Month: October 2018
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Never Ending Enlarger Re-Alignment
Most articles that talk about enlarger alignment tell you how to do it, but don’t explain how it can be a never ending battle. For me and my two Omega D5s, the mechanisms that throw my enlarger out of alignment are drop-away baseboard tabletops and different negative carriers. Quick enlarger re-alignment tweaks take less time…
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Laser Enlarger Alignment
If you’ve been involved in darkroom photography very long, you already know that corner-to-corner sharpness of a print made using an enlarger requires a properly aligned enlarger. That simply means that the negative, lens board, and baseboard are all parallel to each other. Tools are available to help verify and adjust the alignment of your…
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DIY Omega D5 Focus Extension Lever
Have you ever made a big enlargement where the enlarger head was so far above the base board it was impossible or too awkward to reach the enlarger focusing knob while looking through the grain focuser? I have and decided to find a way to make it easier with a DIY focus extension lever. There…