Monday, 12 August 2019

New York filter holder for the Focomat


One small issue with the Focomat enlarger is the use of the ubiquitous Ilford  VC filters mounted on plastic holders. Use of below lens filters has led to several 'fixes' but Leitz N.Y. produced a fine holder that takes Ilford holders and , by the way,  also fitted a ready made Red filter with a small handle produced for the Graflex 66. This example arrived without the mounting screw which is longer than the short thread used to hold a Leitz red filter. The rather large head left on the fitting made an easy job of mounting by hand but it can be slimmed down to a screw head if wished.
Many thanks indeed to the doner in The Netherlands and to my good friend at Cheltenham for the mounting screw.


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