naeroscatu
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It is a long time now since I'm contemplating to move into the LF teritory.
Presently I'm set up to handle 35mm and MF up to 6x9 meaning I have cameras, developing my own films and I have a darkroom with an enlarger going up to 6x9 in neg size.
There are few factors I have to take into consideration in moving up most importanly the cost. If I go to 4x5 which would be normal (I actually have a Graflex Crown Graphic) I would need a bigger enlarger. On the other hand going to 8x10 I would need a view camera but can skip the enlarger by doing contact prints. Due to the quality of the results I would rather upgrade to 8x10. The cheapest alternative that I've seen for 8x10 is to buy a kit from Bender and build one myself (I'm not that good to build one from scratch). What advice would yo give to my situation, are the Bender kits reliable enough, do they provide good results. What are the cons with this kit?
Thank you in advance
Presently I'm set up to handle 35mm and MF up to 6x9 meaning I have cameras, developing my own films and I have a darkroom with an enlarger going up to 6x9 in neg size.
There are few factors I have to take into consideration in moving up most importanly the cost. If I go to 4x5 which would be normal (I actually have a Graflex Crown Graphic) I would need a bigger enlarger. On the other hand going to 8x10 I would need a view camera but can skip the enlarger by doing contact prints. Due to the quality of the results I would rather upgrade to 8x10. The cheapest alternative that I've seen for 8x10 is to buy a kit from Bender and build one myself (I'm not that good to build one from scratch). What advice would yo give to my situation, are the Bender kits reliable enough, do they provide good results. What are the cons with this kit?
Thank you in advance