I've got a spare L1200 / CLS500 that I'm looking to sell. I'm not so deluded to think that these are worth what they once were, but it's a dang fine enlarger so even if you already have a 4x5 enlarger you should junk it and upgrade to this ;-) The basic enlarger is complete and fully functional, including the CLS500 color head, which of course can also do variable contrast B&W by setting the filters just so. Overall it's in remarkably good condition - great baseboard, column, head, all the controls work, etc. with the following notes:
-- There's a little bit of surface rust on the focusing guide rail, but just on the part past where the lens stage goes, which I guess is why it was able to get surface-rusty. See one of the later pics, it's clearly visible.
-- The plastic on two of the Femoneg mask adjustment knobs is broken, but of course they still work - this is also clearly visible in one of the pics.
-- The Femoneg carrier comes with glass only, no masks, and the glass is not perfect. Also, the upper mask/glass latch is missing so it's held in with tape. (This is how I got it, I swear!) The latch is identical to the ones used to hold in large format lensboards, so I bet a repair could be made with one of those parts if you wanted.
Oh, the included Femobox is the 4x5 one, so you can do all formats - you'd only need to get another Femobox if you wanted to shorten your needed exposure times with 35mm, for instance.
I'd like to get $500 for it. I'm north of Chicago and could help in transporting it if you're in the area. I can't even imagine trying to disassemble this to make it shippable, but if you're within a state or two of here let's figure out some way to get it from me to you. Don't pass up this chance to get an amazing enlarger!
Duncan
-- There's a little bit of surface rust on the focusing guide rail, but just on the part past where the lens stage goes, which I guess is why it was able to get surface-rusty. See one of the later pics, it's clearly visible.
-- The plastic on two of the Femoneg mask adjustment knobs is broken, but of course they still work - this is also clearly visible in one of the pics.
-- The Femoneg carrier comes with glass only, no masks, and the glass is not perfect. Also, the upper mask/glass latch is missing so it's held in with tape. (This is how I got it, I swear!) The latch is identical to the ones used to hold in large format lensboards, so I bet a repair could be made with one of those parts if you wanted.
Oh, the included Femobox is the 4x5 one, so you can do all formats - you'd only need to get another Femobox if you wanted to shorten your needed exposure times with 35mm, for instance.
I'd like to get $500 for it. I'm north of Chicago and could help in transporting it if you're in the area. I can't even imagine trying to disassemble this to make it shippable, but if you're within a state or two of here let's figure out some way to get it from me to you. Don't pass up this chance to get an amazing enlarger!
Duncan