Minolta Mod III Enlarger Setup

[ic-racer]

I had not used my Minolta Mod III enlarger (purchased new in 1975) for a while so I set it up. Still achieves excellent alignment after all these years.
This is the only enlarger I had ever purchased new. It served me from 1975 to 2001 as my only enlarger.
Thanks for AgX for pointing out the Schneider APO Componon HM currently on the enlarger is not necessarily a High Magnification lens. In fact it is stunningly sharp at all magnification.

 

[AgX]

It looks like just unpacked.

What is special about its design are the "digital" indicators of the filter density. I know of no other color head with such.

 

[Oren Grad]

Thanks for AgX for pointing out the Schneider APO Componon HM currently on the enlarger is not necessarily a High Magnification lens. In fact it is stunningly sharp at all magnification.

Perhaps tangential to your main interest in this thread, but a bit of trivia about Schneider marketing-speak: the "HM" designation refers to "High Modulation", not "High Magnification".