I recently went through the same process. My old unit came
with no carriers. So I built a bunch out o some rather rigid
poster board. Seems to work fine, even for 4x5, and very well
for 6x9 and 35mm.
As far as alignment, I was in Midwest Photo Exchange Friday and
saw a bubble level unit that's designed for just that purpose.
It was priced *well-below* $70, if memory serves. www.mpex.com
I aligned mine by using a regular carpenter's level and just spending
a lot of time with it. (My enlarger is an old (really old--no place
for filters) DeJur that can get out of alignment with just a little
wear in the key areas.)
I also got an old Kodak 161mm lens @ Midwest. They have a drawer of
$20 used enlarger lenses. Some are pretty nice for the price.
Collin
At 04:55 AM 7/9/01 -0400, Jim Meeks wrote:
>Date: Sun, 8 Jul 2001 22:04:14 -0500
>
>I had recently been trying to align my enlarger, thought I had it and of
>course found out I hadn't quite got it. I read about a couple of
>do-it-yourself methods and saw several fairly expensive units through mail
>order. Then I did a search for accessories for my old Omega D2V enlarger and
>came across a Mr. Taylor of Classic Enlargers in Stamford, CT, and he sells
>a unit for $70. Has anyone tried this model or swear by one or another
>method or name brand?
>
>He also sells glass negative carriers and I was wondering about buying one.
>Since I make prints no larger than 11x14, will I see any difference?
>
>If anyone has a thought on one or both of these burning questions, I would
>greatly appreciate an answer.
>
>Jim
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