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Tin Can
6-Dec-2015, 22:52
I bought a Calumet 8X10 enlarger some time ago. It came in pieces. I now use it, had no trouble moving, set up, but I went my own way with negative carriers and head. Works for me.

The seller told me a story that now I don't believe. He had a box of 10 custom 10X10 double glass film carriers in a special case that he said did NOT belong to the Calumet and furthermore did not fit it.

We were negotiating and I kept looking at this 'useless, doesn't fit' stuff and finally it was part of the purchase. I hate to leave a mystery 500 miles behind. Got home, dismissed the stuff as 'doesn't fit'. I posted pics here and APUG and nobody could identify what big enlarger they fit. I even sold 2, which I now regret.

Because tonight I was cleaning and decided it was time to do something as the case is big.

Short story, they fit the Calumet, but oddly, such as the bottom glass slides on steel, no way was that OEM design. Fixable, all useable, just needed a better look.

Pics tell a story.

Does anybody know if these carriers are Calumet OEM, or custom?

4 have top AN glass, 3 bottom AN, 5 have bottom clear glass. Would people use top AND bottom AN or just top or just bottom?

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Tin Can
6-Dec-2015, 22:53
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pierre506
6-Dec-2015, 23:20
Nice set~
Tin Can
6-Dec-2015, 23:29
Nice set~

Maybe a production set, where you could load 10 negs and just keep going.

The carrier has a nice design that lightly grips the neg between the 2 pieces of glass and it does not shift.

If clean inside, the neg would stay clean.
pierre506
7-Dec-2015, 02:51
I don't believe you can use the carriers same time, Randy.
Kerry L. Thalmann
7-Dec-2015, 14:54
Randy,

From the Spring 1971 Calumet Photographic Equipment for the Professional catalog (pages 32-37), I believe what you have is

"E-105 10x10" glass carrier for proofing roll film negatives, or printing negatives with art work ................. $75.00"

for the Calumet Color Enlarger Model E-100.

As I said in my PM, I'll send you photos of those catalog pages and you can post them to this thread if you like.

Kerry
Tin Can
7-Dec-2015, 14:59
Randy,

From the Spring 1971 Calumet Photographic Equipment for the Professional catalog (pages 32-37), I believe what you have is

"E-105 10x10" glass carrier for proofing roll film negatives, or printing negatives with art work ................. $75.00"

for the Calumet Color Enlarger Model E-100.

As I said in my PM, I'll send you photos of those catalog pages and you can post them to this thread if you like.

Kerry

I will post them here directly in 750 pixel glory for posterity.

Thanks Kerry!
ic-racer
7-Dec-2015, 15:41
Ten of them! Wow, and I thought I was in the lap of luxury with two 10x10 Laranegs.
Tin Can
7-Dec-2015, 17:13
Eight is Enough as I foolishly sold 2.

Perhaps Drew will stop telling me glass less Calumet 8X10 carriers are no good. Maybe!

And enlarged 35mm, MF proof sheets coming right up!


Ten of them! Wow, and I thought I was in the lap of luxury with two 10x10 Laranegs.
Tin Can
7-Dec-2015, 23:14
I don't believe you can use the carriers same time, Randy.

I think you are correct. The norm is AN on top and clear glass below. I was just reporting how a couple were configured before i got them with AN top and bottom.

More info with pics is coming.
Tin Can
13-Dec-2015, 19:09
A forum member graciously supplied 6 pages from a Calumet catalog with all the data for my Calumet enlarger. I only have the chassis, spare bellows, 8 AN glass to glass 8x10 film carriers and lenses. Plenty. The original head and interface is long lost. It came with a Beseler Super Chromega F Dichroic 10x10 head, which I do not use as i converted to LED head. I don't like it's design, a compromise for low ceilings I think.

I really appreciate the pictures and imagine that original 3000 watt head was something to use!


As I have already said, this is a great enlarger design which is way easier to move and set up, compared to a FOTAR and both of those are lightweights compared to the almighty Saltzman.

I do not covet a Saltzman as they seem to be the albatross of enlargers. I can count 3 I know of, just wasting away...too much of a good thing?

3 pics here and 3 pics on the next page for 750 pixel LFPF posterity. Nothing is for sale.

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Tin Can
13-Dec-2015, 19:10
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ic-racer
13-Dec-2015, 19:31
Thanks for posting. I had not seen that or don't remember it. I used to get Calumet catalogs in the 1980s and 1990s.

Is that from the 1970s? $3450, with color head, seems like a 1970s price. Durst L1840 was $16,450 without the head in 1988.
Tin Can
13-Dec-2015, 20:41
Spring 1972 Calumet Photographic Equipment for the Professional Catalog.

I have the same PRO catalog for 1977 and no mention of this enlarger, further more my source said none of his many other Calumet catalogs contained this enlarger.

I knew of one other near Chicago, but lost track of it.

I think too many got 'recycled'...:(



Thanks for posting. I had not seen that or don't remember it. I used to get Calumet catalogs in the 1980s and 1990s.

Is that from the 1970s? $3450, with color head, seems like a 1970s price. Durst L1840 was $16,450 without the head in 1988.