Re: [KOML] Enlargers

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Sounds like a nice enlarger set up for large format. Printing 35mm negs with a
135 would yield a pretty small image I would think. A 135 sounds about right
to cover and give good baseboard magnification for a 4x5 negative. Beseler
also usually had a bellows to adjust for format rather than the tubs necessary
to remove and replace when you print different formats.
Mel Brown has a good suggestion on filters. One other that you might consider
is a color head, which gives you diffused light, color filtration when you go
there, as well as variable contrast filtration. Another option would be a
cold-light head, which I bought for my Omega D2. Very nice light and
forgiving, too. 
An 80 lb. enlarger with H-frame construction means one thing to me. No
vibration. Sounds like a dream come true.

Ben