Darkroom Setup

[dc1215]

Hey everyone, just a quick question, and I hope its okay to post it in here. I recently came across a deal for an entire darkroom setup and wanted to make sure the price was worth it. The whole thing is supposed to be in great condition. (I haven't seen it yet so I can't confirm this) The setup would include the following.

A beseler 45mx with motorized chasis, a Zone VI cold light head, a Zone VI compensating timer, a 16x20 easel, an 11x14 easel, a couple of negative carriers, 3 lenses (i don't remember which since there wasn't one that covered 4x5 and thats what I would need), a 16x20 drymount press, a 16x20 archival washer, and a few other odds and ends that I don't remember at the moment.

The whole thing for $900. Does this seem like a reasonable deal to everyone? I've been in the market for lots of this equipment for a while so I have a pretty good idea of the prices that they go for, I just wanted to double check before I invested that much money into something in case I could get it a bit cheaper somewhere. Thanks in advance.

-Dan

 

[Neal]

Dear Dan,

This sounds like a very good deal. Buy a 135mm Nikon off ebay and you're in business.

Neal Wydra

 

[bdial]

You probably could get the stuff cheaper, but it would take a fair bit of effort and lots of scouring ebay auctions, craigslist listings, etc. and would likely take a lot of time as well. Offhand, it seems like a good deal, if everything is in good working order and they are good lenses. Some of the items, like the drymount press and washer can be difficult to find for cheap, and they're expensive through sources like ebay because of demand, and shipping costs.
900 doesn't seem to bad to get it all in one shot.

 

[nsurit]

Dan, it is a terrible deal. What is that telephone number? JUst kidding.

If everything is in decent shape it is a great deal. The washer and dry mount presser are worth most of the $900, so everything else is free. Bill Barber

 

[dc1215]

Thanks for the replies, I figured as much, but as usual I'm a bit indecisive. I'll give him a call tomorrow and can hopefully have a full working darkroom sooner rather than later. Thanks again

-Dan