Why a Leitz enlarger? Leitz enlargers are the finest enlargers made. These older ones are precision machined metal enlargers that would sell for a small fortune if manufactured today. The Leitz 35mm enlarger condensers rest on top of the negative, eliminating contrast degrading light bouncing around in the air space between negative and condenser. The precision machined metal castings of the Leitz enlarger insure that your negative is in perfect alignment every time. Leitz enlargers do not need alignment; their design guarantees it. Leitz enlargers are the fastest operating enlargers made. Leitz enlargers retain their resale value because their utility and aesthetics are timeless. They are not making these precision machines today; the last Leitz enlarger made was plastic. Leitz does not make enlargers today.
Color heads for Leitz enlargers: virtually all Leitz enlargers may be used as color enlargers by placing filters inside the lamphouse above the condenser. Optically clear filters may be used underneath the lens. Leitz never made a color head for the Focomats and earlier enlargers. Leitz did make a few Focomats with filter drawers and called them color enlargers; you will find such enlargers listed here under "color enlargers." Wallner made a color head for the 35mm Leitz enlarger. I have seen a reference to an Agfa color head in the Leitz IIc instruction manual. I have had the Agfa color head in stock on a Minox enlarger. Durst literature mentions an adapter to use the Durst CLS 450 color head on the Leitz enlarger. Mornick made adaters to use Mornick heads on Leitz enlargers. Other manufacturers color heads may be adapted to the Leitz. I have had adaters and I have had the color heads, but I have only once had a complete color head factory adated to Leitz. In short, factory adapted color heads for Leitz enlargers are rare. If you want a color head for your Leitz enlarger, you will have to adapt one yourself or buy one that someone else had adapted. Below you will find 2 color heads that I have adapted to the Leitz.
35mm B&W ENLARGERS
Leitz Focomat 1c. Sold out. I am willing to buy your clean Leitz Focomat 1c. Here are some photos of the last one I had in stock.
Leitz Valoy II. Sold out. I am willing to buy your clean Valoy II. Here are some photos of the last one I had in stock.
Leitz Valoy, for 35mm, helical focusing mount--no bellows to go bad, same condenser system as 1c or Valoy II, without negative carrier, without lens, without extension tube, wingnut column lock, $125. The wingnut lock is slow and inconvenient, but the helical focusing mount is superior (no bellows to go bad) and the easel locking harware is more compact than on the 1c. Definitely an excellent choice. See photo of an easel clamped to baseboard below with listing of the easel locking clamps.
35mm COLOR ENLARGERS
Leitz Focomat Ic, 32" column, 16X20" oak baseboard, negative carrier, lens extension tube, with Cosar Mornick #395 80W 30V dichroic color head, convection cooled--no remote blower needed, with regulated power supply, uses readily available ELB quartz halogen bulb with built-in reflector, instructions, Ex+, $1650 w/easel locking hardware, $1550 w/o. This head replaces both the top and bottom halves of the Leitz lamphouse, and is solidly attached in the same way the Leitz lamphouse was attached, with a retaining ring.
DURST A300 35mm AUTOFOCUS enlarger with Durst CLS 30 Dichroic color head with voltage stabilized power supply, glassless negative carrier, focus variator at column base allows you to adjust autofocus to work with any easel to 60mm thick, helical focus mount with autofocus click stop, will do 12X18" on baseboard, an extremely high quality enlarger, very sturdily built, without lens (the original lens was an El Nikkor 50mm F2.8. virtually any lens will work as there is plenty of adjustment in the helical focus mount), you won't find a better built or more convenient-to-use 35mm enlarger, Mint-, $900. Note: this enlarger is listed with the Leitz enlargers because it is autofocus and as high quality as the Leitz 1c enlarger
35mm LEITZ ENLARGER ACCESSORIES
50mm F4.5 Leitz Focotar, with lens cap, coated, The lens shows a hint of separation beginning around the perimeter and there are numerous specks of dust on the lens. The lens is otherwise clean and clear. I will be testing this lens to make sure it is a good performer; I may adjust the price accordingly. My best guess is that the lens will perform well. $150
Leitz 1c red filter. May fit some other Leitz enlargers, but will not fit Valloy II. Not rare, but often missing from the enlarger and seldom available separately. $125
Leitz anti-Newtonring device for 1c, Valoy II, made of metal--probably spring bronze, slips over bottom of condenser--providing a slight space between condenser and film, $200. With this device and your 1c or Valoy glassless carrier your film will will not be in contact with the condenser. It is the contact between the shiny side of the film and the smooth condenser where Newton rings are created. With the above 2 Valoy II enlargers with the slightly textured anti-Newtonring condensers, you do not need this device. Some people think it does not make sense to use AN glass because AN glass is textured and that is bound to cut down on the resolution; for you this is the product to use.
