Difference between revisions of "VI Photo Enlarger"
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| − | Vivitar VI was a modular enlarger made | + | Vivitar VI was a modular enlarger designed and made by [[Vivitar]] from 1978. |
It could use a monochrome or color head, and cover formats up to 6x9cm | It could use a monochrome or color head, and cover formats up to 6x9cm | ||
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| + | Vivitar decided to design their own enlarger that looked to solve the problem of heat reaching the negative, and a gorup of engineers in Inglewood, CA took on the task. Vivitar’s unique solution to the heat problem was to use a “dioptic light source”. The heat from the lamp was effectively insulated by using a "light pipe" made of glass which transmitted the light from the dichroic head to the negative. By having that "light pipe" there were 2 optical components and thus dioptic. The results were very good in regards to heat, but careful alignment was needed to avoid vignetting in larger negatives. | ||
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==References | ==References | ||
| + | [[http://peterdaprix.com/_files/photography/photo_pages/brochures/vivitar/enlarger/cover-med.html Brochure in high quality]] by Peter D'Aprix [[http://peterdaprix.com/index.html]] | ||
| + | Modern Photography’s August 1978 review of the Vivitar VI enlarger | ||
| + | [[http://www.jollinger.com/photo/enlargers/vivitar.html]] Ollinger's Guide to Enlargers | ||
| + | ==Links | ||
| + | [[https://blog.camera-wiki.org/2012/05/11/vivitar-historical-research-part-2/]] Vivitar Historical Research: Part 2 | ||
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[[Category: Vivitar]] | [[Category: Vivitar]] | ||
[[Category: Darkroom]] | [[Category: Darkroom]] | ||
[[Category: Enlarger]] | [[Category: Enlarger]] | ||
Revision as of 21:21, 11 November 2020
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Vivitar VI was a modular enlarger designed and made by Vivitar from 1978. It could use a monochrome or color head, and cover formats up to 6x9cm
Vivitar decided to design their own enlarger that looked to solve the problem of heat reaching the negative, and a gorup of engineers in Inglewood, CA took on the task. Vivitar’s unique solution to the heat problem was to use a “dioptic light source”. The heat from the lamp was effectively insulated by using a "light pipe" made of glass which transmitted the light from the dichroic head to the negative. By having that "light pipe" there were 2 optical components and thus dioptic. The results were very good in regards to heat, but careful alignment was needed to avoid vignetting in larger negatives.
==References [Brochure in high quality] by Peter D'Aprix [[1]] Modern Photography’s August 1978 review of the Vivitar VI enlarger [[2]] Ollinger's Guide to Enlargers ==Links [[3]] Vivitar Historical Research: Part 2
