Durst 609 negative carrier question

TheSower said:

Greetings from Canada!

I'm returning to analog after several decades, I'm setting up a home darkroom with limited funds. My plan is to shoot primarily 6x6 and 6x9.

A friend gave me a rather grimy Durst 609 with Daneg negative carrier, which looks to me to be useful primarily for 35mm negatives. Pics attached.

Can someone please confirm what you use as a carrier for medium format in a Durst 609? Would a carrier from another Durst 600 model (m600, m601, m605 etc) work? These are currently available on ebay.

Any advice appreciated, can't wait to get printing!

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koraks said:

Welcome to Photrio and welcome back to darkroom printing!
The carrier from a 600, 601 or 605 will in any case definitely not work for 6x9cm because those enlargers go up to 6x6cm. Whether the carrier from a 605 would fit - I doubt it; it does look different in any case. On occasion I have fashioned negative carriers out of spare bits of MDF and/or 3D printed parts.

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MattKing said:

Welcome to Photrio.
It is good to see more people from the middle of the country.
At least one moderator, @Andrew O'Neill , is probably happy as well

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Andrew O'Neill said:

Welcome! Yes, very happy to see a fellow Saskatonian here! Born and raised there (College Park, Evan Hardy Collegiate)

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TheSower said:

Bishop Mahoney grad myself: they had an excellent darkroom!

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