If you had a very thin negative, would you rather stop down the lens a bit to get a managable exposure time, or would you rather leave it wide open and try for an exposure of 1/125th of a second? :-)
Len --- -----Original Message----- From: J. C. O'Connell [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 2:15 PM To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Subject: Best f stop for enlarging?? I read here recently that the best f stop for enlarging is near wide open. Then why does my 105mm F5.6 el-nikkor go all the way to f45??? I recently found I couldnt keep the entire P67 negative in focus using f8, so now I'm using f16 and getting better results. Not sure whether my nega arent flat in the carrier or there is some field curvature with the enlarging lens...whatever. JCO - - 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 .