The Leitz anti-Newtonring glass filter for the 1c and the Valoy II requires a spacer that goes underneath the condenser in the head in order to space the condenser upwards the thickness of the filter. It is very often left on the enlarger while the filter is very often separated from the enlarger by people unfamiliar with the enlargers. The spacer on the left is the one for use with the anti-Newtonring glass filter and is priced @ $100. The one on the right is the one for use with the above listed anti-Newtonring device and is priced @ $50.
Leitz 22X27cm or 8X10" glassless easel, for later Focomats, with dovetail grooves on bottom that work with the locking hardware on the enlarger baseboards, 2 masking blades + adjustable borders on the other 2 sides, $200.
Leitz 18X24cm or 7.375X9.375" METAL glassless easel, for later Focomats, with dovetail grooves on bottom that work with the locking hardware on the enlarger baseboards, 2 masking blades + adjustable borders on the other 2 sides, RARE. $300.
Leitz clamps to hold easels on Leitz enlargers (Valloy, 1a), not for 1c or 2a or 2c, $50. Also illustrated in use holding an easel on Valoy enlarger above. The glass easel has been sold.
Wallet size locking easel for Leitz enlargers. You will not find this anywhere else. A GLENNVIEW product. In the 1970's I was photographing soroity girls, graduating nurses classes, etc. I would make wallet size prints and mount them all on a large board with the name of the organization; the end result was called a composite. This easel has a dovetail groove in the base and may be locked down. Locking such a small and lightweight easel down is essential. $65.
11X14, 12X16" Leitz easel, listed below under 6X9cm leitz enlarger accessories.
11X14 Kodak easel, 2 blades plus .25" to .75" adjustable border on the sides. .75" height; add .25" high feet to raise to 1" autofocus height. Felt base. Spring tension hold-open feature has worked for 40 years--why not 40 more. This easel doesn't require much room behind it, so it will work on enlargers that do not have room for 4-bladed easels like the Leitz Valoy II. Ex+, $125 I have another one available with a black painted surface, Ex+, $125.
Formica covered chipboard baseboard for Leitz 1c, 20X28" with feet, not original, but as functional, front corners rounded, edges unfinished, this came in with an enlarger, functional, Ex+, $25
Custom solid oak baseboard, 4X51X77cm, or 1.6X20X29", presently undrilled, newly finished with 2 light coats of satin finish polyurethane, with new rubber feet, rounded corners and edges, $200 or $250 drilled for Leitz 2c, 1c, or 2a enlarger columns. See photo of 6X9 IIc below to see one of these baseboards.
Leitz 1b baseboard, top delaminating, dovetail channels filled with wood putty, switch missing, feet dried out, but at least the mounting hole is properly sized and located and it is otherwise solid, put a piece of oak veneer or Formica on it and it'll serve you well, 15.5X17.5", $25, or $30 with a new set of rubber feet
Leitz 1b 32mm diameter column, 32" tall, includes cast base with retaining nut that clamps column to baseboard, will work for Valoy, will not fit Valoy II, Ex, $75
Leitz adaptor for using lens elements from 50mm F2 Dual Range Summicron on Leitz enlargers. Leitz recommends that you use the camera lens for very large blowups. Ex+, $50 with 1c tall column enlarger, or $100 separately.
negative carrier, for Ic, 1a, 1b, Valoy, or Valoy II, and 126 film, ~27X27mm, Mint, $100.
The elusive full frame negative carrier, for Ic, 1a, 1b, Valoy, or Valoy II, for full frame 35mm--something which the standard Leitz carrier will not allow. Leitz made these. Customers have asked for them, but I have never seen an original. I do make them from other carriers. This one was made from a carrier that had a 23-24mm square window and took 35mm film. I milled out the carrier and blackened the brass window edges. I do not presently have a carrier in stock suitable for this purpose. If you have an appropriate carrier you want altered, the price is $150 for the labor.
negative carrier, for Ic, 1a, 1b, Valoy, or Valoy II, and 110 film, 10X15mm, Mint, $100
negative carrier, for Ic, 1a, 1b, Valoy, or Valoy II, and Minox film, 8X11mm, Mint, $150, only with enlarger
negative carrier, for Ic, 1a, 1b, Valoy, or Valoy II, and 16mm film, 12X17mm, Mint, $100
single sheet glass negative carrier, for Ic, 1a, 1b, Valoy, or Valoy II, for ?, 42X30mm, w/scratched glass, Ex, $80
Leitz double glass negative carriers for 1c, your choice, $100. The top carrier is is 53mm wide by 161mm long by 3.7mm thick. The bottom carrier is is 36mm wide by 120mm long by 2.7mm thick. 2 of each available with clean glass.
