Durst L1200

[ic-racer]

BOY I WISH THIS HAD THE OPTIONAL SHUTTER!

One of these could be rigged up with a little work.

http://cgi.ebay.com/Electric-shutter...d#ht_500wt_922

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...ht_1901wt_1141

[gary mulder]

I have a example of the second one. It is big, and will not fit inside the 1200 on top of the lens board.

[David Aimone]

OK, well I <think> I've solved a problem! Haven't actually printed yet, but looks promising.

I purchased a regular replacement lamp (not the point source lamp) for under $10; bought a bulb socket to plug adapater that will fit into the whole for the point source bulb lamp/wire; wrapped electrical tape around the outer housing to have a more secure fit in the hole; plugged it into a heavy duty extension cord and directly into my timer.

The image looks darn good, and the bulb comes on relatively instantly compared to the point source bulb!

I'm going to do some printing with it this afternoon.

Darn, I LOVE it when things work out fairly simply! If this does work as well as it looks, I guess I won't need to spend $$$ for a color head.

[ic-racer]

Yes, I suspect that should work fine.

[David Aimone]

Working great! Just may have to put a dimmer on the bulb somehow as I seem to be running 8-12 seconds at f/22. Or use a ND filter in the filter drawer.

[pergorm]

Hello David

Just happened to read this thread and learned about your problems. Try mounting your condensors correctly. They should be mounted flush with the bottom of the Femocap condensor-holder. They are not in your picture.
Also enjoy your coated condensors. They are hard to come by and they work well with a standard frosted bulb. And no need to work the lens on full aperture.

Regards
Per J

[David Aimone]

Thanks, Per J,

Things working very well with the regular frosted bulb and an F-stop darkroom timer.

David