Operating InstructionsContents 10.9. . Featu General note ‘Assombly Chacking out the outfit Components and controls Assembly. Basoboats and column Enlarger head Lens Lamphouse Rad fier Negative carrier Condenser Lighting system — fight sources ‘The condenser system Negative carrier system Magnification Focusing Correcting converging verticals Filter drawer — heat titer Fed fiter Operation and applications Clean nagalives Enlarging exposure Groping Giant enlergamonts Distortion control Copying Colour enlarging The Durst CLS 66 colour mixing head Single fiers 5.00, 510. 520. 580. 540, 550. 580. 610. 620. 630. 640, 650. 68.0. 7009. 2.00, ‘The colour analyser Accossorles Negative cartier masks Copying adapter Darkroom lamp ‘Lens panels Copying lighting unit Tharmostatically controlled drier ‘Tho Durst colour system Goleur mixing head Transformer Colour analyser Processing timer Multiple exposure paper holeer Processing drum Maintenance Storage ‘Simple enlarging step by step 1.0.0. General note The M 601 Is a compact high-performance ‘amateur enlarger of professional quality It takes negatives from 8x11 mm up to 2iex2"%a inches (6x Bem), The basic enlarger is usadle as it stands for black and-withe work and requires no further accessories, Suitable accessories however adapt the M 601 to colour enlarging and to copying. Section 9.0.0, ives a brief practical summary of en- larging hints for the beginner. 2.0.0. Assembly 24.0. Checking out the outfit The Durst M 601 Is shipped in a special protective container, Before assembly, caretully clean all components with a soft cloth, Note: Remove the enlarger head caratfully from its packing; do not allow the filter drawer 10 drop out. First check that all components are there. To make the assembly instructions clearer, all items and all significant ‘operational controls are numbered, The Separate parts supplied from which the complete enlarger is assembled, ara in addition marked @,1. Components and cofitrols Enlarger head Viewing screen for copying Filter drawer Lamphouse cover with deflecting ‘mirror |. Locking knob for enlarger head 24 25, 28. a. 28. ing bracket for the condenser lenses, with securing screw Locking knob for lens standard Focusing knob Bellows Milled serew to secure the lens Red filter id clamping screw holding the red tite Lens standard Latch of lamphouse cover Grose-head screw for adjusting the focusing mechanism Hole for red filter shaft Negative carrier Top section of negative carrier Bottom section of negative carrier (Opening bar for raising the top section of negative carrier Front controls for negative carrier masking strips Side controls for negative ci masking strips ‘Adjustable film stops Upper and lower glass plates Retaining strips Push-button Key 10 close the top section of the negative carrier Column with carrlage Lamp holder with te Knob with fold-out erank for vertical adjustment Tilt scales Bearing bolt for the, enlarger head Column base |. Clamping knob of column Threaded bolt with two washers Securing bolts with washers Baseboard Switch in lead Maina plug Lens pane! Hexagonal bolt spanner for curing the column base23.0, Assembly 23.1, Baseboard and column Place the baseboard (96) with the rubber feat downwards on tho table, Then loc: the column (28) over the holes with th bracing ribs of the base to the rear, Place the washers over the bolts (35) ‘and push the latter through the holes of the baseboard and the column base and serew tight with the ald of the hexagonal bolt spanner supplied, 23.2, Enlarger head Place the enlarger head (1) over the bearing bolt (31) ang secure with the locking knob (6) at the left hand side of tha enlarger head, The engagement stop of the enlarger head should slide into the groove on the supporting arm; the locking knob can then be pulled tight. 23.3, Lens Screw the lens fully into the panel (40), Insert the panel together with the lens Into the lens standard (14), locating it so that the aperture scale is visible from the tront, Secure with the milled screw (11) 23.4, Lamphouse Remove the lamphouse cover (4) and scrow an opal lamp (up to 180 watts) into the lamp fiting, 235. Red filter To tht the red ‘ter (12), push the shaftof the holder for the red filter into the Sppropriate hola (17) Jn the lens standara 14) and secure with tne clamping Serew (13) 2.36. Negative cartier Push the negative carrier — with th opening bar (21) at the top — fully into the enlarger head, 23.7. Condenser Remove the lamphouse covar and Insert the two condenser lenses (8) singly, with their