Which enlarger do you print with

[RichardH]

Dust 184 with CLS 300 and Beseler 45 with Zone VI coldhead.

Hey ataim
Lots of room in your darkroom. I wish I had the room for what I like to use.

Richard

 

[kobaltus]

Focomat 1a, Valoy 2, Opemus 6, Durst 305. Magnifax 3 with focomat 2 condenser is last and the best for 24x 36 and 6x6.

 

[emeraldcity_grain]

Focomat V35 for 135
Saunders/LPL 4500II for 120
Durst 138S condenser for anything
Focomat and LPL enlargers connected to a Heiland Splitgrade.

 

[Fast]

An old Durst U70. I print only BW. Mostly 6x7. I love the mechanical auto focus on it.

 

[Roger Cole]

Omega DII-V with LED lamp house.

 

[ic-racer]

Durst 1840 and CLS2000, a couple of Omega D5500s and a Minolta Mod III.

 

[one90guy]

Omega Pro-Lab B66 black and white only, 35mm and 120.

David

 

[Steve Smith]

DeVere 54 (not 504) converted to LED.


Steve.

 

[David Lingham]

De vere 203 dichro head with RH stopclock

 

[lightwisps]

I use a Saundrs/LPL 4550 XLG for everything from 35mm to 4X5. I love it. Easy to use and never needs alignment, or so they claim. Don

 

[Ian Grant]

For the first time in well over 40 years I haven't got a working darkroom. However I hope to have a temporary darkroom set up shortly with 4 or 5 enlargers:

My main enlarger is a De Vere 5108 with a Dichroic colour head, as Clayne has said these De Vere enlrgers are about the best ever made. There's a Johnsons V45 condenser enlarger, a Durst A600 (condenser) and M670 (color head), these will form the basis of a shared darkroom. If needed there's also an older Durst M601 with CLS66 and a colour Jobe enlarger.

Just to add spice there'a an early Houghton Ensign "King" horizontal enlarger to be used at outside workshops I have planned, it's just waiting for new bellows, hopefully I'll have a session making a few sets next week.

Ian

 

[jerrybro]

A couple of Beseler 45s with color, condensor and cold light heads.

 

[munz6869]

Durst AC1200 with 'commodore 64-sized' controller...

Marc!

 

[Thomas Bertilsson]

Leitz Focomat V35 with VC head for 35mm work. 40mm Focotar lens.

Omega Pro-Lab 4x5 for 645 to 4x5. Condenser. 80mm f/4 Rodenstock, 80mm f/5.6 Minolta Rokkor (unbelievably good lens), 100mm f/5.6 Schneider, 135mm f/4.5 Schneider, 150mm f/5.6 Nikkor.

There's also a Minolta C3 with a color head, but it'll be a while until I can print color.

 

[George Collier]

Omega D2 with the Aristo V54 bulb, in a head that has a 6" filter drawer, with 2 filter holders for split filter printing (handy when going back and forth). El Nikkor lenses 35, , 80, & 135
Also have an Omega B22 extended, my all time fave for 35mm, but on perminent loan.

 

[David Brown]

... I hope to have a temporary darkroom set up shortly with 4 or 5 enlargers:

That's a big bathroom!

 

[Paul Glover]

Beseler 23C-II XL with the condenser head, EL-Nikkor 50/4N and Schneider Componon-S 80/4 lenses.

 

[Rick Jones]

Valoy II for 35mm, contacts and print flashing. Omega D2V with LED head for medium format and 4X5.

 

[Early Riser]

I have a pair of Durst L184 enlargers with CLS 301 color heads

 

[abeku]

From half format to 6x7, I'm using Fujimoto G70 with El-Nikkor 50/2.8 & 80/5.6. From 6x9 to 9x12, I have a Lisesagang Rajah IV with Componon-S 135/5.6. However, I'm working on converting the Rajah to take 4x5" negatives and replace the light bulb with LED light.

 

[~andi]

Focomat V35. The LPL 7700 hasn't seen a negative for about 10 years or so. Just set up an additional Focomat 1c.

 

[wombat2go]

How about a vintage 1950's Federal #269 and Time-O-Lite that started life in the US Navy recreational darkroom in Havana Cuba?
I modified it to take the Leica M39, and i have Rodenstocks 50mm for 35 format and a 90mm for 6 x 9.
I made a tray to hold 35mm slides, so I mount the bw negs in Gepe glassless holders to enlarge them.

 

[chip j]

Leitz Focomat 1c & Valoy 2, plus my mighty Durst M-35 Micromat, plus abot 30 top lenses for 35mm.

 

[spoilerhead]

A Durst 670 BW and a Durst 670 Color. Depending on my mood and what look I want. The nice think is that all parts are interchangeable

 

[wiltw]

Beseler 45VXL with Universal Head and Color controller. But with my favorite emulsions and favorite color processes all disappearing, it makes me wonder how long this will continue to be truly useful to me.