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I have a Durst 138 S which has been sitting in my basement for over a decade. It is gathering dust because I cannot find a reasonable light source. Does anyone know of a light source for this beast that is easily installable? I would love to use this enlarger but I am not a handyman.

I am guessing that the closest film lab to Field, British Columbia, would be in Calgary. I will need black and white and colour negative processing, and possibly neg scans

All of this is very helpful. Thanks a lot. One remaining question. In my zeal and stupidity, I cranked too hard on the back to open it up so I could insert the the dark slide. There was a loud PUH - TOING sound, and both of the metal "springs" fell out, and the back came apart into two pieces...

Any of you guys have a Super Graphic? The manuals were very helpful but at some point I think I will have to take a look at a Super Graphic to see how various parts fit together.

Did you send a link? I don't see any.

My grandson wants to learn large format and so I hauled out my old Super Speed Graphic. Note that this is not a Speed Graphic but a Super Speed Graphic. Different animal. I have not used it for a decade, at least, and man, I forgot a lot a LOT Being a septuagenarian doesn;'t help. Is there...

Hey Bill, this seems to out of production. I spoke with Kevin at KHB and he is back-ordered, maybe permanently.

Recently I acquired an LPL model 7451. I find it very difficult to focus because of the location of the various focusing knobs: one on the left of the head, which is duplicated on the right side of the head, and a fine focusing knob in the middle of the afore-mentioned knob on the right. When...

I am trying to get my black and white photography as green as possible. Yah, I know that sounds funny. My grandson wants to learn film photography and is concerned about polluting the environment. My most-used chemical is Metol so I though that I would start there. He was asking about...

I have the 2nd edition of Anchell’s Darkroom Cookbook – well-used and falling apart. Yesterday, I came across the 3rd edition, and while researching that, I found the 4th edition! What are the differences? Does the 4th (or even 3rd) edition have a lot of material not found in the 2nd edition? I...

Devere 4x5 neg holder. I don't know which enlarger is the match for this. It is well-used but looks to be fully functional.

It just arrived, and works fine. Thanks again And Matt said, "Let there Be Light."

Thanks for all the tips, guys. Very helpful.

Can anyone recommend a good camera bag for a Mamiya 7? I usually carry only two lenses: the 80mm and another, depending on my mood. I also carry a Pentax spotmeter, sometimes a small incident meter, several filters, and of course film. I am ok with second-hand in decent condition. I want a...

Good question Rob. My plan is to speed match the head so I can use continuous filtration without changing the printing time. However, I am teaching my grandson who is 21 and by far the most simple route into printing is to use multigrade filters. He will be doing this on his own pretty soon and...