Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2004/01/27
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]If you life in the U.S. your best bet is a Beseler. They have maintained their model designations for 30 years or more. A lens board or negative carrier made for a 30 year old enlarger will fit a new enlarger made yesterday. Enlarger items are sold in any big camera store, and there is a plentiful supply of used items because the enlargers are so long-lived. They are very sturdy and lots of third party options (cold light heads, etc.) have, and are being made. The last name on my list would be Durst. They never sold well in the U.S. and parts are scarce. Sam S Dante Stella wrote: > Ebay is a real crapshoot for enlargers in general, because after you pay > $100 to ship a huge object (it doesn't really cost that much if your > seller knows what he is doing - i.e., never) you generally find that it > is rusted, needs a $40 bulb (if you can find it, or antinewton glass > that no one has stocked for a while. > > A good enlarger will cost $300 and up used if you want to save yourself > massive frustration. > > And I would skip anything but a Durst or a Leica. You might as well get > a good one, since it is tough to get rid of cheapo enlargers. > > Dante > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html