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I just watched your enlarger lens video - do you 'mix and match' your glass to your different enlargers? if so/if not why? Thank you. Peace

Thank you for this video!!

Hi, I am new to this and so seeing this demo is SO useful for me and the images I print: so, a very big thanks for that! Silly question, what gloves are you wearing??

Where do you pick up this retouching ink? I can't seem to find any online.

He's just making up most of his talking points

Thanks for the video. I am a beginner. In the field of digital and analogue photography. I am building a darkroom. I have already made a few prints. At the first few I thought that is not that difficult. But the longer When I started working on it, I discovered that it is a real profession.

Color paper is not impossible to find. It is just sold in rolls. It is much cheaper per picture than any of the black & white papers in the market. Also, chemistry is widely available, and is not overly expensive. You just shouldn´t buy small kits for home use, as these are overpriced. You end paying 10-20 times more with 1 liter RA-4 kits compared to chemistry intended for minilabs. "It is all digital now" - No, it isn´t. There is nothing preventing from printing color if you just want to do it.

I use Schneider, El Nikkor. and Fujinon enlarging lenses but I use them with a bellows with a 2 way focusing rail for macro photography. It is a Spiratone bellows and rail, if that tells you anything about how long I have been doing that! I couldn't afford the Nikon bellows at the time and the Spiratone has worked just fine.

Brilliant explanation!

I found it interesting that you said the old glass wasn’t as good as the new and I respect your experience and knowledge, however this isn’t the same in Camera lenses, or should I say it’s not a rule of thumb, yes it depends on what you are trying to achieve in the photograph and again I suppose it’s what look you are going for in the print or darkroom. Very interesting though!

Hi...!! I have a Meopta Opemus 5 (35mm film B&W). What do you think about Meopta Anaret 50 mm f:4.5 lens...? I have the 80 mm but I want larger copies! Thanks!! Fron Buenos Aires (Argentina)

I don't think you should be touching the emulsion with your finger the entire time.

This dude deserves more Subs and Likes he gets right into the good stuff and explains things well. Please keep making videos.

Bro what the hell that bird noise or whatever the hell that was nearly blew my fucking eardrums out please actually check volume levels, nobody on youtube does this and they really should

That bar tabac sign in awesome

excellent presentation, kept so simple, love this channel

His discussion of the 50mm El-Nikkor lenses is lacking some info and wrong in other respects. The 50mm 2.8 is a 6 element lens; the 50mm 4.0 is a 4 element lens, and its performance in much inferior to the 2.8. The 50mm 4.0 was made along with a 4 element 75mm to target a low priced market, selling for about half their 6 element alternatives. His error is the optimum aperture for using the 50mm 2.8. It is optimum about half way between 4.0 and 5.6. Smaller apertures reduce performance progressively. Everyone will have their favorite line of enlarging lenses. While I used El0Nikkors from 50mm to 135mm for decades, I found my particular copy of the 80mm very disappointing. About 15 years ago I replaced it with a 90mm Fujinon, which is spectacular with color enlargements. Thereafter, I added a range of Fujinon-EX models, and they have displaced my Nikkors. One problem using Fujinon lenses is that Fuji never marketed them strongly, and there are very few available in the used market.

Great video! Thank you! So, do all enlarger lenses generally fit all enlargers?

I always wear gloves when handling film. That said, is it safe to touch the reflective, base side of film without wearing gloves?

What strength yellow & green filter do you suggest for portraits? Street photography

Thank you for the tip.

Man, talk about inspiring.. at 43 I'm diving in head first with a darkroom set up..I've never been so excited for something

Edwal was a venerable chemical company. So many wonderful products in its history. I would very much like to know who actually makes the present day chemicals. It used to be Falcon, then I think Paterson, but now I just don't know. By the way i wish you had mentioned the importance of a clean, dust-free area when applying the no-scratch. Using for example not only canned air but also an ion gun. But in the end, this is a wonderful video and I wish I were there with you making these prints. I love the darkroom but for now, I won't be able to have one and I miss it dearly. I am subscribing right now!

Thank you

Any time I got to use the Rodenstock 210mm Rodagon it was just BUTTER!

are there differences in brand of filters?

His Leitz V35 enlarger - I once came within a moment of buying one, and I'm now glad I missed it. As an autofocus system, if the prior owner has messed with the focus setting or changed the lens, you are likely to have to have the thing re calibrated. However, it biggest problem is that it uses a bulb which hasn't been available for years - very hard to find a bulb for it. Leitz is known for its camera lenses, but its Focotar enlarger lenses are nothing special. (Back in the 80s, a major magazine did an article testing all of the major enlarger lenses of the day. The Focotar failed to meet acceptable performance - they bought a second lens to test - similar problems.) If you want an enlarger like a Durst, buy a Durst.

