Beseler 45 neg carriers questions

I just got a nice used 45MXII (thanks Jim!) and now have some questions.

1. Does anyone have any direct experience comparing the 4x5 Negaflat
carrier vs. the 4x5 anti-Newton glass carrier? The Negaflat is a nice
idea, it holds the negative under tension...

2. There are a couple of glass carriers listed in the documentation that
came with this unit - 8346 for 6x6, 8347 for 6x9 - but the info is
not clear whether these are regular or anti-Newton. Neither of these
carriers are listed on the current Beseler catalog web page (dated
2000 or 2001 IIRC) so I guess they're discontinued. Does anyone
out there know which glass these have?

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Thanks.

Steve

Stephan Goldstein wrote:

I just got a nice used 45MXII (thanks Jim!) and now have some questions.

1. Does anyone have any direct experience comparing the 4x5 Negaflat
carrier vs. the 4x5 anti-Newton glass carrier? The Negaflat is a nice
idea, it holds the negative under tension...

2. There are a couple of glass carriers listed in the documentation that
came with this unit - 8346 for 6x6, 8347 for 6x9 - but the info is
not clear whether these are regular or anti-Newton. Neither of these
carriers are listed on the current Beseler catalog web page (dated
2000 or 2001 IIRC) so I guess they're discontinued. Does anyone
out there know which glass these have?

To reply by email you'll need to insert a 0 (that's the number zero)
between the d and the 1 of my posting address. Easier to reply to
the group, then others can learn as well.

Thanks.

Steve

Can't tell you about the numbered negative carriers you mentioned, but
I've had the anti-Newton ring glass one for years and have never had a
problem with it. Because I print with a diffusion color head and use a
static brush on both the glass carrier and negative, I rarely get dust
spots and have never had newton rings.

Larry

Stephan Goldstein wrote:

I just got a nice used 45MXII (thanks Jim!) and now have some questions.

1. Does anyone have any direct experience comparing the 4x5 Negaflat
carrier vs. the 4x5 anti-Newton glass carrier? The Negaflat is a nice
idea, it holds the negative under tension...

2. There are a couple of glass carriers listed in the documentation that
came with this unit - 8346 for 6x6, 8347 for 6x9 - but the info is
not clear whether these are regular or anti-Newton. Neither of these
carriers are listed on the current Beseler catalog web page (dated
2000 or 2001 IIRC) so I guess they're discontinued. Does anyone
out there know which glass these have?

To reply by email you'll need to insert a 0 (that's the number zero)
between the d and the 1 of my posting address. Easier to reply to
the group, then others can learn as well.

Thanks.

Steve

Can't tell you about the numbered negative carriers you mentioned, but
I've had the anti-Newton ring glass one for years and have never had a
problem with it. Because I print with a diffusion color head and use a
static brush on both the glass carrier and negative, I rarely get dust
spots and have never had newton rings.

Larry

Stephan Goldstein wrote (in part):

I just got a nice used 45MXII (thanks Jim!) and now have some questions.

1. Does anyone have any direct experience comparing the 4x5 Negaflat
carrier vs. the 4x5 anti-Newton glass carrier? The Negaflat is a nice
idea, it holds the negative under tension...

I have and use a 4x5 (only size made?) Negaflat. Also called "Negastretch"
and "Negascratch" by those who know. It does not stretch the negatives
noticeably, but keeps them tight, similar to a drumhead or a beadsheet on
a bed made by a U.S.Marine.

It does scratch the edges of the negatives along the 5" edges slightly for
a millimeter or two in from the edge of the film. I.e., it slightly
intrudes into the image area. I never compose that tight to the edges, but
if you have the affectation of printing the borders of the negatives onto
your prints, the scratches might show; I am not su the edges of the
holder might hide the scratches.


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Stephan Goldstein wrote (in part):

I just got a nice used 45MXII (thanks Jim!) and now have some questions.

1. Does anyone have any direct experience comparing the 4x5 Negaflat
carrier vs. the 4x5 anti-Newton glass carrier? The Negaflat is a nice
idea, it holds the negative under tension...

I have and use a 4x5 (only size made?) Negaflat. Also called "Negastretch"
and "Negascratch" by those who know. It does not stretch the negatives
noticeably, but keeps them tight, similar to a drumhead or a beadsheet on
a bed made by a U.S.Marine.

It does scratch the edges of the negatives along the 5" edges slightly for
a millimeter or two in from the edge of the film. I.e., it slightly
intrudes into the image area. I never compose that tight to the edges, but
if you have the affectation of printing the borders of the negatives onto
your prints, the scratches might show; I am not su the edges of the
holder might hide the scratches.


--
.~. Jean-David Beyer Registered Linux User 85642.
/V\ Registered Machine 241939.
/( )\ Shrewsbury, New Jersey http://counter.li.org
^^-^^ 17:10:00 up 5 days, 2:25, 4 users, load average: 0.30, 0.15, 0.10