Beseler 23C Dual Dichro S - Opinions???

[Tim Stapp]

Brand new in box. $80.00. Opinions??? Locally available (300 mile round trip). If /when I decide to shoot/print color film? I currently have three 23CII's and a CB-7 in my darkroom. This would be added to one of my 23C's.

 

[ic-racer]

Opinions???

YES

 

[CMoore]

Is that the model with the internal Power Supply.?

 

[Tim Stapp]

I'm hoping so. It's the 8185. I'm going to pick it up this weekend. Another Craigslist ad. This one, I'm not showing. The last one that I posted someone grabbed out from under me. That will teach me

 

[Tim Stapp]

Picked it up today. The original owner only opened the box to take pictures for the Craigslist ad. Brand new, never used. I spent almost as much for fuel and 6-1/2 hours on the road, but it was worth it.

 

[Neal]

Congratulations. It will work great with b&w multigrade as well.

 

[Tim Stapp]

Update: I picked this up last weekend. Had a nice conversation with the seller. He bought it 20 years ago and never got around to installing it. He opened the box to take photos for the advertisement.

I finally got it installed today and I think that I'm really going to like this for MF work and reprinting old photos from my in laws. My wife found a lot of their old negatives and wants copies for the siblings and grand children.

Now on the lookout for a head for my CB 7.

 

[Stephen Prunier]

Sounds/looks like a great deal.