Your camera lens is best near wide open also. Is that the only f-stop you use? If your lens resolves 70lpm wide open and 40 at f16, and your paper resolves 25lpm what difference does which f-stop you use make.
Once again I say: It does not have to be perfect, it just needs to be "good enough". Ciao, Graywolf ---------------------------------------------------------------- ----- Original Message ----- From: J. C. O'Connell <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, February 12, 2002 3:14 PM 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 . - 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 .