Leitz 1c enlarger easel locking lever. NEW. This is often missing. People who do not intend to use the Leitz easel often remove the easel locking lever because it is in their way. Knowing this, I bought the last one that Leitz had in stock. $100
Leitz enlarger alignment plates. These go between the column and the baseboard. Sometimes you will find that someone may have tightened the column down too much and unevenly so that the column is pulled into the wood baseboard unevenly causing misalignment. These thin plates correct that problem. For the 1c, the plates are supplied with a replacement column head-rest-pin that takes into accout the increased distance of the head from the baseboard. For Leitz 1c, $65. For Leitz Valloy II, $50. The one on the left is for the Valloy II. The one one the right is for the 1c; the socket head screw with the thumb nut replace the column rest pin to space the head slightly higher for proper autofocus spacing and operation. A GLENNVIEW product.
Leitz enlarger wrenches. These are original equipment with Leitz enlargers. The 14mm and 10mm combination is for the 1c. The 14mm and 13mm combination is for the 2c and 2a. Your choice, $20.
Filter drawer. I have a filter drawer for a Leitz 2c listed below under 2c accessories. This may fit the 1c as well. I have 2 inexpensive filter drawers that are listed on my Beseler web page--in case you want to make your own filter drawer head.
6X9cm B&W ENLARGERS
Leitz Focomat 2a, 6X9.5cm autofocus, 95mm F4.5 Focotar, 50mm F3.5 Elmar original equipment factory coated lenses, swing-out red filter, 32" tall column, ~21X27" large oak baseboard, universal glass negative carrier for all formats, space for simple masks beneath (5 custom masks included--cut to proper O.D., windows need to be cut and then black anodized), instructions for 2c, baseboard imperfect--but serviceable (about 2% of veneer missing at rear corner), bellows are in very nice condition, newly rewired, some pitting of column and some other chrome plated parts (these chrome parts have been cleaned and waxed), condenser lenses perfect, negative carrier glasses slightly imperfect--but serviceable (I do have some replacement glasses listed below), lenses slightly scratched, without easel locking hardware, $600
6X9cm COLOR ENLARGERS
Leitz Focomat IIc, 6X9.5cm autofocus condenser enlarger, color filter drawer, 60mm F4.5 focotar and 100mm F4.5 V-Elmar lenses, illuminated magnification scale, 6X9cm universal negative carrier with new glasses, 40mm thick newly refinished 20X29" solid oak baseboard with rounded corners and edges without easel locking hardware and without the holes for same, newly rewired, cleaned, lubed and adjusted, Ex+, $2000, 2 available, other accessories listed below. Note: the filter drawers with both of these enlargers are gray, the enlargers are black.
Agfa Varioscope 6X9 autofocus enlarger, w/35mm glassless carrier & 6X9 double glass carrier each with individually adjustable 4-bladed masks that go down to about 8X12mm, swing-out red filter, with 60mm and 105mm Agfa Solinar lenses each slightly damaged by fungus that come in a wooden case designed for wall or table mount. Case will also hold one negative carrier and whole set of filters. Lenses perform well by my tests. Double condenser lamphouse w/filter drawer and adjustable bulb position. The glass carrier has some minor scratches. This is a true autofocus enlarger; it is always in focus. The lamphouse halves do not fit together too well, having been bent slightly out of shape. Ex, $800. Or with Durst CLS 450 Dichroic Colorhead (see Durst list for description--under 4X5 Durst Pro or CE1000), $1200. Note: this enlarger is listed with the Leitz enlargers because it is so similar to the Leitz 6X9 enlarger.
6X9cm LEITZ ENLARGER ACCESSORIES
THE RARE AND ELUSIVE IIc GRAY FILTER DRAWER. The above 2 IIc 6X9cm Leitz enlargers came in with gray filter drawers, although the enlargers themselves are black. This happened occasionally as the filter drawer was an optional extra. When purchased initially without a filter drawer, the enlargers were supplied with a filter drawer cover plate. By the time the owner of these 2 IIc enlargers got around to ordering the filter drawers, the IIc was being produced in gray, so the filter drawers were also produced in gray. The filter drawers fit either the gray or black enlarger equally well. The filter drawers are not available new. I have had many requests for filter drawers by themselves. I have only recently decided to offer the filter drawers by themselves. I will either sell the enlargers with the filter drawer cover plate or I will make filter drawers for the enlargers. I will deal with that when the time comes. $450 each.
