Operating InstructionsContents 460, 470. ATA, General note ‘Assembly. Checking out the outfit Components and controls Assembly Basoboare and column Enlarger head Lens Lamphouse Red fitter Negative carrier Condenser Feat Lighting system — light sources The condenser system Nogative carrier systam ‘Magnification Focusing Correcting converging verticals Filter drawer — heat titer Red filter ‘Operation and applications Clean negatives Enlarging exposure Cropping Giant enlargements Distortion control Copying Colour enlarging ‘The Durst CLS 66 colour mixing head Single tiers 43. 5,00. 510. 5,20 5.0. 5.40. 5.50. 5.80. 6.09, 6.1.0. 6.20. 630. 6.40. 6.50. 680. 7.00. 00. 9.00. ‘The colour enalyser ‘Accossorles Negative eariier masks Copying adapter Darkroom lamp ‘Lens panels Copying lighting unit Thormostatically controlled drier ‘Tho Durst colour system Colour mixing head ‘Transformer Colour analyser Processing timer Multiple exposure paper nolaer Processing drum Maintenance Storage Simple enlarging step by step 10.0, General note ‘The M 601 Is a compact high-performance ‘amateur enlarger of professional quality. It takes negatives from 8x11 mm up to 2x2 inches (6x6.cm), The basic fenlarser fs usable es it stands for biack- fand-withe work and requires no further accessories, Suitable accessories however adapt the M 601 to colour enlarging and to copying. Section 910.0 gives a brial practical summary of en- Iarging hints for the bogtnner. 20.0. Assembly 21,0, Checking out the outfit ‘The Durst M 601 Is shipped in a special protective container, Bafore assembly, earelully clean all components with a soft cloth, Note: Remove the enlarger head caretully from its packing; do not allow the filter drawer to drop out. First chock that all components are there. To make the assembly instructions clearer, all lems and all significant ‘operational controls are numbered, The ‘separate parts supplied from which the complete enlarger is assembled, are in addition marked @,220. 23, 2a, 25. 26. 2. © 28. Components and coftrols Eniarger Rows jing soresn for copying limiciewe Lamphouse cover with deflecting mirror Locking knot for enlarger head Gondenser lenses Feetaining bracket for the condenser lenses, with securing screw Locking knob for lens standard Focusing knob Bellows Milled screw to secure the lens Red til d clamping serew holding the red filter Lens standard . Latch of lamphouse cover Gross-head screw for adjusting the focusing mechanism Hole for red fllter shaft . Negative carrier Top section of negative carrier Bottom section of negative carrier pening bar for raising the top section of negative carrier . Front controls fer negative carrier masking strips, Side controls for negative carrier masking strips Adjustable film stops Upper and lower glass plates Retaining strips Push-button key to close the top section of the negative carrier Column with carrlage 2 20. o32, 653, 034, 035, 026. 37. 023. 039, ou Knob with fold-out crank for varical adjustment Tilt scales Bearing bolt for the, enlargar head Column base Clamping knob of column 2 Threaded bolt with two washers Securing bolts with washers 3. Baseboard Lamp holder with tad Switch in lead Mains plug Lens panel Hexagonal bolt spanner for securing the column pase23.0. Assembly 23:1, Baseboard and column Place the baseboard (36) with the rubber feat downwards on tho table, Then locate the column (28) over the holes with the bracing ibs of the base to the rear, Place the washers over the bolts (25) fand push the latter through the holes of the baseboard and the column base and screw tight with the ald of the hexagonal bolt spanner supplied 23.2, Enlarger head Place the enlarger head (1) over the bearing bolt (31) and secure with the locking knob (5) at the left hand side of the enlarger head, The engagement stop of the enlarger ead should slide into the groove on the supporting arm; the locking knob can than be pulled tight. 23.3. Lens Serew 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 screw an opal lamp (up to 180 watts) into the lamp fitting, 235. Red filter To tit the red iter (12), push the shaltfof the holder for the red filter into the ppropriate hole (17) in the lens standard 44) and secure with tne clamping serew (13) 23.6. Negative cart Push the negative carrier — with 1 opening bar (21) at the top — fully into enlarger head, 23.7. Condenser Remove the lamphouse cover and insart the two condenser lenses (8) singly, with their curved sides facing each other, Into the enlarger head from above, To secure the condenser lenses place the rotaining bracket (7) into the enlarger head with the round cut-out pointing horizontally to the back, Then push the relaining bracket forward as fer as it will go against the condensers and tix with he securing sere, 3.00. Features 4.0. Lighting system - light sources Tho ratlox lighting system of the M 601 ensures fully even illumination if the lamp Is carefully adjusted, Fully push the negative carrier (without a negativa) into the enlarger head. Now fully open the Tens aperture and switch on the enlarger amp. Adjust the lamp holder up or down until the projected image on the base- board appears evenly illuminates, 3.20. Condenser system ‘The condenser Is mounted above the