{"id":12344,"date":"2016-07-02T19:55:04","date_gmt":"2016-07-03T01:55:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/jbhphoto.com\/blog\/?p=12344"},"modified":"2023-07-15T17:09:20","modified_gmt":"2023-07-15T23:09:20","slug":"leds-vc-printing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/02\/leds-vc-printing\/","title":{"rendered":"8X10 LED VC ENLARGER HEAD"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4 style=\"text-align: justify;\"><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/jbhphoto.com\/blog\/2016\/07\/02\/leds-vc-printing\/p1040908s\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-12346\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-12346\" src=\"https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1040908s-400x227.jpg\" alt=\"8x10 LED VC Control Head\" width=\"416\" height=\"236\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1040908s-400x227.jpg 400w, https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1040908s-150x85.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1040908s-768x436.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.jbhphoto.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/06\/P1040908s.jpg 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 416px) 100vw, 416px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\nThere are always those projects that you really want to undertake.\u00a0 But there is sometimes hesitation due to doubt as to the feasibility, or maybe the\u00a0availability\u00a0 of the needed technology at the time to make the idea reality.\u00a0 Here is one of those projects that has been in the pipe, yet on the back burner, for quite some time.\u00a0 There were doubts as to whether this one would work.\u00a0 What the heck am I talking about. . . 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