Dear Nephew Nick,That is a very good posting you sent. IS the enlarger focussing mechanism actually drifting when I let go of it? I shall disassemble the cover on the back of the rack and test it. The Fujimoto does not have one of the micro-drives that seem to feature on other enlargers, nor is the focussing knob attached to a spring that would allow one to focus from nearer the baseboard. I envy the people who have the big professional DeVeres and who can crouch down while focussing.
All that said, let me raise a rousing cheer for an unsung piece of American engineering - the Beseler Dichro 42S head that I grafted onto the Fujimoto chassis. I can find my filtration, dial it, and it won't drift or shift in a 3-hour colour printing session. That eBAy buy was wonderful.
Uncle Dick
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