Can you buy a photo enlarger that is capable of color and black and white? Or do you have to buy them separately? Thanks :)
2007-10-29 18:54:28 · 4 answers · asked by lurklurklurk 1 in Arts & Humanities ➔ Visual Arts ➔ Photography
The lenses of the enlarger do not care about the color of the light passing through them.
2007-10-30 11:26:22 · answer #1 · answered by Vince M 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hi, I think u hav never seen any enlarger yet, no problems, i am glad to answer it, actually i use to believe in my early days that if wish to be a good photographer u must knw the printing, so i started my photographic career in dark room using many types of enlargers. coming back to ur question yes u can print B&W with colour enlargers. But with B&W enlarger u can not print colour. Nowadays its even better to use colour enlarger becuase of Polycontrast papers. With the help of Megentta and Yellow u can adjust the grade of the paper i mean contrast of the paper. Hope its answer ur question.
2007-10-30 00:46:02 · answer #2 · answered by s_fasi 1 · 0⤊ 1⤋
If you are in the US of A, check Craig's List. I see B&W and color enlargers (even complete darkroom outfits) there all the time. Check both the Photo for Sale and the Free sections! The B&W stuff tends to go very, very cheap. I've seen complete B&W darkroom kits for less than $100. As for age... use Google to check for the availability of lamps. Other than that, if it turns on, it works!
2016-04-11 02:08:07 · answer #3 · answered by Marie 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Any color enlarger will do black and white.
2007-10-29 20:51:24 · answer #4 · answered by Seamless_1 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