William Robb wrote:
> What is a top line colour darkroom going for these days?
> I mean something absolutely high end. Lets go the whole nine
> yards here. I want to be able to make archival colour prints
> that are second to none. The formats I have in mind would be
> 35mm, 6x7cm, and 4x5 inch. I don't need to process my own film,
> though it would be nice, but I want to be able to make prints in
> the range of 16x20. I don't want a jobo processor either. I want
> something I can feed a sheet of paper into at one side, and have
> it come out the other side, just like my computer printer. Oh
> yes, how much of my basement will I have to give over to this?
> Will I even be able to put a 20" Kreonite in my basement?
> Anyway, what would all this cost, brand new?
Hrmm...I'll have to do some shopping. I know you can get a Fujimoto
CP-51 with a wash or stabilizer unit for $15,000 or so, that'll handle
20" wide but has shallow tanks, making it more suitable for small-run or
not-run-every-day stuff (the tanks are only about 5L). It will do
replenishing, too. It's about 28" wide by maybe 18" tall and 70" long,
not counting replenisher and waste tanks. Usually you build a table for
it that can fit all that stuff underneath.
If you want to do Ilfochrome in it, the conversion kit is another
$3000-ish (it includes an extra tank because Ilfochrome has more steps
than RA-4).
I'll go virtual enlarger shopping this afternoon if I get a chance.
-Aaron
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