Hello! Let me make the announcement!
We are going to construct a big enlarger, together with Mr. Kienzle and Mr. Heiland.
Our plans:
- 20x24'' (50x60cm) LED cold light source split grade system. We already use those systems in Horizontal 8x10'' De Vere and Vertical 8x10'' Kienzle enlargers. And we are completely satisfied.
- Horizontal self-tuning enlarger. The main idea is not to use the rails as usual, but put the enlarger approximately perpendicular to the wall, then it will align the plane using lasers by itself.
- Lenses is a big question! We want to provide the distance for the bellows about 1 meter, but I still don't know which exactly lenses we'll use for 11x14, 12x16, 12x20, 16x20 and 20x24''.
- Negative carrier is the next big question. Conventional frame with glasses would be so heavy that the enlarger will be able to roll over on its side when the printer will pull it out from the enlarger )) So what we're trying to come up with a new system without glasses.

to be continued...