----- Original Message ----- From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Wednesday, February 13, 2002 8:16 AM Subject: Good enlarger for 35mm and 6x6
> Hi, gang. > As some of you know, one friend of mine is going to buy an enlarger and > both of us will start our own B and W. > What he wants to know is what is a good and cheap (I know it's not easy to > match both characteristics) enlarger able to do 35mm and 6x6 work (he owns > a Mamiya C330 TLR. Nice beast). > He was thinking in a Meopta Opemus, but Frantisek says it's not good for > MedFo. > Any suggestions and comments are welcome First, if you are on a tight budget, look for a condensor enlarger rather than a dichroic, as they are less expensive on initial purchase, and also use less expensive lamps (no small consideration). The Beseler 67 is a fairly good inexpensive enlarger. It is difficult to keep aligned, but it can be done. It shares the same chassis as the 23C, so it is built on a stable platform. Omega also makes a couple of MF enlargers which you might want to investigate, though I am not familiar with their model designations. I did use an Omega 6x6 condensor enlarger for many years, and made some excellent photographs with it. When I moved up to the 6x7 format from 645, I let it go to another photographer, who is still using it to make fine images. Durst is another name that comes to mind, perhaps you could find an old M601. They were very good. Good luck on your quest. William Robb - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
