Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/03/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I can vouch for my Saunders/LPL 670DXL enlarger. dan c. At 10:51 AM 09-03-01 -0800, Feliciano di Giorgio wrote: >I have a Saunders/LPL 6700 with a color head. Nicely made piece of gear, >which you can find new for around $500. It will handle sizes up to 6x7. >I wish the stalk was a little heavier. I sometimes experience a tiny little >"lift" when I focus, but otherwise it's a very well made, compact unit. >It uses a diffuse lightsource, which supposedly is somewhere inbetween a >condenser head and a cold lightsource. > >I also have a OMEGA D2 which will have to be pryed out of my cold dead hands. >Built like the rock of Gibraltar, no wobble, nothing. It's also almost twice >the bulk of the Saunders and you'll need different condenser lenses for the >various film sizes. It will handle 35mm, all med. format and 4x5. One of the >all time classic enlargers. > >I also like the Besseler. Very well made, nice old world design.