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Inheritance
I am inheriting a Rolleiflex SL35 with what looks like a macro lens along with an LPL 6700 colour enlarger from the effects of a recently departed relative. Any comments on either item? I shall certainly keep them as I like continuity and despise waste. No interest in printing colour though, will see what I can do with them in B&W.
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I've always liked the look of the SL35, but never owned one. You must let us know how you get on with it.
Alex |
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For the most part, the LPL enlargers are fairly robust - My first enlarger was a C7700 which I used for quite a bit of B&W printing without any problem. I would suggest the first thing to do though is to pop a new lamp in - You don't know how old the original is and as they age, you lose the harder grades.
By the looks of it, the head doesn't have a removable lens board - If you stick with just one format or happy to use just the one lens, this isn't a problem. If you need it, a manual can be found here: http://www.jollinger.com/photo/cam-c...PL%20C6700.PDF |
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Yes I'll let you know how I get on.
Thanks for the advice on the enlarger Paul, and the link to the manual. Very handy |
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If you have any problems with the SL35, then speak to Brian Mickleboro, as he is the UK expert on Rollei repairs.
Nick |
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I used to have an LPL6700. It's a fine piece of equipment to print the negatives from your Rolleiflex in black and white.
Steve. |
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I still have my LPL6700 set up, mainly for flashing paper negs and for the rare times I use 35mm. As has been said above a good piece of kit. Only thing I ever found was you need long arms to focus at times though having a look at it last night I see there is a groove in the focusing knob for, I presume, some kind of extension cable to hang down.
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regards, Tony |
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Lpl 6700
I am still using a LPL6700 for all my requirements. The only niggles I have with it is the neg carrier only goes up to 6x6 and I have loads of 6x9 negs. I also would like there to be a larger scale of column so that if need be I can get 12x16 prints from a section of the neg.
The focussing is easier to do than on my previous LPL7700 though. |
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All would appear to be well, as I do have long arms, don't print from larger than 6x6 nor do I require 12x16 prints. Collecting tomorrow.
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Collected it today. Looks good apart from missing plug. Presume there must be a missing piece which the two-pin plugs into. Shouldn't be too hard to track one down
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