Durst Laborator 1200

[Kevin Caulfield]

Thanks AgX. If I am not swiveling the head (about x axis), do I set this red lever to "0" or to "-" ???

"0" lets it swivel around the horizontal axis and "-" locks it.

 

[JackRosa]

Never Mind

Never mind, boys & girls - just heard from Alistair ~ he can do it!

 

[JackRosa]

LOVE the Laborator

After playing a bit with this enlarger, I can report that I LOVE it!

 

[JackRosa]

Report

I had promised I would post a report on my impressions with this enlarger.

After using this equipment for a few weeks now, I give it an A++

I love this enlarger! What a beautifully-designed piece of equipment!

 

[fran]

How did the conversion of the femoneg go?


Any pics to share?

 

[JackRosa]

No Conversion Yet

How did the conversion of the femoneg go?


Any pics to share?

No conversion yet. Alistair is in the process of moving his shop and told me he would not be able to work on this project until September. Thus, the Femonegs sit there waiting for than e-mail from Alistair where he tells me he can start.

I decided to also get a 6x7 pin-registered carrier (in addition to the 4x5). I will be sending 2 Femonegs to Alistair as soon as he is ready.

Will post pics once I receive the converted Femonegs.

 

[JPD]

Durst means thirst in german, so use plenty of water when you rinse the prints.

 

[fran]

Thanks! I'm interested in seeing how the conversion goes - basically if its worthwhile doing it for 5x4 negs.

 

[LarsAC]

Durst means thirst in german, so use plenty of water when you rinse the prints.

Or plenty of beer while working on the prints

Lars

 

[AgX]

Here is a video depicting Durst of today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rlpocDz89M#t=340

 

[AgX]

Here their research center:

https://www.google.de/search?q=durs...=bFFrVbu_LMS6sQGp1oCwBg&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

 

[RobC]

A bit late but the femoneg already has pin registration built into it. Well mine does. May be some older ones didn't....

 

[JackRosa]

Pin Regisration Femoneg

A bit late but the femoneg already has pin registration built into it. Well mine does. May be some older ones didn't....

You mean registration between negative carrier and enlarger, correct? In contrast to registration between negative and negative carrier (?)

 

[JackRosa]

Pin registration Femoneg

Report: Alistair Inglis (as usual) did a fantastic job and I now have pin-registration Femonegs (both, 4x5 and 6cmx7cm) - both with diffuser on top (to use with Mylar D/B masks). I tried both and they work great!

 

[RobC]

You mean registration between negative carrier and enlarger, correct? In contrast to registration between negative and negative carrier (?)

The femoneg has two pins at the back for registering negatives/masks. See here http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.org.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=100943&postcount=17

the ones circled in red are neg/mask registration pins. They are not for registering the femoneg with the enlarger. It should do that itself when you put it into the head.

durst sold a punch for using these but you can make your own or just close the femoneg on a piece of acetate or film and it will punch the holes as the pins push through the film.

 

[paul_c5x4]

Also posted at: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

I have not used these pins myself (only found out a few months back). I'm not sure I'd trust the registration of the femoneg within the enlarger head when using complex multiple masks - Might try it when I get my darkroom mojo back.

 

[RobC]

Also posted at: (there was a url link here which no longer exists)

I have not used these pins myself (only found out a few months back). I'm not sure I'd trust the registration of the femoneg within the enlarger head when using complex multiple masks - Might try it when I get my darkroom mojo back.

If the springs which are on the L1200 head for locking the femoneg into place are working correctly (strong enough) then the femoneg should register with the enlarger. The springs may need adjusting (bending) from time to time but I haven't looked at it in detail.

 

[JackRosa]

Found the Pins

The femoneg has two pins at the back for registering negatives/masks. See here http://www.film-and-darkroom-user.org.uk/forum/showpost.php?p=100943&postcount=17

the ones circled in red are neg/mask registration pins. They are not for registering the femoneg with the enlarger. It should do that itself when you put it into the head.

durst sold a punch for using these but you can make your own or just close the femoneg on a piece of acetate or film and it will punch the holes as the pins push through the film.

Thank you.

Yes, I see the pins.

 

[JackRosa]

Femoneg registration To Enarger

If the springs which are on the L1200 head for locking the femoneg into place are working correctly (strong enough) then the femoneg should register with the enlarger. The springs may need adjusting (bending) from time to time but I haven't looked at it in detail.

In my (limited) experience with this particular enlarger, the springs do lock/register the Femoneg repeatedly.

I conducted tests to make sure the registration Femoneg/Enlarger was working and it looked OK to me. Tests consisted of (a) printing a negative for the full exposure, say 10 seconds, then (b) printing same negative but using several exposures: example 3 sec, remove Femoneg, reinsert, 3 sec, remove Femoneg, reinsert, 4 sec. I examined the resulting imagine by eye and with various magnifying glasses and noticed no "double" images.

 

[RobC]

Thank you.

Yes, I see the pins.

You're not the first who asked for a registration system without realising they already had one

 

[JackRosa]

Feeling Silly

You're not the first who asked for a registration system without realising they already had one

Yes!!! ... I feel silly knowing I bought a pin-registrations system (and not cheap by any means) only to realize later that I had one all along . . . .

 

[RalphLambrecht]

As I said these people are Italian or Tyrolian at least. They are not german, but German-speaking.

German is also spoken in Austria, Switzerland, Belgium, Luxembourg, Romania, Kasachstan to name some countries.

GmbH is indeed a legal term used in Germany, but also in Austria and Switzerland.

And in Italy. In South-Tyrol were German is one official language.


By the way, "Laborator" is not a german term...

...and parts of Germany

 

[RalphLambrecht]

Durst means thirst in german, so use plenty of water when you rinse the prints.

since it's German,beer is more likely

 

[AgX]

Here is a video depicting Durst of today:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5rlpocDz89M#t=340

Here their research center:

https://www.google.de/search?q=durs...=bFFrVbu_LMS6sQGp1oCwBg&sqi=2&ved=0CAYQ_AUoAQ

Can there be a greater difference than to these videos made in 2007 in the same Region ?
Two worlds apart...

http://www.br.de/mediathek/video/se...der-holzruecker-vom-groednertal-12_x-100.html
http://www.br.de/mediathek/video/se...es-standes/der-letzte-seines-standes-110.html