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Has anyone ever printed reductions? I have an auxiliary bellows for my D2, which I assume is for printing reductions, but I have never had occasion to do that. The smallest I've ever wanted to print is 4x6 postcards. I suppose with an 8x10 camera it might be more typical. Anyway I'm just curious if anyone ever prints reductions and what circumstances led to the need.
I have used it for pictures for lockets.
I can imagine using it for business cards, wallet size prints, and to fit small picture frames.
Years ago when I did custom printing we had to do them on occasion, but not frequently enough to remember how to get the size and focus in synch.
All the time... 4x5 Speed Graphic shots for a newspaper.
The final one- or two-column image was much smaller than the negative.
- Leigh
I do it on occasion.
Points to remember:
1) Recommended lens focal length = diagonal of the reduced print.
2) Lens to print distance will be smaller than lens to negative distance. Thus the need for a long bellows.
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