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Darkroom Equipment
Enlargers
Beseler Enlargers
Omega Enlargers
Saunders Enlargers
Durst Enlargers
Jobo Enlargers
Enlarger Lenses
Rodenstock and Schneider Enlarger
lenses Overview
Schneider Enlarger Lenses
Rodenstock Enlarger Lenses
Nikon El Nikkor Enlarger Lenses
Beseler Enlarger Lenses
Recommended Enlarger for
beginners
Beselers's family of high-quality
American made enlargers includes
the Cadet II - ideally suited
for both beginners and
experienced amateur 35mm
photographers. Its compact,
lightweight design, plus ease of
assembly, setup and storage
offers the perfect solution for
the temporary or traveling
darkroom. The Cadet II comes
equipped ready for use, complete
with a 50mm Beslar lens, 35mm
negatives/ slide carrier, a
filter drawer for 3x3-in. color
or variable contrast printing
filters, 21/4-in. optical glass
condenser, and a 14 1/4 x 11
3/4-in. white laminated
baseboard for enlargements up to
8x10-in. The reversible column
allows for floor projection and
large magnifications. The column
features a counter-balanced
elevation control, as well as,
an elevation scale for speedy
print sizing.
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Articles
Timers and Analyzers
Jobo Processors
Jobo CPE-2
Jobo CPP-2 &
CPA-2 Paper
Accessories
Darkroom
Stores
Recommended reading:
The New Darkroom Handbook : A Complete Guide
to the Best Design, Construction, and Equipment
The most comprehensive book on the
darkroom. A step-by-step guide to help anyone
plan and build a photo lab.
Illustrated with an abundance of photos and sketches.
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Introduction
With digital photography becoming
more popular many people are abandoning their darkrooms and using their
computers for printing and manipulating their images. There is no doubt that
computers, scanners, and the new software have made the job a lot easier and
faster but darkrooms still remain the place for many people to do their own
film processing as well as printing and other types of special effects.
Printing
equipment:
Don't spend extra money on buying a multi-format
enlarger unless you are, or will be working in different formats you must
purchase an enlarger that can accommodate the film sizes you use. The
enlarger height is also important consideration. Choose an enlarger that can
be raised high
An enlarger
is the most important piece of equipment in your darkroom. When choosing an enlarger consider the
formats you use. If you shoot only 35mm format and are not planning on purchasing either
medium or large format cameras there is no need to spend
enough for the
largest print sizes you will be using. If you also like to do color printing
consider an enlarger with color head (also called dichroic enlarger) as they
incorporate three filters (magenta, cyan, yellow) for easier color printing.
Condenser enlargers are used for black and white printing although they can
be used for color printing as well by placing color acetate filters in
filter drawer. When deciding on an enlarger look for a model that can be
reversed for floor projection and alternatively. one with rotating head for
wall projection. Your enlarger lens should be the best that you can afford.
The quality of the final print depends on the quality of your lens. Your
lens should have the focal length equal to the diagonal of the negative. A
50mm lens should be used for 35mm negatives a 75mm for 645 and 6X6, a 90mm
for 6X7, and a 135mm for 4X5 sheet films. You can use longer focal length
lenses with smaller formats but the enlarger must be raised higher for
larger prints resulting in longer exposure times. Bellow is a list of other
accessories you should consider.
| Safelight: |
For black & white printing.
Not needed for color materials. |
| Timer: |
For pre setting exposure time.
Purchase a timer that can be used for both printing & processing. |
| Easel:
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For placing and holding paper
flat during exposure. Also for producing borders on the final print. |
| Dodgers:
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For improving pictures during
enlargements by lightening or darkening areas. |
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