Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1996/10/15
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]t 11:47 AM 10/15/96 -0700, you wrote: >At 01:43 AM 10/15/96 -0800, you wrote: >>I have a 35mm Durst enlarger ..... > >Ah, but there's more. The mixing chamber on the V35 gives it a fall-off of >only 1/10 stop from center to edge, and according to reports I've read, >that's about the best there is. Plus autofocus once calibrated makes the >darkroom experience much more pleasurable. No more futzing with raise the >head, refocus, lower the head, refocus, raise less, focus, lower less, >focus. That's a major problem if you ask me, and using the Beseler 23C at >work is a major pain after using the V35. > >=========== >Eric Welch Eric, have you ever sen the little Durst 35mm enlarger? It is as autofocus as the V35. Also focusses with a helical instead of a bellows. Super little enlarger. Years ago, Olden sols them out for under $100, not including lens. I used a Focotar. Like a dummy, I sold mine and have been regreting ever since. Bob Sperling