suggestions for printing 120 panoramic negatives?

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hi. i made a 120 film pinhole camera that feeds the film over a curved film plane to yield a panoramic negative. the size is 6 x 14cm. the only way i can think to print these is to use a 4x5 carrier and mask off the extra space. any other suggestions?

-- mark boucher (bouchermd@aol.com), January 12, 2000

Answers

I don't think there is any alternative to using a large-format enlarger (or limit yourself to contact prints). Even with the 4x5-inch carrier, you will lose some of the negative.

-- Thomas Wollstein (thomas_wollstein@web.de), January 13, 2000.

Make your own negative carrier out of matt board to whatever size you need. You'll need an enlarger that accepts 4x5 or larger negatives though. And nothing wrong with contact printing 6x17 images. james

-- Mr.Lumberjack (james_mickelson@hotmail.com), January 14, 2000.

James is right--I've used mat board for years to make negative carriers for odd-sizes of film. Paint them black or cover them with black tape. Also, if you are going to be making prints of your panoramic negatives, nurseries carry long narrow trays for sprouting seeds that make perfect developing trays.

-- (edbuffaloe@unblinkingeye.com), January 14, 2000.

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