22x28" enlarger from lithographic process camera

[David Mackovic]

Hi

one day I got an call from local printer company that they are about to throw away this Danagraf process camera and wanna know if im maybe interested in it. So i drove there to check it out and few hundred kilos later it is in my van
Now my first idea was to convert this into an huge enlarger, since it has lenses ( 270/11, 240/9, 150/9 all Claron G WA ) bellows and basically everything seems as a huge enlarger already. Another idea was to lay it horizontally and use it as 22x28" camera and shoot color RA4 paper ...

But my question is, can it be still used as intended ? I mean, do i even try to sell it to someone who will use it as intended, would be anyone interested in thing like this ?

Im asking before i start messing with it

Thanks for any info !

 

[koraks]

There will be interest in the lenses. The vacuum easel on top might also gather some interest. The rest of it - no, probably not. There's a reason why most printers have gotten rid of these around 20-30 years ago and it's becoming more and more rare for them to pop up. Most of these have been scrapped long ago as they were replaced with digital technology.

The odds of finding a buyer for the whole thing, as is, are next to zero. You could try, of course. It'll be like fishing - lots of patience.

With some creativity I'm sure it's possible to put it to some interesting uses and do experiments with. If you've got the space, time, skills, dedication/motivation...

 

[ic-racer]

In terms of an enlarger, as it is currently configured, flip it upside down in your mind and think of the bellows the other way. So it could enlarge small negatives, but large negatives could only be 1:1 or so.

There is not enough distance between the negative and baseboard to enlarge big negatives.

With positive film it might be great for making enlarged negatives from smaller format for alternative contact printing.

 

[slackercrurster]

That's a cute one!

Here is a big boy...