[LargeFormat] Colour Analysers (was Re: Enlargers and the New Darkroom)

[Lee Carmichael]

I can think of RH Designs.  No URL is saved in the Favorites section but
that is the only one I know of in the UK.

lee
----- Original Message -----
From: "Clive Warren" <Clive.Warren@megacycle.co.uk>
To: <largeformat@f32.net>
Sent: Thursday, February 14, 2002 11:53 AM
Subject: [LargeFormat] Colour Analysers (was Re: Enlargers and the New
Darkroom)


> At 18:47 12/02/02 -0800, Charles Thorsten wrote:
>  > Hello Charlie,
>  >
>  > What sort of device are the Zyco digital translators? Is there a web
>  > page for them?
>  >
>  > Cheers,
>  >         Clive
>  >
>
> Hi Clive,
>
> Imagine using an incident lightmeter to measure the light
> projected by your enlarger, except it also gives values for
> cyan, magenta and yellow.  You set it to read for an
> "ideal negative", which would print at Exp.=0, C0,M0,Y0.
> You then make your corrections based on these values.
>
> The advantage is that you're measuring the actual light
> hitting the paper, rather than simply using the settings on
> the enlarger.  Once you have the correct numbers for
> that negative, you can print it at any size without having
> to re-test.
>
> I believe Zyco was bought by Minolta a while back, but
> I don't think they sell new translators any more.  Eseco-
> Speedmaster sells similar translators.  You can look at
> their page http://www.eseco-speedmaster.com for more
> information.
>
> By the way, they're not cheap!  I bought mine used for
> a good price several years back.  They're more plentiful
> used than ZBE closed-loop heads though, so used ones
> are more affordable.
>
> Regards,
> Charlie
>
>
> Ah, you mean a colour analyser!  Is the term translator a generic term
used
> in the USA for analysers?
>
> Popped over to the web page and they seem very useful devices. There is a
> chap here in the UK who makes wonderful combo. timers/analysers (going
from
> memory here), wish I could remember his name the notion of black cats
seems
> to spring to mind.  Maybe someone else knows of his kit.
>
> Anyway, I have a couple of devices in the darkroom, one is a very simple
> densitometer for B&W and the other is an Omega colour anayser that is
> probably superb, however it was trashed by the people shipping it to the
UK
> from the USA.....  The package must have received a jolt somewhere along
> the line as the meter needle has jumped out of it's bearings. I have tried
> to get inside the box, however it appears to be "Clive proof" - unusual
> this as most devices seem to give in eventually and allow me to dismantle
> for repair if necessary.
>
> If anyone has a Chromega analyser and knows how to get into the box then
> please enlighten me as it has been sitting under the enlarger unused for a
> few years.  I would prefer not to take drastic action on the case as the
> thing is in rather good condition, and yes I probably know what I am doing
> - most of the time  :-)
>
> Cheers,
>             Clive
>
>
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