Hi Mick, Some light leaks are normal. Be sure to have the area around the enlarger painted a flat black, or covered with a black cloth that will absorb, rather than reflect, the light. As long as the light doesn't reflect on to the paper, you should be OK. Of course, test for fogging, IAC.
Oh, I like to wear dark clothes in the darkroom. It's possible that light reflecting off a white shirt may affect the results. The truth is, I don't think I ever noticed that, but heck, it's no trouble to throw on a dark shirt or sweatshirt ... Mick Maguire wrote: > > How worried should I be about light leaks from my enlarger (Beseler 23CII)? > I have a few, some it seems must have always been there from new; like a > glow from the top of the lamp house or around the filter drawer. But also > there is some light escaping around the negative carrier which may be from > some distortion of the carrier or wear to the head. Should all this be > totally leak tight or is this just a noise issue? -- Shel Belinkoff mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] http://home.earthlink.net/~belinkoff/ "If you are a bad technician, it doesn't matter how big your negs are." - PDML member - 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 .
