[LargeFormat] Enlargers......

[Clive Warren]

At 16:49 01/05/01 +0800, you wrote:
snipety
>     I'll leave the Saunders and Omega question to others. The Dursts I have
>seen here in West Australia are well built but some drives do not seem to
>last with constant winding up and down. Perhaps the users were just heavy
>handed.
>The LPL's that are in the shop seem very precise. The 6x6 units command a
>good price in the secondhand market and in most cases you can get accessory
>neg holders and switchable head units.
>
>snip snip
>     Uncle Dick

Uncle Dick,

Am surprised at you for doubting the Lancaster bomber of the enlarger world 
;-)

Guess you have been looking at new Durst enlargers and are not referring to 
the venerable Durst 138S - a beast that a few of us on the list have 
lurking in our darkrooms...  It would be hard to imagine anything other 
than a direct hit from a nuclear device causing any problems with the 
up/down drive. The head is counterbalanced and the drive is through 
friction rollers on a massive central column.  One of the Dursts in my 
darkroom is over 40 years old and still going strong with a Chromega E 
Dichroic colour 5x7 head :-)

Didn't know that LPL produced a large format enlarger - have seen and 
admired the medium format products but have no need for any other 
enlargers.  Sneaked most of my gear into the house between partners and 
it's all too big to move :-)



All the best,
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