curved sides facing each other, Into the enlarger head trom above, To secure the condenser lenses place the rataining bracket (7) into the enlarger head with the round cut-out pointing horizontally to the back. Then push tno releining bracket forward as fer as it will go against the condensers and the with the securing sorew, 3.00. Features '3:1.0. Lighting system - light sources Tho ratiex lighting system of the M 60% ensures fully even iilumination if the lamp is carefully adjusted, Fully push the negative cartier (without a negativa} into the enlarger head. Now fully open the lens aperture and switch on the enlarger amp. Adjust the lamp holder up or down until the projected image on the base- board appears avenly illuminates, 320. Condenser system The condenser |s mounted above the negative carrier, It ensures even l= rmination with a 80 or 75-80 mm lens, 913.0. Negative carrier system basic outfit consists of a hinged ‘negative carrier for all negative sizes up to 2% x 2/4 inches (6x em). This carrior has four individually adjustable masking strips (22 and 23) to mask down the negative area, The lower part of the cartier has two adjustable film stops (24) for ex 2i/e inch (6x8 em) and for 24x38 mm films, The negative carrier glasses (25) keep the negatives completely flat. A specially coated negative carrier glass (available Separately) to prevent Newton's tings (Order Code SIXGLA AN) can be fitted In place of the regular glass of tne upper Negative carrier section, The carrier will also take glassless metal masks (Oraer Code SIXMA) in place of the negativecarrier glasses, These metal masks are available for ali negative sizes from 8x11 mm to 2/ex2% inches (6x6 om). For glassiess enlarging of 24x38 mm and 2'laxe2¥%e inch (6x6 cm) negetives use the SIVOMA 95 or SIVOMA 65 mask inserts respectively in place of the upper negative carrier glass, For inserting single negatives the negative carrier is removes trom the enlarger head, On pushing the carrier into the head the upper and lower halves aro pressed togother to prevent movement of the negative, To insert film strips, stightly raise the ‘opening bar (21) of the negative carrier This locks the top of the carrier open, The film strip can now be pushed in from the front. It is accurately located when it abuts the guide pins. These guides are adjustable: the front position Is for 24x36 mm negatives, and tha rear position is for QVex2%e inch or 8x8 om films, To close the negative carrier pross tho key on the opening bar. Always insert the negatives into the negative carrier with the emulsion side (the mat side) downwards, 4.0. Magnification ‘Adjust tha magnification by raising or lowering the enlarger head, The higher the head, the larger the image, To move the enlarger head, turn the knob (28) ff the crank which swings out of the knob for rapid adjustment tha column protrudes Into the projected ts Image when making part enlarge at high magnifications, the distance from the optical axis to the column can be increased by pulling out the enlarger inead up to the red mark. The head can be pulled forward on releasing the locking knob (6), Magnification factors with 20 mm lens 99 x in with 50 mm lens 185 xlin, 3.8.0. Focusing Focus by tuming the knob at the right of the enlarger head. This operation is essential before making an enlargement Place the masking frame on the base- board and insert a shest of white paper (not enlarging paper) of the seme size and thickness as the enlarging paper to be used, Fully open the lens aperture ‘Switch on the lamp, Adjust the required Image size, then focus, After focusing it may be necessary to readjust the image size (and to refocus ence more afterwards) 9.8., Correcting converging vertical To correct unwantad converging verticals the enlarger head of the M 601 and the lens standard (14) can be tilted in the appropriate directions, To do this, slack off the tocking knob (6) of theenlarger head and the locking knob (6) fon tho lens standard, Now incline the enlarger head and ler standard to get the vertical lines of projected image parallel, Tighten the locking knobs Tn this position for making the enlarge- ‘ments, The scales on the carriage and fon the lens standard show the exact degree of Inclination for repeat sottings 3.7.0, Filter drawer — hoat filter The filter drawer (8) takes 9x3 inch (75x75 mm) colour titers, When using the olassiess SIXMA negative mask Inserts, place a SIXCALO heat filter in the filter drawer, 380, Red The red flter (12) allows observation of the image with the light