Shel, > I don't see another drawer for the red, light-blocking filter.
I've heard other people say this too, but mine has one immediately above the lens. It takes the thick deep red filter that blocks all light that paper is sensitive to, so that you can leave the enlarger light on while the paper is there. I'm not sure why, maybe to focus or control exposure with the filter drawer if you don't have a timer, or practice dodging and burning or something? > Your info on the contrast produced by the Kodak and Ilford > filters is interesting. maybe getting a set of each would be > a good idea, but I'll probably start with just one set. > > Have you noticed any quality differences between the Kodak > and the Ilford filters? Are there other brands to consider? There are other brands, but I have not used them so I don't know what they are like. I would start with the Kodak filters if I were doing it from scratch again. I've used papers by Ilford, Agfa, Kodak, and Oriental, and for the way I develop my negatives, they all seem to give pretty consistent grade variations with the Kodak filters whereas the Ilford filters seem a little more "jumpy" from grade to grade for some reason. Thanks, Ed http://lightandsilver.com - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
