Durst CLS 450 to fit Leica Focomat IIC

[Claire Senft]

The is a Durst CLS 450 Clorhead being offered for sale on German Ebay to fit a Leica IIc Focomat. If you are lucky enough to own a IIC this may be of interest to you.

 

[edz]

The is a Durst CLS 450 Clorhead being offered for sale on German Ebay to fit a Leica IIc Focomat. If you are lucky enough to own a IIC this may be of interest to you.

The dirt cheap Agfa Head works nearly just as well and is better suited to mounting and using on the IIc (even the Ic). The main drawback of the Agfa head is getting the somewhat obsolete 250w bulbs but I've found that with some patience they can be sourced for even prices below what I've tended to need to pay for the 24v/250w Osram bulbs for my Durst head (which I use on my Durst). The optical design of the Agfa head too is especially better suited to use with Multigrade papers--- it contains some well designed condensor optics. With diffuse heads like the Wallner/Kienzle and Durst, I think, Leitz used to sell a supplementary condensor. I've compared both head and found the times quite similar. Since I use a Colorstar I did not have call to deal with the issues of density numbering systems.