switched on and black-and-white enlarging paper in position in the masking frame,49.0. Operation and applications 441.0. Clean nagatives Dust and fingerprints. on the negatives show up disturbingly in enlargements, clean dirty or solled negatives bofore enlarging, Remove adhering dust with @ camel hair or antistatic brush Fingerprints can be removed by gently wiping with 8 fluffiess cloth. Clean off obstinate dirt with a suitable film cleaning solution, The nagatives must be completely dry before they are inserted in the negative carrier. Clean negatives very carefully to avoid scratching the ‘amulsion surtace, 42.0. Enlarging exposure Alter some practice it becomes eaay to estimate the correct exposure time required with reasonable accuracy, An average value is about 10 seconds, But with bigger enlargements an exposure test Is advisable: Focus the image, and stop down the lens by two stops. Cover the enlarging paper in the masking tramo with a sheet of card, Switch off the ‘onlarger famp and swing the red filter out of the light path. Witheraw tne card to expose a 1 inch wide strip for 2 is, Withdraw the card further, an f time, to make anether tour to five test exposures. Each of these successive exposures increases the exposure of the previous strip by the 8 nox! exposure time. This yields @ test print of progressively exposed strips, with the first strip neving received the longest time, From this It is easy to estadlish the ‘optimum exposure for the full enlargement Such a test print thus ensures correctly exposed enlargements, 43.0. Cropping Even an expert photographer does not always manage to frame the Image exactly during the camera exposure, Only enlarging permits really exact framing, In this way you ean often obtain several different interesting enlargements from one negative, Mask down the 1@ negative carrier and the siding masks of the paper holder 4.4.0. Glant enlargements For big enlargements and for part on largements on the baseboard sat the column in such @ way that its lower hole lines up with the hole in the column base. That way you obtain the maximum magnification on the baseboard. For giant enlargements project on the floor or on a wall, For tlear projection remove the locking knob af the column to allow the column ang enlarger head to be turned through 180%, thon rofixwith the locking knob, Stabitse the base- board with suitable weights to provent the enlargar from tioping aver, For projection on tha wall slack off the locking knob and swing the enlarger head through 8°, The enlarger head engages in the horizontal position, Then tighten the locking knob again, When estimating exposure times tor glant enlargements, remember that the light Intensity on the ‘projection surface decreases in proportion to the square of the distance, (For exampio, with @ normal exposure time of 10 seconds, doubling the distance increases the exposure to 40 seconds or four times what it was before.) The exposure time can be reduced by opening the lens aperture; however the lens does not necessarily produce the sharpest image at full aperture 45.0, Distortion control Converging verticals are causad by the camera when taking the plcture, It for instance you shoot @ nigh building from street level by pointing the camera up against the sky, the verticals will converge in the negative. If unwanted, this effect can be corrected by titing the enlarger head and the lens To keep the image sharp overall with the enlarger head tilted, stop down the 5. SLE rae1s by two stops or more for increased dopih of focus, This method of distortion correction is limited by the depth of focus of the lens and the varying degrae of exposure across the Image being corrected. With the enlarger head tied, the projected image is brighter at one side of the paper than at the othar, To compensate this effect, shade this part of the Image during the exposure, 46.0. Copying For copying flet or solid originals you need "2 UNOY copying adaptor and the CAM ‘LUD 2 or CAMFLUD 4 lighthing unit. The lighting systom of the M 602 can be con- verted to @ refiex viewing system for v ing the original on tha baseboard, To do | remove the lamphouse cover, with: raw the mirror mounted in the guides in the cover, turn the mirror through 90" and reinsert, Pull the viewing window out ff the enlarger head and replace the lamphouse cover, The datlecting mirror now permits sharp focusing of the origina! to be copied, It also shows the limits of the field of view and permits a check on the evenness of illumination, Tho URNOV