Re: 15" F/11 Red Dot Artar ?

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>>  [...] One can drop the counter and use a low chair to 
>> sit at, then
>> its just a matter of using a focus extension cable or a 
>> bicycle chain
>> running off a sprocket permanently mounted to the focus 
>> shaft.
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> It always makes me smile when someone says it is 'just a 
> matter' of re-engineering something.
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> But it is an interesting idea to sit down at the enlarger. 
> One would have to lower the sinks, too, otherwise ordinary 
> work becomes some kind of chair exercise. Never seen a 
> sit-down darkroom.
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     Of course the Saltzman had a handwheel for focusing and 
some also had a handwheel for setting the stop. Even so I 
suspect a good step ladder is a necessary accessory.


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