#DURST M805 COLOR MANUAL MANUALS#

Other features: Reflex focusing and viewing for copying 35mm negative roll cups lamp height adjustment built-in red safelight filter distortion correction. Light Source: 150-watt Opal or projection lamp. Specifications: Durst Model 606 enlarger. The following review appeared in the now-defunct Modern Photography magazine, December 1959, in the 'Modern Tests' section. On smaller enlargers this wouldn't be a problem, but at larger magnifications (and with lenses with shorter focal lengths), this can become a concern. angled forward) are nice at higher head elevations because the image won't expand back across the column post when the head is at the top of the post. What they do is offer a sort of tracking control so that once the image is focused, it stays in focus as you change the elevation of the head for cropping.Ĭolumn: all columns are assumed to be vertical unless oblique is noted.

Tube means that the lens is set into a tube that moves up and down (as opposed to bellows).Īutofocus: not to be confused with what we think of as autofocus today these enlargers don't focus themselves.

Rack & Pinion means that the lens stage moves up and down via a knob that turns gears.

Helical focusing means a collar around the lens is turned, and the lens housing is threaded so that the lens moves up and down.

Bellows means that the lens stage is connected to bellows that expand and collapse, and the bellows are typically moved via a wheel using friction (as opposed to using rack & pinion gears).

Rotating negative carrier easily converted to copy camera B&W diffusion head available colorhead offers variable density control up to 2 f/stops - Reviewed Darkroom Photography, May 1982 (Vol 4 #4)Įra: It's nearly impossible to get actual production year spans I've provided this simply to give an idea of when an enlarger was in production. $225 for condenser headīuilt-in supplimentary filters add 60CC Y and M on colorhead B&W diffusion head available optional extension arm allows 18x mag w/ 50mm lens - Reviewed Modern Photography November 1980 Darkroom Photo July 1979 (Vol 1 #3) Reviewed in Modern Photography magazine, April 1974.īuilt-in supplimentary filters add 60CC Y and M on colorhead.īuilt-in focusing aid.

Optional Durst CLS 35 olor head: stepless dichro filtration 0-90 uses 80W 30V quarts iodine lamp GE EKP or equivalent slide-in power supply $109.95 Uses 75W enlarging lamp #211 18 inches upright, crank elevated. Precise positioning of enlarging lamp free-standing chassis numerous accessories Reviewed Darkroom Photo magazine Oct 1980 (Vol 2 #6)įree-standing chasis highspeed dolorhead has variable density controlĪuto-focus B&W diffusion head available colorhead offers variable density controlįilm carrier on ball-bearing guides tilting stage and head for distortion control optional rotating negative carrier system numerous accessories

#DURST M805 COLOR MANUAL MANUALS#

I have a few of Instruction Manuals and brochures available for download.Īutomatic additive diffusion system automatic printer built-in which reads neg for color balance and adjusts exposureĪutomatic subtractive diffusion system built-in analyzing system automatic mag comepnsation with 10 memory cahnnelsĪutomatic subtractive diffusion system microcomputer controlled same as AC900 except w/o autofocusĬonversion kit for 6圆cm available. But while many enlargers are variations on a theme, Dursts were very often innovative and did not look like anything else on the market at the time. Dursts were well regarded but expensive in the USA compared to their domestic counterparts.

Durst was an Italian company and (according to their own literature) the largest manufacturer of enlargers in the world.

Durst m805 color manual