copying adapter goes into the enlarger head In place of the negative cartier, Tho URNOV adaptor consists of a rigid frame with a ground glaes screen carrying format frame tines and 2 convenient guide rod, Load a plate holder with a sheet tllm or a plate, push it, with the darkslide downwards, under- fieath tha ground glass screen, ‘and lock in position. The guide rod carries @ clip which engages the darkslide to allow this to be pulled out for the exposure or pushed back again afterwards. The exposure itself is made by switching the copying tamps on and oft For copying photographs and other objects with @ range of tones or grey values use a medium speed film of medium contrast. For copying line drawings, printed texts ete, @ high-contrast process film is recommended To adjust the field of view taken in,move the enlarger head up dr down on ne column to bring the required object area within the frame lines on the ground glass screen of the copying adapter, Focus the image at the maximus lons aperture, but stop down the lens by at least two stops for the exposure. The original must be evenly iiiuminetes. heck the evenness of illumination with an exposure meter. For optimum illumi. nation use the CAMFLUO 2 or CAMFLUD 4 lighting unit, This consists of two (CAMFLUD 2) of four (in the case of the CAMFLUD 4) lamp holders mounted on two chrome-plated supporting erms fixed directly an the beseboard or the table underneath, The lamp holders take floodlamps up to 150 watts and can be adjusted laterally as well as tilted vertically. 47.0, Colour enlarging 4.74, The Durst GLS 66 Colour Mixing Head For perfect colour enlargements we fecommend the vse of the Durst CLS 66 Colour mixing head which wae specially dosigned for tho Durst M 601. Equipped with a CLS 65, the Durst M 601 Becomes 4 colour eniarger to meet fully profes- sional standards, To fit the CLS €6, remove the lamphouse cover, the opal lamp and the condenser Now mount the CLS 66 colour mixing head ‘an the enlarger head in place of the lampnouse cover and secure with the locking strips so thal it forms a complete unit with the M_601 4.7.2. Separate filters Tho filer drawer of the M 601 takes 3x9 inch (75x75 mm) colour filters {or colour enlargements without the colour mixing head, 473. Colour Analyser Time wasting tral enlargements are reduced to @ minimum by using the Durst COLORNEG ® Analyser. This electronic colour analyser measures the colour balance of the negative and the exposure time, The photacell unit of the COLORNEG Analyser Is precisely mounted on the M 601 in a hole provided for the purpose,5.0.0. Accessories 5.1.0. Negative carrier masks The glasslass SIXMA mask inserts go in the negative carrier in place of the lower negative carrier glass, They are available in all standard image formats from 8 mm to 2x 2%« Inches (8x6 cm), 52.0. Copying adapter The URNOV copying adapter consists of 8 closed frame with ground glass screen Plate holders and sheet flim inserts for 2x92 inch (65%9 cm) negatives and reducing adapters for 1/sx 2/4 inch (45x6 om) plates. and sheet films aro available seperately. 53.0. Darkroom lamp The PENCO darkroom lamp is suitable for mounting on the wall or standing on the bench. Five interchangeable filters — white, orange, ruby, olive and deep green — are mounted in a rotating turret to permit simple selection of the required darkroom illumination for all black-and- white and colour materiais, A heat titer Prevents fading of the safelight fiters Durat URNOY Durst Pentacolor5.4.0. Lens panels : For the various lens focal lengths and lens threads are avallable the corre- sponding lens panels, Lens panels Lenses SETOPLA 2825 1=50 mm lenses ‘with M25 thread SETOPLA 2609 50 mm tenses with M39 thread LAPLA 25, 60-80 mm tenses ‘with M25 thread LaeLas2 60-80 m lenses with M32, throag LAPLA 39 0-80 mm lenses with M39 thread 55.0. Copying lighting unit The CAMFLUD 2 and CAMFLUD 4 copying lighting units fe ideal for even and glare-free iilumination, Two ehrome- plated supporting arms each with one fr two lamp holders (CAMFLUD 2 or CAMFLUD 4 respectively) are mounted directly on the baseboard or on the table underneath, The lamp holders take flood lamps up to 180 watts and can move sideways or tit up and down, 5160. The Durst DUTRO universal print drier This double sided drier has an adjustable thormostay for precise temperature control while drying colour prints, Durst Cemtue uret Duro 136.0.0. The Durst colour system 6.1.0, ‘The CLS 66 colour mixing head With fada-proof dichroic filters, Pormits infinitely variable subtractive filter contrat ‘A 400 watt 12 volt tungstenshalogen lamp is used as s diffused-light source. 