negative carrier. It ensures even illu- mination with a 80 or 78:80 mm lens. 3.0. Negative carrlor system he basic outfit consists of a hinged ragative carrier for all negative sizes up to 2%x 2% inchos (6x6 om). This carrier 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 2/ex 2% inch (6x8 cm) and for 24x38 mm films, The negative carrier glasses (25) keep the negatives completely flat. A specially coated negative carrier glass (available Separatly) to prevent Nawon’s rings (Order Code SIXGLA AN) can be fitted In place of the regular glass of the upper egative carrier section. The carrier will iso take glassless metal masks (Orcar Code SIXMA) in place of tha negativecarrier glasses, These metal masks are available for ali negative sizes from 8x11 mm to 2fx2%i inches (6 x8 cm), For glassiess enlarging of 24 x98mm ang 2'ex2'e inch (6x6 cm) negatives use the SIVOMA 35 or SIVOMA 68 mask ingarts respectively in place of the upper negative carrier glass, For inserting single negatives the negative carrier is removed from the enlarger head. On pushing the carrier into the heed the upper and lower halves are pressed together to prevent movement of the negative, To Insert flim strips, slightly raise the opening ber (21) of the negative carrier. This locks the top of the carrler open, The film strip can now be pushed in from the front, It is accurately located when it abuts the guide pins. These guides adjustable: the front pasition Is for 24x36 mm negatives, and the rear position Is for 2% x2'/s Inch or 6x8 cm films, To close the negative carrier press tho key on the opening ber. Always insert the negatives Into the negative carrier with the emulsion side (the mat side) downwards, a 3.4.0, Magnification Adjust the magnification by raising or lowering the enlarger head, The higher ‘the head, the larger the image. To move the enlarger head, tun the knob (23) ‘or the crank which swings out of the knob for rapid adjustment, W the column protrudes In to the projected Image when making part enlargements fat high magnifications, the distance from the optical axis to the calumn can bbe increased by pulling out the enlarger head up to the red mark, The head can be pulled forward on releasing the locking knob (6) Magnification factors with 20 mm tens 98x lin, with 0 mm lens 18.5 x1in. 38.0. 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 @ sheet of white papor (not enlarging paper) of the same size and thickhess 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 Ht may be necessary to readjust the image size (and to refocus once more alterwards) 6.0, Correcting converging verticals To correct unwanted 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 locking knob (8) of theenlarger head and the locking knob (8) ‘on the lena standard, Now incline the enlarger head and ler standard to get the vertical lines of a projected image parallel, Tighten the locking knobs In this position for making the enlarge- ments, The scales on the carriage and on the lens standard show the exact degree of inclination for repeat settings, 3.7.0. Filter drawer — heat filter The filter drawer (3) takes 3x9 inch (75x75 mm) colour filters, When using SIXMA negative mask 8 SIXCALO hoat filtor in the filer drawer. 3.80, Red filter The red tilter (12) allows observation of the image with the light switched on and black-and-white enlarging paper in position in the masking frame,4.9. Operation and applications 44.0, Clean negative Dust and fingerprints on the negatives show up disturbingly in enlargements, So elways clean dirty or soiled negatives bofore enlarging, Remove adhering dust with @ camel halr or antistatic brush, Fingerprints can be removed by gently wiping with @ fluffiess cloth. Clean off obstinate dit with a sultable film cleaning solutton, The negatives must be completely dry betore they are inserted in the negative cartier, Clean nogatives ely caretully to avoid seratening the amulsion surtace, 420. Enlarging exposure Alter some practice it becomes easy to estimate the correct exposure time required with reasonable accuracy. An average value is about 10 seconds, But with blager enlargements an exposure test is advisable: Focus the Image, and stop down the lens by two stops, Cover the enlarging papar in the masking framo with a sheet of card, Switch off the enlarger lamp and swing the red filter ut of the light path, Withdraw tne card to expose a1 inch wide strip for 2 seconds, Withdraw the card further, an Inch at a time, to make another four to ve test exposures. Each of these successive exposures increases the exposure of the previous strip by the 8 noxt exposure time, This yields @ test print of progressively exposed sirips, with the first strip having received the longest time, From this It is easy to establish 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 can often obtain several different interesting enlargements from ono nogative, Mask down the ve carrier and the siding masks of the paper h 4.4.0. Glant enlargements For big enlargements and for part on largements on the baseboard set 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 floor projection ramove the lacking knob of to allow the column ang en!with the locking knob, Stabitise the base- board with