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I got inspired yesterday, after reading some posts in the Film Photography section, to set up my enlarger.
I got this item as a "gift" from taken from the remnants of Silvano Color Lab ... the Durst Laborator 138 S. This floor standing enlarger is 7 ft tall and can handle up to 5x7 negatives.
Apparently this was one of Silvano's Sr. early enlargers. It has been sitting in storage since 2012 (when Silvano's closed) and in many pieces.
I started yesterday ... I could have got it done earlier but I could not figure out how to attach the bellows.
It is mostly complete ... there are some items missing like the red filter, and the film masks (or a new holder with the masks).
I need to get some more Lapla lens bed plates for the Tripla (three lense turret), different condensers (I only have two Latica 240 for 5x7).
I will have to figure out the lamp ... I got three 500W bulbs for it, but I really don't want to add a cooling fan ... maybe I will try to figure out if I can build a custom LED light source for it ... or get some lower wattage bulbs though enlarger bulbs are not cheap.
... hmm, now I need to build a "dark" room to put it in.
Anyway ... this is what it looks like when assembled:
I got this item as a "gift" from taken from the remnants of Silvano Color Lab ... the Durst Laborator 138 S. This floor standing enlarger is 7 ft tall and can handle up to 5x7 negatives.
Apparently this was one of Silvano's Sr. early enlargers. It has been sitting in storage since 2012 (when Silvano's closed) and in many pieces.
I started yesterday ... I could have got it done earlier but I could not figure out how to attach the bellows.
It is mostly complete ... there are some items missing like the red filter, and the film masks (or a new holder with the masks).
I need to get some more Lapla lens bed plates for the Tripla (three lense turret), different condensers (I only have two Latica 240 for 5x7).
I will have to figure out the lamp ... I got three 500W bulbs for it, but I really don't want to add a cooling fan ... maybe I will try to figure out if I can build a custom LED light source for it ... or get some lower wattage bulbs though enlarger bulbs are not cheap.
... hmm, now I need to build a "dark" room to put it in.
Anyway ... this is what it looks like when assembled: