Hi,

I would like to flash a small portion of a B&W print in the darkroom. The manua ls I have all suggest that I run out and get a density screen to achieve this ef fect. However, my enlarger has a color head (Saunders LPL 4550), and my thought is that (perhaps) there must be a way I can take advantage of the colorhead to achieve the same effect (without buying a screen).

Can someone tell me if it is possible to use a colorhead in this manner? If so, any idea as to what the proper filtration settings would be to flash for 5%, 10 %, 25% (I use Ilford Multgrade fiber based papers).

Many Thanks, Robert