Hi ; for the first time I'm in a position to set up my own darkroom. I do both 4 x5 and 6x17, and I have been tempted by a floorstanding Durst Laborator 138S, wi th 2x240 condensors, which I saw this morning and which looks clean and sturdy d espite being about 40 years old ; the price was about US$1,000 equivalent.
My questions ;
- is this a good choice for black and white printing in the formats I use (I do not intend to get into colour), ad is the price reasonable?
- the head is not kitted out with variable contrast filters, so changing variab le would probably be a matter of replacing the red filter with the reqired colou r as required, and swinging this under the light beam - is this realistic?
- the original bulb is obsolete ; the guy selling it told me I should keep the o riginal bulb for 6x17, and use a separate newer bulb for 4x5 - again, is this re alistic?
- the guy recommended to me a 180mm f/5.6 Rodagon for about $320 equivalent - is this a good choice for my formats?
Thanks for any input.
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