[LargeFormat] Super Chromega F Dichroic II - Kamm chassis

[Clive Warren]

At 16:18 27/02/2003 -0500, Jim Hemenway wrote:
>Clive Warren wrote:
> >
> > Well, I am now the proud owner of another enlarger - an 8x10 Super Chromega
> > F head on a Kamm chassis. This is a bit of a beast and the controls system
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> > There is really only one 8x10 neg. holder and this must have had glass in
> > it at some point but definitely doesn't have it now.  Is anyone on the list
> > familiar with the Kamm enlarger chassis? Some info. on the neg. carriers
> > would be useful.
>
>Clive:
>
>I hope that I'm not going to have to go your route.  I've been scanning
>my 8x10 and 11x14 chromes and am going to soon find the time to set up
>the 2200 to print them at their native sizes.  Am hoping to get near
>contact print quality.
>--
>Jim - http://www.hemenway.com


Jim,

It's better when you just let go and embrace the notion of the wet force ;-)

I can't imagine that my scanner/printer setup will produce anything 
superior to a contact print. Even if I farmed out wet printing from a scan, 
I have a feeling that there would be something missing. You know, late 
nights, chemical stains and odors.....

Moving into the world of 8x10 chromes in the UK would need a bank loan. As 
long as I'm shooting B&W then the enlarger will probably get good use for 
large prints. The baseboard will drop to the floor and the chassis is about 
9 feet high. It took three of us and a sack trolley to move it after the 
head, baseboard and anything that would unbolt had been removed.

You know it makes sense ;-)

Cheers,
            Clive