Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/10/27

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Subject: Re: [Leica] costs of Digital Darkroom, was: Would you start a wetdarkroom today?
From: Mark Rabiner <mark@rabiner.cncoffice.com>
Date: Fri, 27 Oct 2000 18:00:39 -0700
References: <B61F8798.4853%john@pinkheadedbug.com>

Johnny Deadman wrote:
> 
> on 27/10/00 4:16 pm, Isaac Crawford at isaacc7@home.net wrote:
> 
> > But compare that to:
> > $200 for my D2 enlarger
> > $200 for a nice enlarging lens (new)
> > $200 for trays, timer, ect...
> > I was recently thinking about going digital, I've liked what I've seen. I
> > totaled up what a decent 35mm system would cost just to approach what I can
> > already do in the darkroom, and I decided that I don't have an extra $2500
> > laying around to duplicate what I already have. Right now darkroom stuff can
> > be picked up for a song, and value wise it's a no brainer... The other nice
> > thing is that $600 will most likely last me the rest of my life...
><Snip> 

I paid about $200 for my D2.

Much later on paid $400 for a 4 bladed Sauders 20x24 easel!

mark rabiner

In reply to: Message from Johnny Deadman <john@pinkheadedbug.com> (Re: [Leica] costs of Digital Darkroom, was: Would you start a wet darkroom today?)