Yeah- the two carriers are NOT the same size. The 45 series carriers are a lot bigger. I think the best thing you can do in the interim is either as suggested mask a 6x9 or get a 6x6 and file it out to 6x7 (a dremel with cutoff wheels and a lot of patience is the best approach to this... I did it to convert a 6x9 into a 6x12).
The prices are the reality of such photo products these days.
As the 6x7 size is a relatively recent phenomenon, there are relatively fewer of them available on the used market.
They probably are close to the reality of the prices back in the day when Christopher's enlarger was new, when you adjust for inflation. Our perception of what might be an appropriate price has been skewed by the market prices in recent years.The prices are the reality of such photo products these days.
I didn't suggest you purchase from them, but you can get the correct part number for the carrier you are looking for.HAHAHAHHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHAHA!!!! Aw they’re funny. Hilarious. $275?!?!?!?!?!? I’ll cut one from a milk carton before I pay that amount..
I didn't suggest you purchase from them, but you can get the correct part number for the carrier you are looking for.
Order up two sheets of aluminum, cut and drill them accurately, insert a couple of machined alignment pins then anodize it, test it to make sure it's flat and fits the target enlarger properly, stamp your initials on it, then offer it up for sale. Let us know how much you'd like to get for that effort.
Order up two sheets of aluminum, cut and drill them accurately, insert a couple of machined alignment pins then anodize it, test it to make sure it's flat and fits the target enlarger properly, stamp your initials on it, then offer it up for sale. Let us know how much you'd like to get for that effort.
Not just that, but do a lot of 25, and keep them around for when somebody happens to want one. People who expect these things to be dirt cheap do not understand manufacturing costs and running a business.
I just browsed through Ebay, all the Beseler carriers were 4x5, 6x6, or 35mm. Then lots of leftover junk, mounted slides 16mm 3x4 Polaroid stuff. You need to wait until the one you are after pops up, or buy the 6x6 and find a good machinist or carefully file out the 6x6. I've done this, my project was to make a 24x54mm for wide 35mm back for Bronica.You think so? It just so happens that I’ve worked in a similar industry. I purchased raw aluminum and materials and I've worked the manufacturing line. Aside from the initial cost of the machines, stamping these things out one after the other amounts to mere dollars if not cents. There is no reason these things should be hundreds and hundreds of dollars. Y’all can go argue my financial decisions elsewhere.
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