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PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER FILTER sa PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER FILTER (COLOR) sa TEXTURE SCREEN (PHOTOGRAPHIC) xx PHOTOGRAPHIC ENLARGER xx PHOTOGRAPHIC FILTER Tip on using a step wedge to determine the exact exposure differences when using the various b&w multigrade paper filters. Tip on making a diffusion filter for an enlarger from frosted drafting mylar or thin translucent acrylic. Tip on using #47B and #58 filters for printing variable-contrast paper with a cold light. How to determine the correct filter factor by making a series of test exposures and selecting the best image from a properly made contact sheet. Using multiple-filter printing as an efficient method of producing routine prints. Two exposures of the print, one with a blue and one with a yellow filter, combine to produce the finished print. Contrasting opinions. A look into printing Polycontrast, Varigam and Varilour papers using PC, VC, CP and Beseler's and Omega's dichroic filters. Chart shows equivalents between the old seven-filter Kodak Polycontrast filter set and the new eleven-filter Polycontrast II set. Chart of Besseler/Minolta 45A Enlarging Light Source color packs which match the Ilford Multigrade FB filters. Suggested starting color pack for exposing Ilford Multigrade FB paper with a Beseler dichroic enlarger. Calibrating variable-contrast papers. Color sensitivity of variable contrast papers explained and a procedure for comparing various light source and filters effects in printing. Tip: Dichroic color filtration settings for Multigrade Fiber Base paper in 1/3 grade increments. A look at dichroic subtractive and additive color light source design with tips on the use and storage of dichroic filters. Advice on using a diffuser in an enlarger. Updated filter packs for Kodak and Ilford variable-contrast black-and-white papers when using a Durst enlarger with a CLS colorhead. Tips on calibrating black-and-white variable-contrast filtration when using an additive color enlarger. Tips on printing variable-contrast papers with multiple filters. How to double expose a print through a #1 and #4 filter in order to get the correct highlights and shadow detail missing in the original negative. Solve contrast problems by multi-filter printing. One method of getting the full tonal range from hard-to-print negatives. Tip: Cellophane from a pack of cigarettes or clear food wrap makes a soft-focus diffusion filter. Tip: Make a neutral density filter to slow down rapid enlarging papers for dodging. Chart shows the corresponding Durst color head filter settings which are suitable for black-and-white variable contrast paper (Kodak and Ilford). Variable contrast printing with dichronic heads: Facts and fallacies. Includes a chart of dichronic equivalents for variable contrast filters for 6 different enlargers. Build a custom in-front-of-the-lens filter holder for your enlarger from scrap matboard. Splitting the difference. An exercise in multiple-filter variable-contrast B&W printing. How to use two different filters and two separate exposures to achieve both good blacks and low contrast. Tip: Suggested Nikor 6x7 colorhead filter settings for making B&W prints on Kodak Polycontrast (variable-contrast) paper. Tip on using neutral density filters to lengthen enlarging times. Protect Ilford Multigrade II variable-contrast filters from damp fingers by laminating in plastic. Guide for converting both the Kodak polycontrast and Ilford multigrade filters to CC filter packs. Tips on converting additive filter data to subtractive filter data through experimentation. Tip on using neutral density filter material to lengthen enlarging times to allow for dodging and burning. How to create "soft focus" images by using filters. Both darkroom and camera filter techniques are detailed. How to use dichronic enlarger head (instead of filters) to vary the contrast on variable contrast b&w printing papers. Chart of CP (color printing) and CC (color compensating) filter equivalents for Kodak Polycontrast filters. Tips on exposing Polycontrast paper. Tip: Use a piece of white trash bag material as a diffuser for an enlarger. How to fine tune the contrast in variable contrast printing by using split filter printing for results far richer than anything obtainable from a single contrast paper. For a soft, open feeling or a moody, mysterious print, try diffusing with a nylon stocking. Cause and cure for fading in variable-contrast filters. Tips on using dichroic filters in a color enlarger to print on variable contrast black-and-white papers. Chart gives the color filter combinations which will approximate the different grades of contrast used with variable contrast b&w enlarging papers. Chart shows which combination of colorhead CC values are equivalent to the light balancing and conversion filters 80 (A,B,C,D), 81 (A,B,C,D), 82 (A,B,C), 85 (B,C) and FL-B. Chart of color head filter settings that correspond to both Ilford Multigrade filters and Kodak Polycontrast filters. Creative darkroom diffusion. Using camera or homemade diffusion filters on the enlarger. Tips on cleaning and using multigrade-paper filters to get the best print quality. Ilford Multigrade III Deluxe RC Paper. Includes a conversion chart showing the Durst color head, Omega color head, and Kodak CC filter equivalents of the Ilford Multigrade Filters. Nylon stocking and hoop form diffuser for enlarger. Swing-out holder for variable contrast filters fits below enlarger lens. Use a neutral density filter to slow down very fast enlarging paper. Tip: Attach a step-down filter ring to your enlarger's swing-away filter holder. This will allow you to attach any of your cameras special effect filters to the enlarger. How to introduce diffusion into your prints in the darkroom. Several homemade diffusers are illustrated. Soften prints when enlarging by making your own diffuser. Comparing the new and the old Kodak Polycontrast filters used with their variable-contrast black-and-white enlarging papers. Using diffusion filters with your enlarger. | |||||||||
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