![]() By mixing the intensity of blue/green light in our exposure we can vary the contrast of the print.A high contrast layer is sensitive to blue light.A low contrast layer of the emulsion is sensitive to green light.The paper emulsion is made up of several layers, but I find it’s easer to think of it like this: The Ilford Multigrade 500H Enlarger Head – wow this thing is incredible! The Ilford 500H Multigrade Head on the De Vere 504 enlarger.īefore jumping ahead, it’s maybe worth a really over simplified view of how contrast control is achieved with Ilford multigrade papers… The guy who sold it to me, wow I thought he was going to start crying as he helped me load it into the car! In hindsight I now see why he began to appear slightly emotional… Weighing in pretty hefty, its two person lift for sure. It’s the floor standing model and must be at least 8 feet tall, prints 35mm through to large format 4×5 negatives and is more than capable of producing prints a lot larger than I care to do at the moment. It’s a complete monster, it really is huge. ![]() I recently acquired a new enlarger for my darkroom – a De Vere 504 no less. ![]()
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