When I got my 138 it had the slide installed but no heat absorbing glass. I bought a glass made for a Beseler enlarger and had it cut down to fit the 138. Don't remember what model Beseler it was for but it was fairly inexpensive on eBay.
When I got my 138 it had the slide installed but no heat absorbing glass. I bought a glass made for a Beseler enlarger and had it cut down to fit the 138. Don't remember what model Beseler it was for but it was fairly inexpensive on eBay.
The column fit in my darkroom with a couple of inches to spare. About the same size as the DeVere 5108 column. I had to lower the head on the column since I don't print large and otherwise it would not work. With the head lowered, I can make normal sized prints up to 20x24 without any problems. With the head up, I'd have to use really long lenses to get normal sized prints. I found a heat absorbing glass on the Spanish auction site, and then bought a second Lacalo holder without glass, and had a piece cut to fit. They're not very common.
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