euitable weighls to prevent enlarger from tisping over, For projection on the wall slack off the locking knob and swing the onlarger head through 90°, The enlarger head engages in the horizontal position, Then tighten the locking knob again. When estimating exposure timos for glant enlargements, remember that the light intensity on the ‘projection surface Gecreases in proportion to the equi Gt the distance, (For example, with a normal exposure time of 10 soconds, doubling the distance increases the exposure to 40 seconds or four times what it was belore.) The exposure time cen be reduced by opening the lens aperture; however the lens dees nat necessarily produce the sharpest image at full aperture, 45.0, Distortion control Converging verticals are caused by tho camera when taking the pleture, It for Instance you shoot a nigh bullding from street level by painting the camera up against the sky, the verticals will converge in the negative, If unwanted, this effect can be corrected by siting the enlarger head and the lens standard, To keep the image sharp overall with the enlarger head tilted, stop down theens by two stops er more for increased epih of focus, This method of distortion correction is limited by the depth of focus of the lens and the varying degree of exposure across the image being corrected. With the enlarger head tited, the projectad image is brighter at one side of the paper than at the other, To compensate this effect, shade this part of the Image during the exposure, 46.0. Copying For copying flat or solid originals you need "9 URNOV copying adapter and the CAM. FLUD 2 or CAMFLUD 4 lighthing unit. 7 lighting system of the M 601 can be con- reflex viewing system for vi 1g the original on tha baseboard, To do this, remove tho lamphouse cover, with- @raw tho mirror mounted in the guides in the cover, turn the mirror through 90? and reinsert, Pull the viewing window out of the enlarger head and replace the lampnouse cover, The deflecting mireor now permits sharp focusing of the original to be copied. It also shows the limits of the field of view and permits a chack on the evenness of illumination, The URNOV copying adapter goes into the enlarger head in place of the negative cartier, The URNOY adapter consists of a rigid frame with a ground glass screen carrying format frame tines nd 2 convenient guide rod. Load @ plete holder with a sheet film or a plate, push it, with the darkslide downwards, under- ‘neath the ground glass screen, and lock in position. The guide rod carries @ wnich 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 lamps on and of, For copying photographs and other objecis with a renge of tones or grey values use a medium speed film of medium contrast. For copying line Grawings, printed texts etc, high-contrast pracess film is recommended. To adjust the field of view taken in,move the enlarger head up dr down on ine column to bring the required object area within the frame lines on tha ground glass screen of the copying adapter. Focus the image at the maximus ions aperture, but stop down the lens by at least two stops for the exposure, The original must be evenly iilumineted. Check the evenness of illumination with an exposure meter. For optimum illumi. nation use the CANFLUO 2 er 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 on the baseboard or the table lunderneath, The lamp holders take floodiamps up to 150 watts and can be adjusted laterally as well as tilted vertically 47.0, Colour enlarging 4.74. The Durst CLS 66 Colour Mixing Head For perfect colour enlargements we recommend the use of the Durst CLS 65 Colour mixing head which was specially designed for tho Durst M 601. Equipped with a CLS 66, the Durst M 601 becomes. 2 colour enlarger to meet fully profes- sional standards, To fit the CLS 66, remove the lamphouse cover, the opal lamp and the condenser. Now mount the CLS 66 colour mixing head on the enlarger head in place of the lamphouse cover and secure with the lacking strips so that it forms a complete unit with the M 601 4.72. Separate fl Tho filter drawer of the M 601 takes 3x2 inch (75x75 mm} colour filters tor colour enlargements without the colour mixing head, Colour Analyser Time wasting trial enlargements are reduced to @ minimum by using the Durst COLORNEG © Analyser. This electronic colour analyser measures =A the colour balance of the negative and the exposure time, The photocell 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 glassiess SIXMA mask inserts go in tho negative carrier In place of the lower negative carver glass, They are available In all standard image formats trom B mm to 2%4x2%e Inches (8x 6 em), 52.0. Copying adapter ‘The URNOV copying adapter consisis of a closed frame with ground glass screen Plate holders and sheet film inserts for 2/2 x94; inch (6.8%9 cm) negatives and reducing adapters for 1¥/sx2V4 inch (45 x6 cm) plates and sheet films are auallable seperately. 