11X14, 12X16" Leitz easel, 2-bladed with adjustable borders on other 2 sides, dovetail slots on bottom side for clamping to Leitz baseboards, works smoothly, touch of rust on metal hardware here and there (visible in photo), slight crack in top layer of laminated wood base, slight discoloring of white projection surface in spots, rare, Ex, $300.
Leitz Mask for Focomat IIa or IIc, 35mm format, VG, $90
Multicoated, colorless glass for Leitz Focomat IIc negative carriers, upper and lower set of 2 glasses, NEW, $300. Ron wisner wrote in a darkroom techniques magazine that multicoated glass worked well as anti-Newtonring glass. I am all sold out of original Leitz replacement glass for Focomat IIc 6X9cm negative carriers and I am unlikely to be able to get any more. This is your best option.
Leitz IIc 35mm negative carrier, NEW anti-Newtonring glass, Ex, $700
Glassless insert for any format for Leitz IIc carrier + NEW anti-Newtonring glass, for your Leitz IIc carrier, insert is black anodized Aluminum, will fit your 6X9 or 35mm Leitz IIc carrier, you specify the dimensions of the opening, or you may send me your negative for sizing, want it oversize to allow printing of the full negative?--whatever you want, custom made by GLENNVIEW, $200
Glassless inserts for any format for your Leitz IIc carrier, inserts are black anodized Aluminum, will fit your 6X9 Leitz IIc carrier, you specify the dimensions of the opening, or you may send me your negative for sizing, want it oversize to allow printing of the full negative?--whatever you want, custom made by GLENNVIEW, $200
Glassless inserts for any format for your Leitz IIa carrier, inserts are black anodized Aluminum, will fit your 6X9 Leitz IIa carrier, you specify the dimensions of the opening, or you may send me your negative for sizing, want it oversize to allow printing of the full negative?--whatever you want, custom made by GLENNVIEW, $300
Leitz glasses for 2a negative carrier, one new and one used, slightly scratched, $150 only with 2a enlarger listed above
Custom solid oak baseboard, 4X51X77cm, or 1.6X20X30", presently undrilled, newly finished with 2 light coats of satin finish polyurethane, with new rubber feet, rounded corners and edges, $200 or $250 drilled for Leitz 2c, 1c, or 2a enlarger columns. See photo of 6X9 IIc above to see one of these baseboards.
COLOR HEADS TO FIT 35mm LEITZ ENLARGERS
Note: The color heads on this list are very fast, with short printing times because they all use the enlarger condenser system instead of mixing boxes. They will also provide you with snappier and more brilliant prints for the same reason. The Mornick #395 color head with enlarger #7 will fit any Leitz 1c enlarger, but it is not quick change.
Mornick Dichroic color head, Model 395, 80W, 30V (ELB bulb) with voltage stabilized power supply, with Leitz adapter, Ex+, $650. There are 200 units of yellow, 170 units of majenta, 170 units of cyan filtration. This head replaces both the top and bottom halves of the Leitz lamphouse, and is solidly attached in the same way the Leitz lamphouse was attached, with a retaining ring. Convection cooled--no remote blower needed. See color head on 35mm color enlarger above.
Phillips PCS 150 tricolor head, new-in-box, with used Ex+ power supply adapted to fit the Leitz 1c or Valloy II. The Phillips tricolor head uses the primary colors, red, blue & green. It is designed to be used with a condenser head. There is a separate variable power supply, voltage stabilized, for each color. This colorhead sits atop the bottom half of your Leitz condenserhead shell with the top half being unused. $850 ready to install on your Leitz enlarger. I can also adapt your Phillips head to your Leitz enlarger for only $250. This conversion places the Phillips head inside your condenserhead shell and still utilizes the Leitz condensers. Very lightweight, attractive, and as bright as possible while still achieving even color distribution. For a conversion that sits atop the lower half of the Leitz condenserhead shell the price is $400 because more parts need to be manufactured. This head has been sold. I have a few Phillips parts and manuals available.
The LEITZ REPROVIT IIa is the best copy camera Leitz made. Most convenient to operate; focusing is done by projecting grid onto copy--copy lights go on automatically and lens aperture is stopped down when camera is slid into position.
