Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/01/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>Date: Mon, 15 Jan 2001 21:15:45 -0500 >From: "Dante A. Stella" <dante@umich.edu> >Subject: [Leica] OT: Any Durst specialists in the house? >Message-ID: <3A63AED2.8A8531BB@umich.edu> >References: > >I am playing in the darkroom tonight and was wondering if anyone could >tell me how you open the lamp housing on a Durst 609? There is a knob >that you can rotate and slide down. The front plate loosens, but it >never comes off. The front has a diagram that shows "open and close" >but with no explanation. Ideas? I need to fit a weaker bulb, as I am >getting 1 second exposures at f/22. > >Also, for printing Leica negs, does anyone know what the deepest >recessed Durst lensboard is? Siriotub does not get the 50mm EL close >enough... > >TIA >Dante Dante, I've got a S609. With it I just pull the top of the front plate (about 1") then gently squeeze two lateral plates and it's off. The recessed lensboard is called 'Seimar' (3"" long). Hope this helps. OTOH I don't know if you get Plutonium in your Durst but your neg seem very light :-) Bernard bernard.degaute@village.uunet.be