53.0. Darkroom lamp The PENCO darkroom lamp Is suitable for mounting on the wall or standing on bench. Five interchangeable fillers — 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-anc- white and colour materials, A heat filter Prevents fading of the safelight filters Durst uaNOY Durst Pentscotor5.4.0. Lens panels : For the various lens focal lengths and lens threads are avallable the corre- sponding lens panels, Lons panels Lenses SETOPLA 2825 {=60 mm lenses vith M25 thread SETOPLA 2809 1=50 mmienses with M39 thread LAPLA 25 160-80 mm lenses with M25 thread LAPLA 32 #=60-80 m lenses with M32 throag LAPLA 39 ‘60-80 mm lenses with M39 thread 55.0. Copying lighting unit The CAMFLUD 2 and GAMFLUD 4 copying lighting units ate sdeal for even and glare-ree illumination, Two chrome- 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 150 watts and an move sideways or tit up and down. 580. The Durst DUTRO. universal print drier This doubla sided drier has an adjustable thermostat for precise temperature control while drying colour prints Durst Coma ourst Outro 136.0, The Durst calour system 6.1.0, The CLS 66 colour mixing head With fade-proot dichroic filters, Ports infinitely variable subtractive filter control ‘A 100 watt 12 volt tungsten-halogen amp is used as 2 diffused-light sour 6.20, Transformer This transformer is required for working with the Durst CLS 66, It reduces the mains voltage ta the optimum operating voltage of the CLS 66. This ensures maximum burning life of the lamp; also it provides light of an optimum colour temperature for the colour enlarging paper and avoids overheating, 63.0. Colour Analys« The Durst COLORNEG Analyser permits rapid and precise filter solection when enlarging colour negatives, Alter calibrating with @ standard negative this analyser measures both the density of the colour negative (10 determine tho exposure time) and the colour balance to establish the required filtration. Colour palance measuroments are carried out by turning two knobs, The required filtering value is read off when a signal lamp lights up, end set directly on the colour mixing head, Durst Colameg Analyser6.4.0. Processing timer The programming COLTIM timer can be used for all film and colour processing ‘ork: The total running time of 30 minutes can be subdivided into any desired programmed time Intervals. 65.0. COMASK multiple exposure paper holder With this paper holder‘ for paper sizes up to 7x9%s inches (18x24 cm) you ean expose the following combinations: 4 enlargement 7x/a inches (18% 24 em), or 2 enlargements fx7 inches (12x 18 om), oF 4 enlargements 3i/sx4¥/e Inches (9x12 em), or 1 enlargement 4/exTia Inches (12% 18 cm), plus 2 enlargements 3¥2 x3%4 Inches (9 x 12 cm), 6.6.0, The Durst CODRUM daylight processing drum This drum cen be used for daylight pro easing of all colour papers up to 8x 10 inches or 18x24 cm, The processing solutions are also changed by daylight, Durst Cottim Durst Comask Durst Goerum7.0.0, Maintenance As alroady noted, dust is a nuisance in larging. When the enlarger Is not i Uso, alther store it in a closed cupboard or Gover it with the SIXCUF dust cover However, for flawless enlargements it is stil advisable: to clean the condensers and lons with a fluffess cloth before every enlarging session. From time to ne lubricate the enlarger column with vaseline of minaral cil 80.0. Storage ‘The M 601 Is very compact ar ‘easy {0 storo, After Use, the enlarger can 'b8 dismantled into the parts in whicn it wes supplied, So keep the foam plastic box for storage,9.0.0, Simple enlarging step by step 4, Place the negative With the emulsion side downwards in the negative carrier. nserting it with the emulsion side up yields laterally reversed pictures.) Switch fon the darkroom lamp (orange safe light), 2. Fully open the lens aperture and raise or lower the aniarger head on the column to bring the projected negative or tho part of It you want to the required si fon the masking frame. 3. Accurately focus the projected image for maximum sharpness. Stop down the lens to obtain en exposure time of about 10 seconds for properly exposed print. Switch off the enlarger lamp and put a sheet of enlarging paper (emulsion side up) in the masking frame, The masking strips produce @ white marain fn the print, hold the paper flat and can be adjusted to crop the picture In any way you want, 4, Expose by switching the enlarger lamp on and off, Find the correct expo: by @ stepped exposure series on a te sheet, Develop this test print for tho time F facturer st should then Include a correctly exposed strip to indicate time. the required exposu18 5, Develop the exposed enlargements as indicated by the paper manufacturer. Usually a developmont time of 1'/2-2 minutes is recommended. Gently move the print In the developer to bring Gonstantly fresh solution into conctact with the print surface. Use forceps to Ilit the print out of the dovoloping dish, dip It for a tow seconds in @ water rinsa (contre dish), then place in tho fixer with the emulsion side down, Keep it there for about 10 minutes, moving the print trom time to time to dissolve away all unexposed silver salts. White light can be switched on ‘once the print has been In the fixer for half @ minute, 7. Wash the print for about an hour in ranning water or In at least 8 changes cof water. The washing tlme can be appreciably reduced by a hypo eliminator bath. 8, Wipe off excess water end place the nlargemant on a clean towel, leeving It to dry overnight. 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