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Darkroom project underway - at last!
I have been monitoring a certain well known internet auction site for ages waiting for the right enlarger to come up - they all seem to have been at the opposite end of the country and too far to collect. Happily my search is at and end - I now have (or soon will) a Durst M601 and some bits.
Not sure exactly what is coming with the enlarger - it feels a bit like christmas really. Next job is to make my office (garage) dark - get some paper and chemicals and off we go. It's over 25 years since I last did any darkroom work - I promise to post my first effort for you all to see. Martin |
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Good news Martin, do keep us posted on progress.
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Two new darkrooms starting in the same day! Like is good.
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Make that 3....
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Well done all three. Martin with a bit of luck the seller will sort out a few extra pieces for you as well. This can often be the case when its a collection job and the seller has built up a "collection" of items.
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Mine was supposed to have begun last year, having moved house in April '10. I did mention it then but with so many things to do it just got shoved to the bottom of the list. I've now got pages of negatives waiting to have contact sheets made.
Excited is an understatement. I can't wait to get printing again and am looking forward to joining in the print exchange rounds. Steve.
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Excitement time - just picked up the packages. The M601 is still in the box - never been assembled. All the bits are there - just got to work out how it all goes together.
There is also a colour analyser - Philips PCA 060 - also still in its box. And a Paterson starter set (trays etc) which is in the box and looks almost complete. There is an easel as well - not sure if this was originally part of the Paterson kit - I suspect not. So all in all not a bad start. Now - where's the screw driver..... Martin |
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The Philips PCA 060 is a good piece of kit. Once you have calibrated it on a perfect print then unless the neg has a predominance of one colour the PCA will produce very good prints straight off in nearly all cases and save a lot of time and paper that otherwise gets used up in test strips and correction of colour cast.
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Let there be light! Assembled the enlarger this afternoon. The contacts on the bulb needed cleaning as did the connector for the transformer (years of attic grime to remove) but the transformer hums - the light shines forth and now we are all set to go - except for some black out material and the small matter of paper and developer!
Nearly there. Martin |
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Hi Martin. Good luck with the M601.It is a really good enlarger. I bought one about 15 years ago and am still using it.I have also used the more recent Durst M670 and found it to be prone to slipping. The 601 has a more solid and reliable build.I would certainly recomend this generation of enlarger over more recent devices. you can fit virtually any lens for 35mm or 6x6 negs. Spares are offered quite often on ebay if you should need them. The recessed lens mount is used for 35mm and the flat one for 6x6 negs.The Ilford Multigrade filter set fits quite easily on the lens mount. I hope you get as much satisfaction with this machine as I have with mine,
Alex |
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