contact film printer
Jun 24, 2020 14:24:34 #
Jun 24, 2020 14:27:29 #
bodiebill wrote:
looking for information and/or photos of vintage light box contact film printer.
What size?
Jun 24, 2020 14:49:10 #
Jun 24, 2020 15:07:15 #
None of the dedicated contact printers I used had a specific size.
Edit.... I think the ones I used were for large format aerial film.
Maybe 50 individual bulbs you could switch off independently for dodging.
Not finding photo or info on the ones I used...
Edit.... I think the ones I used were for large format aerial film.
Maybe 50 individual bulbs you could switch off independently for dodging.
Not finding photo or info on the ones I used...
Jun 25, 2020 01:28:12 #
bodiebill wrote:
620 or 616 film size
I had a 4x5 contact printer frame and an 8 x 10.
Jun 25, 2020 09:31:48 #
RLSprouse
Loc: Encinitas CA (near Sandy Eggo)
GoofyNewfie wrote:
None of the dedicated contact printers I used had a specific size.
Edit.... I think the ones I used were for large format aerial film.
Maybe 50 individual bulbs you could switch off independently for dodging.
Not finding photo or info on the ones I used...
Edit.... I think the ones I used were for large format aerial film.
Maybe 50 individual bulbs you could switch off independently for dodging.
Not finding photo or info on the ones I used...
I still have one of those buried somewhere in my well-organized (NOT!) garage. It is about the size of an ice chest and weighs a good 50 pounds.
Jun 25, 2020 09:36:40 #
RLSprouse wrote:
I still have one of those buried somewhere in my well-organized (NOT!) garage. It is about the size of an ice chest and weighs a good 50 pounds.
Easily 50lbs. I found out the model is an A-22 and not mfg name, but surprised I couldn’t find any good photos of it. Just a bad copy from a military training paper. Had an air bladder to make sure the contact was tight. And if I remember right, it had variable contrast filters on a roll inside, so you could change the grade.
Jun 25, 2020 09:37:44 #
bodiebill wrote:
looking for information and/or photos of vintage light box contact film printer.
Let's try this again.
Jun 25, 2020 09:51:46 #
Jun 25, 2020 11:30:52 #
I owned one when I worked at Princeton University. Actually I got it when I purchased the photo lab when the photographer went digital. It was in the mix of equipment that I got. I left it when I retired in 2009. It may still be there. Don’t know. It was a really nice (heavy) piece of gear. It didn’t have contrast filters though. Just a few Kodak individual filters, size 11x14.
Jun 25, 2020 13:07:52 #
bodiebill wrote:
looking for information and/or photos of vintage light box contact film printer.
Some Hoggers may not be old enough to remember the old contact printers. I had one, a metal light box about 6X8X6 with a ground glass top. You'd put a negative on the glass and close the cover. The light would go on and then off when you opened the cover. They don't seem to be made anymore. I Googles several major photo dealers and all they had was contact frames, which were around before printers were available (pre 40s). Attached are two shots of a printer I found on eBay.
Jun 25, 2020 13:10:44 #
bodiebill wrote:
looking for information and/or photos of vintage light box contact film printer.
Brand? Model #?
What do you need to do? Or, if you have one and need info about it, can you supply several photos of it?
There were dozens of commercial units made for labs, so please be more specific.
Jun 25, 2020 13:21:05 #
burkphoto wrote:
Brand? Model #?
What do you need to do? Or, if you have one and need info about it, can you supply several photos of it?
There were dozens of commercial units made for labs, so please be more specific.
What do you need to do? Or, if you have one and need info about it, can you supply several photos of it?
There were dozens of commercial units made for labs, so please be more specific.
Kodak
Jun 25, 2020 13:23:21 #
carlberg wrote:
Some Hoggers may not be old enough to remember the old contact printers. I had one, a metal light box about 6X8X6 with a ground glass top. You'd put a negative on the glass and close the cover. The light would go on and then off when you opened the cover. They don't seem to be made anymore. I Googles several major photo dealers and all they had was contact frames, which were around before printers were available (pre 40s). Attached are two shots of a printer I found on eBay.
Thank you for responding. It was helpful.
Bodiebill
Jun 25, 2020 14:13:00 #
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