Hilo,Zathras, that's amazing! I had a friend who was a repairer of everything to do with Leitz. From his 18th he went to Wetzlar almost every year, to be trained and get to know new products. He had a darkroom with the Ic and the IIc and we spoke about the possibility to give an existing Ic condenser the AN surface like the one of the Valoy II. He told me yes, but felt the AN ring Leitz had made was the more practical solution.
Your story: it sounds like someone had the same idea. Is it possible to show this in a couple of pictures? Sorry, it would involve taking out the condenser. If you can do this, make sure you have something soft on a table, just in case.
Your story implies your Ic needs the thin spacer only. (the very flat ring the condenser rests on). You can check this.
Hilo,
I will need a couple of days to get a picture of the condenser, as my home and darkroom are 30 miles apart.
I will post the pictures as soon as I can get to my darkroom and remove the condenser to photograph.
This condenser is marked -N- on the side, so I always thought that it was a factory option.
I'll post the pictures in this thread as soon as I can.
Welcome to Photrio @Matthew Tapson and congratulations on the refurbishment of your Leitz! Great job - and the glass of red wine was a well-deserved reward.
Same with the connections to the socket at the top of the post - which you can't tighten without pulling everything apart. So, if you have one that hasn't been rewired, it's probably the best idea to at least skip all that wiring by running the cord directly to the light.
Hi, I'm new here, but I picked up a non working 1C late last year and stripped it and restored it. It was pretty straightforward to do. It's now in excellent working condition and a really beautiful piece of equipment, built to an extremely high level of quality. I've been using it and very happy with it. Here are a few pics including a before pic. Also the wiring diagram which is pasted in the wiring cover - a better quality version also linked by Don in the other thread. I replaced the baseboard with a piece of laminated bamboo, bigger than the original. Also I popped in a Nikon 50mm 2.8N. Mine has the Anti Newtonian condenser ring and the filter drawer too.
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I'm happy to answer any questions on this if I know the answer.
Cheers, Matt.
And does anyone else think the lever that lowers the condenser should be on the other side?
That deserves a round of applause !!! I love the picture where all the parts are disconnected.
Two remarks about your filter tray: the small part that you use to pull it out is bent upwards. It should just stick out almost horizontally. Is that perhaps because the filter tray does not come out easily? It should.
And you're missing the long guide pin in the rear of this tray. I had one like that and bought an aluminum stick in the hardware store and just attached it to the holder with a screw that 'bit' itself into the aluminum. I can give you the length and diameter of this stick.
nope. to the contrary! perhaps Don, you have your Ic upside down !
the long guide rod is about 17cm long and precisely 8mm thick. The precise length is not critical.Ah! Thanks for that. So that lever which lifts out the filters does actually look bent, and your description of the pin explains why getting the filter tray in straight is a bit hit and miss! I took a look with a magnifying glass now and can see where the guide rod has sheared off. This will also help with the light that leaks out through the guide hole. Thanks for that info!
No, I mean in general. I'd like it to be on the other side, since I feed the film in from the right.
the long guide rod is about 17cm long and precisely 8mm thick. The precise length is not critical.
Yes, that hole leaks light. Leitz actually included a white 'stop' that closed off the hole when not using the filter tray. The slot on the other side, when without tray, was covered by a metal 'cap', much like the one attached to your filter tray.
I will attach some pictures later . . . you will understand how far to bend back the lever . . .
When using a mask does the negative lay fully flat?
Thanks for the pics Hilo. Your enlarger looks like it's in mint condition. Looks like an easy fix to get my filter drawer sorted out. Thanks again.
Look at the face of the condenser and see if it looks slightly frosted. If so, it's an anti-newton surface. The N, as far as I know, does not mean anti-Newton ring.
. . . . . Mine has the anti newton condenser but I still occasionally get newton rings . . . .
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