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RE: [OM] OT - good basic paper/developer recommendation?

Subject: RE: [OM] OT - good basic paper/developer recommendation?
From: "Harridge, Wayne" <Wayne.Harridge@xxxxxxxxxx>
Date: Wed, 12 Apr 2000 19:10:33 +0800
Ian wrote:

> 
> Not necessarily.  One could adopt a method I devised (and I'm sure I
> wasn't the first) for using OM-mount lenses with a reversing ring.
> place a small coin over the dof-preview button and hold it in 
> place with
> a strong rubber band, so it's permanently pressed.

I have heard that it is not advisable to use a camera lens with cemented
elements as an enlarging lens as the heat from the lamp can cause damage to
the cement (possibly melting the cement, etc.).  So I would not try this
with a 50mm f2 macro, but I might risk a 50mm f1.8.

> 
> OTHO, a solenoid operated stop-down actuated by the enlarger 
> timer would
> be so much more elegant.
> 
Elegant, but you may introduce vibration.

Wayne Harridge
Ivanhoe, Victoria, Australia
http://www.geocities.com/wayneharridge/ 

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