders 4x5 - because of its simple design, smooth adjustmen ts, and modularity. Saunder claims it regulates the voltages to +/- 2% to insur e repeatablity of color temperature.
2. The Omega 5500 - because it uses a photo cell to tweak the color pack should the color temperature of the lamp change to ensure repeatability of color balanc e.
I have two questions.
1. Which would you select? What experiences have you had with either one of the same or smaller format?
2. How much does color balance and exposure times shift from print to print of t he same batch and negative? I use a JOBO CPP-2 processor and discard my chemist ry after each use. This should eliminate any variations from exhausted chemicals .