waffles
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I’m looking to buy my first enlarger, and since I was trained on and am used to a Beseler 45MX I’d like to buy something similar. Today, I am mostly shooting 6x6 b&w negatives, with the occasional 35mm color slide film for fun.
This evening, I went over to a friend’s house to look at a Beseler 67SC that she’s selling. It has some issues:
1) It’s missing the filter drawer
2) It’s missing the heat adsorber
3) It’s missing the “B” condenser lens for 35mm
2) The elevation lock is broken.
3) Several of the bolt & wingnuts are rusted.
She’s asking $75 for the enlarger + a Beseler 35mm f/5.6 enlarging lens & lensboard. I’d have to at a minimum spend another $25 for a filter holder and at least $100 for a good 75mm enlarging lens, bringing the total cost to $200. Should I pull the trigger on this?
On the one hand, I really like the 67 series as it’s exactly the right size for what I shoot. On the other hand, I occasionally see the Beseler 23C sell on eBay for $150 - $200, and sometimes hat includes a medium format lens? But of course, then I’d have to pay an arm & a leg for shipping. What do y’all think I should do?
This evening, I went over to a friend’s house to look at a Beseler 67SC that she’s selling. It has some issues:
1) It’s missing the filter drawer
2) It’s missing the heat adsorber
3) It’s missing the “B” condenser lens for 35mm
2) The elevation lock is broken.
3) Several of the bolt & wingnuts are rusted.
She’s asking $75 for the enlarger + a Beseler 35mm f/5.6 enlarging lens & lensboard. I’d have to at a minimum spend another $25 for a filter holder and at least $100 for a good 75mm enlarging lens, bringing the total cost to $200. Should I pull the trigger on this?
On the one hand, I really like the 67 series as it’s exactly the right size for what I shoot. On the other hand, I occasionally see the Beseler 23C sell on eBay for $150 - $200, and sometimes hat includes a medium format lens? But of course, then I’d have to pay an arm & a leg for shipping. What do y’all think I should do?