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Leitz Focomat V35 Enlarger


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I am concerned about focusing my V35. It does pretty good in the normal ranges, i.e. 5-8x, but when I follow the directions to calibrate the focus by raising the head to its uppermost position (16X), and then setting the focus, when I lower it to the 3X position, it falls "ever so slightly" out of focus. If this was ANY OTHER BRAND, I would not worry in the least, but this is Leitz, and I cannot accept this as being within normal Leitz tolerances. If any ideas, please help me out! Thanks.

Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’  _ ,    J

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  • 3 months later...

I found my own answer: For best results, make certain the height

adjustment crank is set correctly. If it is not, the auto focus will

not function correctly; even when the enlarger head is set at perfect

focus for one enlargement ratio, it will go out of focus at or

toward the opposite extreme.

Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’  _ ,    J

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Not the one that comes with it, but you can get a 25x37 carrier

(Leica part #17012) which allows for full frame printing with the

black border around the frame. It's got anti-newton glass on both

sides which makes for a perfectly flat negative during printing. Six

surfaces to keep spot free is more difficult, but the results are

worth the trouble.

Backups? We don’t need no stinking ba #.’  _ ,    J

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