LEITZ REPROVIT IIa copy camera, for use with M-series cameras, maximum area copied 18X27" with 50mm F4.5 Leitz Focotar (lens extra), focoslide, focusing magnifier, and right angle light pipe for illuminating copy area and focusing with projection lamp built into head. Instructions, schematic. Mint-, $2000.
LEITZ REPROVIT IIa, as above but with non original 9X12 opal glass set into center of baseboard for use in copying transparencies. Instructions, schematic. Ex+, $1000.
LEITZ COPY LIGHT SET for REPROVIT IIa, 4 reflectors on 2 arms designed for the Reprovit IIA, with end plugs to mate with Reprovit, wires go through light arms to keep them out-of-way, Ex+, $400 with Reprovit or $500 separately
Leica Mda camera body specifically designed for use with the Reprovit IIa, VG, $550
COPY LIGHT SET for REPROVIT IIa, set of 2 Mole Richardson type 2921 Molequartz 1K Nooklites, 1000W each, 3200 degrees Kelvin with dichroic daylight conversion filters, with very high quality (adjustable angle and distance) light arm set designed to clamp to Leitz baseboard or another flat surface, with end plugs to mate with Reprovit and with standard endplugs for use off of Reprovit, wires go through light arms to keep them out-of-way, Mint-, $700
24mm F4.5 Leitz Repro Summar, with diaphragm marked with stops 2, 6, and 12, with ~25mm long Leica 39mm threaded extension tube, designed for use with the Reprovit 11a for magnifications of about 7X, Mint, $500 or $300 without the extension tube.
25mm f2.8 Leitz Summar (macro lens designed for flat field work--no diaphragm), with Leitz helical focusing mount, Mint, $400. Note: can also be supplied with Leica 39mm threaded extension tube @ $50
Leitz Valoy II copy stand, 32" column, very fast operating, with quick release handle for height adjustment and with fine focus knob, with 2 lights on flexible arms for copying and with right angle camera mount that replaces the enlarger head. There are 4 ways to use this camera mount. One mount is original, set up to work with Leica cameras. The 2nd is with Leitz adaptor--custom adapted for use with Nikon F and most other Nikons. The 3rd way is with a Leitz Focoslide with focusing magnifier and provision for Leitz screwmount camera body, listed later. The 4th way is with a Leitz bellows with visoflex with focusing magnifier--listed later. Mint-, $400
Leitz bellows with visoflex for use with screwmount bodies and with adaptor to mount on Valloy II enlarger and copy stand rail rider. Visoflex is designed to be used with double cable release, which I do not have. Choice of 2 bellows monorails (one with scales for 50 and 135mm lenses, the other with scales for 125mm and 135mm lenses) Mint-, $350
Leitz bellows with visoflex for use with screwmount bodies. Visoflex is designed to be used with double cable release, which I do not have. Choice of 2 bellows monorails (one with scales for 50 and 135mm lenses, the other with scales for 125mm and 135mm lenses), Mint-, $300
Leitz bellows (designed for use with visoflex--not included). Choice of 2 bellows monorails (one with scales for 50 and 135mm lenses, the other with scales for 125mm and 135mm lenses), Mint-, $100
Focoslide with quality helical focusing mount and focusing optical magnifier, for Leica screw mount body, screw mount lens and Valoy II stand, Ex+, $300
Leitz Valoy II column rider and head or macro bellows support, w/squeezegrip & fine focus, Ex+, $160. Note: add $60 for custom camera mounting adaptor.
Leitz helical focusing mount, marked E. Leitz New York, screw mount at rear, screw mount at front with adaptor, extends from 40 to 61mm, came in box marked catalog #70442, black barrel with chrome ends, Mint-,$125
copy camera arm to fit Leitz Valoy or 1b, but not Valoy II, Ex-, $60.
copy camera arm to fit Leitz Valoy II, Mint-, $150
Rowi set-of-4 copy camera lights to fit Leitz 1c, Ex+, $150
LEITZ/LINHOF ARISTOPHOT macro copy stand for use with or w/o microscope, also Leitz macro and micro lenses--see copy camera list
Leitz Eldia printer, allows contact printing of 35mm film to 35mm film, allows you to copy fine line detail without loss of detail, instructions, Ex+, $100 Note: I once copied pages of type onto Kodalith, contact printed the negatives in an Eldia printer for finished slides for projection without loss of detail.
Leitz 1c instructions, copy, $25
Leitz Valoy 2 instructions, color copy, $30
Leitz 2c instructions, copy, $40
Leitz Reprovit 2a instructions, copy, $40
Leitz Eldia printer instructions, copy, $15