I find film sticking a lot going onto reel in changing bag. Our apartment is prob around 24 degrees, is that way too warm to use changing bag, if so, how cool of a temp do I need to prevent sticking in changing bag? Much appreciated. Great channel, looking forward to film/darkroom content!

Fantastic channel!

The 80 mm is best for 6 x 6 , 6 x 4.5 and 4 x 4 nnegatives For 6 x 7 and 6 x 8 the 90 mm enlarger lens suits best. A 105 mm lens is best for 6 x 9 , 6 x 8 and 6 x 7 negaatives. For 90 x 120 mm and 4 x 5 inch a 150 mm well be better than a 135 mm lens. APO lenses are for colour printing. Do not forge the Betavaron lens. A lot of 6 x 6 photographers use the Planar 80 mm as a enlarger lens

Excellent 💎

Really good video, thanks for showing us your darkroom

Thanks A LOT, I Will try right away

I just got the 105mm f5.6. Just got it because it looked cool.

rookie question: if i reverse the lenses the enlarger turns into a reducer?? i want to reduce images to 1/3 of the size

thanks for the video what i would like to know when doing 3d photography do you focus on the same point or are both cameras just facing parallel to infinity

Master the art of retouching and you need no tricks.

There's a more accurate technique than your way, but the change is so small, you won't do it. For those who would like to spot more effectively, simply rotate the print so that the top of the image is closest to you. All of a sudden your brain stops trying to find a familiar image,and you can see all the problems you may have, including all the white spots that you never saw before. It's embarrassing to hang a show of "spotted " prints, only to see that the prints are still littered with spots - even one white spot in the wrong place can ruin the effectiveness of your print.

hi, is it possible to use the 2 big convex lenses inside a Besseler Enlarger as a lens for a DIY large format camera?

Hello I was trying to find the tripod mount if you know the type name

The flat field is not the problem using enlarger lenses for photography, the issue is the general design. Normal camera lenses are optimized for best performance at great distances, whereas enlarger lenses for rather obvious reasons are optimized for quite short distances. Enlarger lenses can be used very effectively in close-up photography. As far as quality goes, the real bargain is the Durst Neonon. They were made by Pentax for Durst, who at the time Durst said they could not find enlarger lenses of high enough quality to fit their enlargers. Photo Technique magazine did a large enlarger lens test and they came out equal top with the famous Schneider Componon S lens. Another worthy mention is the Minolta CE Rokkor lens. Basically, any of the six-element lenses perform really well. The extra quality of apochromatic lenses will show on really large enlargements but there are many other things that will affect the quality of your enlargement, starting with the taking lens. One cheap hack is the Paterson focus finder which I have used for many years, a wonderful piece of kit. Well, I have finished my rant. I rather did enjoy the video and well done for helping keep darkroom work alive. More, please!

What are your thoughts on the durst m605 with a 80mm lens?

Thank you for the great video! I would like to know which enlarger you would recommend for medium format only? I use a Hasselblad 500cm and want to print 20x24 prints only. I understand that I can rotate the head of an enlarger to do this. I just need your recommendation on the right enlarger. Thank you very much.

Do you ever get light leaks from reusing cassettes so many times? Also do you know what the maximum amount of frames space-wise can be fitted in a single cassette? MErciii!

What type of enlarger can i use to print a color picture? diffusion or condenser? And which is the enlarger 2 in1 of them i mean you can print colored picture and black and white thanks a lot!

I use enlarger lenses for macro. They're fantastic for that.

Can somebody help me? I want to do the oposite of enlarge. I want to reduce an image and project it to a photosensitive coated sheet . Do i need the same lens? Do anyone knows the name of the process?

Thanks for hosting this channel. I've added comments in various places, based on 50 years of amateur darkroom experience. I still have a dedicated darkroom, and multiple enlargers, including a mid-30s vintage Kodak Precision B, with every available holder for the older negative formats, to a Durst 606 medium & 35 mm format, to several Focomats, two Leitz V35s to medium and large format Beselers, which I've either purchased or been at the right time and place to be given these great enlargers. The old Leica Focomats still produce excellent photographs, if you take the time to set them up correctly, adjust the autofocus, use a good clean lens, and for use with multi-contrast papers, learn how to put the filters above the condenser instead of between the lens and the paper. Having the correct negative carriers helps get great results.

You were using 91% isopropyl alcohol, if I heard you correctly, which is 9% water. Try using 99% rubbing alcohol to remove the nose oil or the Edwal No Scratch - virtually no water at all in the bottle, but it will absorb moisture from the air if the bottle is left uncapped. Retouching tip for final prints: Turn the picture 180 degrees so that you are looking at the image upside down. Your brain will ignore the image in the picture and any dust spots, remnants of scratches, or other defects will jump out at you, so you can fix them quickly.

Did you say that the Leitz V35 enlarger was actually made by Durst? If so, no evidence of that on my V35s.