Durst Laborator CLS 1840 8x10 Enlarger

Description

Durst Laborator CLS 1840 8x10 Enlarger.
This 8x10 (technically, 10x10) enlarger spent its life as the back up for a commercial lab’s three other 8x10 Durst enlargers. It has the color head, power supply, timer, 8x10 anti-Newton-glass negative carrier, a 240mm Rodenstock enlarging lens, Hotub 2500 lens carrier (allows the lens to sit 4” deeper into the enlarger), and a few spare parts (random knobs, red safety filter, and a 2000 watt spare bulb). It is currently set up in a vertical position, however, if you need to make a larger print, you can rotate the head and project horizontally on to a wall. It is big and heavy, so will require local pick up. These Durst 8x10 enlargers are difficult to find (when new, it would have cost roughly ,000 inflation adjusted to today’s $$$, only large commercial labs could afford to buy them), one in this good a condition is almost impossible to find now. I hate to let it go, but have been doing less and less printing over the last five years, and it is time for this enlarger to find a new home. Everything works correctly.
Description from sales literature:
“Description
Durst Laborator 1840
Durst Laborator 1840 The supremely versatile enlarger -from smallest films to giant enlargements Add to the Laborator 1840 a CLS 1840 colour head (with 1000 watt lamp), a roll paper easel and the Durst PCM 1001 - and you truly have the most efficient and most versatile darkroom unit. For with this combination you handle every type of order, from the smallest standard print to professional giant enlargements and strip prints. The manual tilt movements of the enlarger head, lens standard and baseboard allow easy correction of converging verticals or deliberate distortion effects.
CLS 1840 Colour head Applications: From reductions to poster prints, to giant enlargements, by simply swinging the enlarger head for horizontal projection. Tightly cropped partial enlargements, transparency duplication, combination printing in register etc.
Even illumination with format-matched mixing boxes.
High filter densities Yellow, magenta and cyan dichroic filters with settings up to 130 densitometric values plus supplementary 70 Y and Short exposures even at high magnifications with 30 M filters cope easily with difficult originals. the 1000 watt tungsten-halogen lamp and interchangeable double mixing boxes matched to Preferred optimum exposure times and apertures the film size in use - 25x25, 20x25, 13x18, 10x12.5 at low magnifications with stepless density and 6x9 cm (10x10, 8x10, 5x7, 4x5 and 2 1/4x3 1/4 diaphragm (range 0 to 60, or 2 f-stops). in.), also 24x36 mm - for most efficient light use.
Easy focusing with white-light lever to swing filters and density diaphragm out of the light path.”
“Basic enlarger Features Rigid construction for maximum stability. The solid column design maintains precise alignment of the
three principal planes. Horizontal projection. It's rigid construction makes the Laborator 1840 specially suitable for horizontal projection. For easy movement in such a setup we recommend installing the enlarger on rails. Full distortion control. The independent tilt facility of the three principal planes (baseboard, lens plane and enlarger head with film plane) corrects converging verticals or provides deliberate distortion. Scales simplify repeat settings.”
“Technical data Basic enlarger Overall height with CLS 1840: approx. 281 cm (111 in.)
CLS 1840 colour head
Light source: 120V 1000W Overall height with condenser tungsten-halogen lamp unit: approx. 270 cm (106 in.) AC mains supply: Optical axis/column distance: - stabilised EST 1000 mains transformer approx. 49.5 cm (19.5 in.)
Lowest optical axis level with horizontal projection: approx. 130 cm (19.5 in.) Floor space requirement: approx. 140 x 140 cm (55 x 55 in.)
60Hz - Stabilising range 180-260V - Output voltage of EST 1000: 120V +-1%
Power consumption: 1200 watts
Baseboard size: 90 x 110 cm (35 x 43 in.)
Filters: Dichroic, up to 130 densitometric values Supplementary filters: approx. 45 Y and 20 M Density diaphragm 0 to 60 (= 2 f-stops) Size: approx. 60 x 55 x 65 cm (23.6 x 21.6 x 25.6 in.) Net weight: approx. 18.55 kg (39 lb)”
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