I would like to make a survey about enlarger usage.
This thread is the place to organize the survey, before making the survey.
I thought this may help make a better survey.
I'll start.
#1 Do you use an enlarger?
#2 How often
#3 and so on
Don't answer the questions, but suggest questions, so we make a good survey!
What are you hoping to accomplish with the survey?
I 'd like to know how many are using enlargers, how often and what kind.
This could be handy info in discussion.
No great ulterior motive.
However I do collect enlargers.
Enlarger size (4x5, 5x7, 8x10)?
Type of Enlarger head (condenser, diffuser, cold light, etc)?
How much of your printing output is analog vs. digital?
Do you use an enlarger for alternative printing processes (which ones)?
I'm curious as to the types of enlargers and the papers used today. So, perhaps you could also ask: What kind of light source is used? What kind of film formats are printed (35mm, 120, 4x5) and how big of an enlarger is used? Lastly paper types; RC and / or fiber. Not interested at all in paper brands, but I am wondering how much of the two types are used for printing nowadays.
Brand of enlarger and model, and brand of enlarger head and model, should be separate questions, since I suspect that many of us have played some amount of "mix and match."
How many enlargers they own. Condition they are in. Any modifications done, and any you want to do in the future.
How old is your enlarger?
How and where did you obtain your enlarger?
Do you print color or black and white, or both?
What do you do with your enlarger when you're not enlarging?
Can you use your enlarger to warm tortillas?
"I would feel more optimistic about a bright future for man if he spent less time proving that he can outwit Nature and more time tasting her sweetness and respecting her seniority"---EB White
I think one of the best references for darkroom and enlarger use in the 21st century can be found in the epic "Darkroom Portraits" thread on APUG that ran from 2004 to 2012.
In terms of your survey, some people will both enlarge and contact print. So you might want to have a percentage enlarged to contact, rather than just ask if they enlarge.
Is the survey just for Large Format negative management? As the format size increases, the percentage of contact printing probably increases.
You might ask how many one owns vs. how many one uses.Originally Posted by Randy Moe
Case in point: I own 7, currently use 2 ...
Part two continues http://www.apug.org/forums/forum43/1...-part-2-a.html
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