Trying to put together a darkroom and hopefully an enlarger but it seems like I am to late. Are there still good deals out there? I live in small town so do I advertise on the closet craigslist or in the local paper?
It would help if you provided a little more specifics as to your "small town" and it's geographic location.
There is still plenty of gear out there. I currently have two enlargers that are surplus, I just haven't gotten around to cleaning them up and placing them out there for sale. If one is patient, you can usually get a whole darkroom for not much money. Depends on geography, of course.
Craigslist can be a good source. One just has to be careful and know what they're looking at.
Good luck.
What format enlarger, 35mm MF or LF, for small to MF check out shopgoodwill.com. Although many are pick up only I got a nice 6X6 Meopta with shipping for under $40, masking negative carrier, and I just bought a digital timer for less than $20.
I am always a day late and a dollar short.Yes unfortunately the last enlarger was sold 5 mins ago.Seriously there must be a load of equipment on e-bay, some of which are good deals. In terms of pricing trends then I do think that the days of give-away darkroom equipment may be over as the supply of second-hand equipment diminishes. The days of mass migration to digital by analogue users are likely to have passed.
pentaxuser
That may be true or not, who knows.. but your still sucking air.. and that's a big +I am always a day late and a dollar short.
Thibodaux, La....small town almost to the Gulf of Mexico. I'm trying to be patient but it is hard. Everything I find is up north and nobody wants to ship an enlarger.
See if you can find a Minolta 6x7...sweet and easy to shipYou might check the NO craigs list. Seems to be just over an hour.
Find a free one & the gas is covered.
Trying to put together a darkroom and hopefully an enlarger but it seems like I am to late. Are there still good deals out there? I live in small town so do I advertise on the closet craigslist or in the local paper?
I find eBay to be overpriced in general when it comes to photography equipment. A lot of "rare" and don't know if it works but I'm charging like it does. all that aside, I do go on there from time to time. I will keep a better eye out for deals.Yes unfortunately the last enlarger was sold 5 mins ago.Seriously there must be a load of equipment on e-bay, some of which are good deals. In terms of pricing trends then I do think that the days of give-away darkroom equipment may be over as the supply of second-hand equipment diminishes. The days of mass migration to digital by analogue users are likely to have passed.
pentaxuser
See if you can find a Minolta 6x7...sweet and easy to ship
That may be true or not, who knows.. but your still sucking air.. and that's a big +
I'm finding that large format enlargers are very hard come by now in Western Canada. Lots of 35mm entry gear but no pro-sumer level 4x5 enlargers.
You might check the NO craigs list. Seems to be just over an hour.
Find a free one & the gas is covered.
You're not too late at all. I still see enlargers every month or two on my craigslist.
Call the high schools as far as you're willing to drive; the stuff is probably long gone (if it was ever there) but you never know. Call the newspapers as far away as you're willing to drive (most stopped using enlargers 10+ years ago but they may have them in storage). Call art centers, see if you can post a wanted ad there. Google for small local auction sites. Put an ad on craigslist. Get a phone book and call area photo labs and photographers. You may have to invest some real time in the search but you'll find something. Just be wary of paying too much. There are people who havent touched their enlarger in 20 years who still think they are valuable. They really aren't. I wouldn't pay more than a few hundred for the best large format color enlarger, and most should be even less. You're not that far from NO, there's got to be plenty of enlargers and darkroom gear gathering dust there.
You might check the NO craigs list. Seems to be just over an hour.
Find a free one & the gas is covered.
That is a great idea. I will start where my mom teaches and try my old high school and work my way out.
Thanks!
That Beseler is terrific go for itI spoke to soon! The guy finally responded to my emails. https://batonrouge.craigslist.org/for/5940635844.html
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