has anyone purchased this new Super Efficient Halogen lamp kit from durst pro usa?
I need more light from my enlarger during 8x10 neg printing... any ideas
has anyone purchased this new Super Efficient Halogen lamp kit from durst pro usa?
I need more light from my enlarger during 8x10 neg printing... any ideas
What bulb are you currently using? Are the condensers setup per the instructions? What are your printing times, print sizes and f numbers?Originally Posted by jimmygcreative
durst 1000w FEL 120V LARBABOX 100n with oben 100box times range 120-240 sec size 42 x 80 f16
cls 1840 240mm lens
That is 42x80 inches? If so , the times seem about right. I suspect a Rodagon-G 300 would give better edge sharpness at f11 than a 240mm at f16.
You know tha Halogen lamp at Durst Pro is for the condenser head. The condenser is more efficient at light output, but the standard bulb is lower wattage than what you currently have, so the overall light output of the condenser head is about the same as the color heads. What they did was to put a high-power halogen lamp, like the color heads have, into the condenser head.
Bottom line is that if you went that route, you need to track down a condenser head and the condensers, in addition to the cost of the halogen light source.
If it were me, I'd look for a high-magnification lens of 300 to 360mm that could then be used at f8 or f11.
any other ideas on more light ?? i am now shooting more 5x7 and that means I must use the bigger box and that's a joke when doing my big prints..... any ideas any one?
Are you using a Larabox 138 ?
When doing B/W a LED light from Heiland will give considerable sorter exposure times. If you can handle the price tag of that system.
hi, no i have only two boxes one for 4x5 the other is the larabox 100 n
LARABOX 138 (for 5x7) is claimed to give an extra 1.5 stops.
dnice, does anyone here have an extra one forsale?
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