620. Transformer This transtormer is required for working with the Durst CLS 66, tt reduces the mains voltage ta the optimum operating voltage of the CLS 66, This ansures maximum burning life of the lamp; also it provides light of an optimum colour temperatuee for the colour enlarging paper and avoids overheating. 62,0. Colour Analyser ‘The Durst COLORNEG Analyser permits rapid and procise filter selection when enlarging colour negatives, ‘Alter calibrating with a standard negative this analyser measures both the density of the colour negative (to determine the exposure time) and the colour balance to establish the required filtration. Colour Dalance measurements are carried out by turning two knobs, The required filtering value is read off when a signal lamp lights up, and set directly on the colour mixing head, burst CLS 65 14 Durst Colorneg Analyser6.4.0. Processing timer The programming COLTIM timer can be sed for all film and colour processing Work: The total running time of 30 minutes ‘can be subdivided ‘nto any desire programmes time Intervals. 65.0. COMASK multiple exposure paper holder With this paper holder’ tor paper sizes Up to 7x92 inches (18 x24 cm) you ean expose the following combinations: 4 enlargement 7x0'z Inches (18x24 cm), oF 2 enlargements ax7 Inches (12% 18 cm), or 4 enlargements Max 4° inches (9x12 em), or 1 enlargement fax Tie Inches (12x18 cm), 2 enlargements 3¥/ax3%e Inches (9x12 om) plus Durst Celtim Durst Comask 6.6.0. The Durst CODRUM daylight processing drum This drum can be used for daylight proc- easing of all colour papers up to 8x10 inches or 18x24 om. The processing solutions are also changed by daylight Durst Cocrum70.0. Maintenance Ag already noted, aust js a nuisance in larging. When tne enlarger Is not in Use, alther store it in a closed cupboard fr cover it with the SIXCUF dust cover However, for flawless enlargements it Is still advisable to clean the condensers and lons with a flutfless cloth before every enlarging session. From time to time lubricate the enlarger column with vaseline or mineral oil 8.0.0. Storage The M 601 Is very compact and therefore easy to storo, Afier use, the enlarger can be dismantled into tive parts in whicn it-was supplied, So keep the foam plastic box for storage20.0, Simple enlarging step by step 4, Place the negative with the emulsion side downwards in the negative cartier. (Unserting it with the emulsion side up ylelds laterally reversed pictures.) Switch fon the darkroom lamp (orange sate Hight), 2, Fully open the lens aperture and raise fr lower the enlarger head on the column to bring the projected negative or the part of It you want to the required size ‘on the masking frame 8. Accurately focus the projected Image for maximum sharpness. Stop down the lens to obtain an exposure time of about 40 seconds for a properly exposed print. ‘Switch off the enlarger lamp and put a sheat of enlarging paper (emulsion. side up) in the masking frame. masking strips produce @ white marain ‘on the print, hold the paper flat and can be adjusted’ to crop the pl way you want 4. Expose by switching the enlarger lamp on and off, Find the correct exposure by @ stepped exoosure series on a test sheet, Develop this test print for tho time recommended by the paper manu- facturer. The test should then Include a correctly exp to indicata the requires exposure time.'5, Develop tho exposed enlargements ‘as indicsted by the paper manufacturer. Usually a developmont time of 1/12 minutes is recommended. Gently move the print In the developer to bring constantly fresh solution into conctact with the print surface 6. Use forceps to it the print out of the daveloping dish, dip It for a tow seconds in @ water rinse (contre dish), then place In the fixer with the emulsion side down, Keep it there for about 10, minutes, moving the print from time to time to dissolve eway all unexposed silver salts. White light can be switched on ‘once the print has been In the fixer for half a minute, 7. Wash the print for about an hour in running water or In at least @ changes of water. The washing time can be appreciably reduced by a hypo ellminator bath. 8, Wipe off excess water and place the enlargement on a clean towel, leaving it to dry overnight. For glossy prints dry the paper In a glazer, which Is also ultable for rapid drying (about 10 minutes), 8, Now you have the finished print. 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