For Sale FS: Enlargers in Tulsa . . .

DannL. · Jun 14, 2014

I saw these on CraigsList. Passing it along.

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/pho/4506002222.html

http://tulsa.craigslist.org/pho/4506157029.html

pbromaghin · Jun 14, 2014

DannL,

I don't know how you posted these, but when I follow your links, I can't get back here. That enlarger looks like a screaming deal.

DannL. · Jun 14, 2014

pbromaghin said:
DannL,

I don't know how you posted these, but when I follow your links, I can't get back here. That enlarger looks like a screaming deal.

I don't know about the link issue. It must be a browser thing. :confused: I would love to see the enlargers there in Tulsa, but I already have two. The one ad says they have eight Durst 501's. I hope they don't end up in a landfill.

JackRosa · Jun 14, 2014

Durst 501

Dann: what is your experience with the 501's? I am thinking the color heads, as I prefer dichroic vs. under-the-end filters. Your insight & advice would be appreciated. I am not far from where these enlargers are and am thinking about going over take a look. My experience is with Omega equipment and have never used Durst.

David Brown · Jun 14, 2014

Durst are very fine machines. My only caution would be to ensure that you get one with all the parts you'll need - lens boards, negative carriers, etc. - as parts and accessories for Durst are harder to find and more expensive here in the USA. Not impossible, just harder. Beselers are much more readily available. Only my opinion, but I own both Omega and Beseler, and consider Beseler an "upgrade".

DannL. · Jun 14, 2014

JackRosa said:
Dann: what is your experience with the 501's? I am thinking the color heads, as I prefer dichroic vs. under-the-end filters. Your insight & advice would be appreciated. I am not far from where these enlargers are and am thinking about going over take a look. My experience is with Omega equipment and have never used Durst.

Oh, when I said I have two, I meant I already had two enlargers, but not Durst. I had a smaller Durst for 35mm-6x6cm several years ago and considered it to be "very well made." But other than that I haven't seen another Durst enlarger in person. David is right though. When gathering up an enlarger from these sales, look around to see if other associated parts might be nearby. Include those parts in your lot. "Leave no stone unturned", as it were.

http://www.galerie-photo.com/manuels/durst-l1200-manual.pdf

There's a manual I found that describes similar Durst enlargers and shows how the might appear when complete.

JackRosa · Jun 14, 2014

Beseler, Durts

David Brown said:
Durst are very fine machines. My only caution would be to ensure that you get one with all the parts you'll need - lens boards, negative carriers, etc. - as parts and accessories for Durst are harder to find and more expensive here in the USA. Not impossible, just harder. Beselers are much more readily available. Only my opinion, but I own both Omega and Beseler, and consider Beseler an "upgrade".

Thank you David. I think they also have Beseler equipment (not sure).

If The Durst comes with all the parts, would you say I would be buying quality stuff if I go Durst?

I have a couple of small Omegas and would not rate them as super-high quality. My Omega F (10x10) mounted on a Fotar chassis has been a workhorse for many, many years.

JackRosa · Jun 14, 2014

Thanks Dan. I am going to print the Durst manual and bring with me. I appreciate sharing your insight as I appreciate the info on the enlarger.

DannL. · Jun 14, 2014

Best of luck in your adventure. If I lived closer, ie; if the sale was in OKC for example, I'ld probably have a garage full of Durst enlargers by now. ;-)

John Koehrer · Jun 14, 2014

The Durst seem to be much more a precision tool then either Beseler or Omega. Far
less slop in the way things fit together.

ambaker · Jun 14, 2014

Dang! I was right there two weeks ago...

Drove right past where the first one was.

Timing, as they say, is everything... ;-(

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David Brown · Jun 14, 2014

JackRosa said:
If The Durst comes with all the parts, would you say I would be buying quality stuff if I go Durst?

Yes.

JackRosa · Jun 14, 2014

Thank you David. I have made arrangements to go see the Durst CLS 501 on Monday. Will let you (and the others) know how this turns out.

JackRosa · Jun 15, 2014

German or Italian

The Users Manual states the equipment is manufactured in Italy. I thought Durst was a german brand (???)

DannL. · Jun 15, 2014

Ciao! I'm perty sure the Durst I had was also made in Italy. All the better!

JackRosa · Jun 15, 2014

kiku · Jun 16, 2014

Durst is Italian! Howard Tanger

angusparkengusparker · Jun 17, 2014

JackRosa said:
Thank you David. I have made arrangements to go see the Durst CLS 501 on Monday. Will let you (and the others) know how this turns out.

Could you let me know how it went? I really want a L1200 with a 501 head (not sure if I want VLS or CLS - probably CLS). But I'm in San Francisco so it would have to ship.....

Thanks.

JackRosa · Jun 18, 2014

Durst CLS 501

That enlarger is no longer available.

Sweet deal! Gorgeous piece of equipment!

JackRosa · Jun 18, 2014

THANK YOU DannL ...... best deal I have seen in my entire photo "career", which started in 1977.

DannL. · Jun 18, 2014

Excellent! That's what I like to hear.

JackRosa · Jun 22, 2014

RED LEVER (Laborator 1200/CLS 501)

Now that I have had the opportunity to play a little with the Durst Laborator enlarger (CLS head) I can see why it gets such good reviews. It is not only built like a tank but one can quickly see that ample thought went into the design of this equipment.

Question: what is the red lever for? (see pics)

Thanks in advance.

angusparkengusparker · Jun 22, 2014

Perhaps you can share what you learn in this thread. I'm getting my L1200 and CLS450 on Wednesday. The 450 is basically the same head minus the ND filter.

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JackRosa · Jun 22, 2014

Share

I will share. Just started to read the manual and play around with the unit. My initial impression is that this enlarger is a Thing of Beauty.

JackRosa · Jun 24, 2014

Pin-regstration neg carrier

Has anyone converted a Femoneg to a pin-registration neg carrier? I like to work with unsharp masks, Mylar D/B masks, etc., and use an Inglis punch system. I am not talking about precise registration of the neg carrier to the enlarger head (as I don't think I would want to go through all that trouble since I already have such system with my Omega F / Fotar ensemble), ... I am talking about registering the negative, unsharp mask, dodge/burn mask to the Femoneg carrier.

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