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Just bought an enlarger from good about Goodwell… Any help for me?
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MattKing
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I like the image this presents - makes me think of my Dad and his Morse Code key.
Good Luck, and have fun!
From what I can tell, many returns, when sold by Amazon itself (not one of the Marketplace vendors/slimeballs) go to the refurbished department. Then they are resold at discount to the original price. I just bought a case of Castrol single-weight 40w motor oil that was in their refurbished listing as "used." Huh? Free shipping? A nicely packed box with a perfect case of Castrol oil arrived.
Apologies for the four month delay here, but I'm happy to report that the enlarger arrived in perfect condition, thanks to the excellent design and construction of the Durst box and packaging materials! The labels on the box show that that after being produced in northern Italy, the enlarger was then delivered to Germany, and then at some point transported to Kansas USA and then to Oakland, California. I am happy that the ShopGoodwill team nicely repackaged the box, but no one checked the bottom of the box... Amazingly, the original 30+ year old Italian packing tape was all that was keeping the bottom of the box together.
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Your enlarger was manufactured between 1976 and 1983.
How many enlargers?? Collecting those, even Durst, isn't really the same as buying up, say, Hasselblad or Rolleis.
GAS can be terminal. Heed the cautionary tale of one of my neighbors, who passed away last November. A retired civil servant, he was obsessed with collecting old IBM PCs, particularly Displaywriters from the 1980s, which I recall were regarded as somewhat revolutionary in their time but are now as popular as button-up boots. He was convinced they would be worth big money and somehow acquired 75, yes, 75 of these beasts, many in their original boxes, which filled up the two-car garage of his home.
After he retired he annoyed his wife so much with his obsessive acquisition of computer gear that she moved out.
After he passed, she returned to the family home, had a "hopper" brought in, and disposed of everything, lock, stock, barrel and IBM PCs, in two days.
As she told me, the only two items she was determined to get her hands on were his will and the insurance policies - which she found.
At least Hasselblad are worth something on Ebay. Enlargers?? I'm not sure. Do Goodwill still do home pick-ups??
Just saw the photos. You got a truly good deal for your $72, I reckon. A couple of years ago I sold a Leitz 1c with an Ilford Multigrade head for AUD$650, and it needed two new lamps, which would have cost the buyer another C-note at least, going by Aussie prices.
GAS can be terminal. Heed the cautionary tale of one of my neighbors, who passed away last November. A retired civil servant, he was obsessed with collecting old IBM PCs, particularly Displaywriters from the 1980s, which I recall were regarded as somewhat revolutionary in their time but are now as popular as button-up boots. He was convinced they would be worth big money and somehow acquired 75, yes, 75 of these beasts, many in their original boxes, which filled up the two-car garage of his home.
After he retired he annoyed his wife so much with his obsessive acquisition of computer gear that she moved out.
After he passed, she returned to the family home, had a "hopper" brought in, and disposed of everything, lock, stock, barrel and IBM PCs, in two days.
As she told me, the only two items she was determined to get her hands on were his will and the insurance policies - which she found.
At least Hasselblad are worth something on Ebay. Enlargers?? I'm not sure. Do Goodwill still do home pick-ups??
Just saw the photos. You got a truly good deal for your $72, I reckon. A couple of years ago I sold a Leitz 1c with an Ilford Multigrade head for AUD$650, and it needed two new lamps, which would have cost the buyer another C-note at least, going by Aussie prices.
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I worked with a lawyer who had invested in the system when it came out, used it to create what was then a cutting edge, before its time legal document creation system, and then spent decades buying used systems in order to cannibalize them for parts, because the costs involved in trying to recreate all his document creation systems with more modern software and hardware were far higher than keeping his legacy systems running.
Your neighbour just needed to find the right market
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I worked with a lawyer who had invested in the system when it came out, used it to create what was then a cutting edge, before its time legal document creation system, and then spent decades buying used systems in order to cannibalize them for parts, because the costs involved in trying to recreate all his document creation systems with more modern software and hardware were far higher than keeping his legacy systems running.
Your neighbour just needed to find the right market
Or port the data and a software to a more modern computer system. I ported a number of programs from older systems to new systems including main frames to desk top computers.
Very nice organization and DIY solutions on your workbench.
MattKing
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My friend and his partner were both of Scottish background, and after spending more on a computer system than anyone else around, they were so emotionally scarred as to never be able to accept they needed to spend the costs needed to adapt it to newer technology - particularly with respect to the printers, which probably would have been rendered useless.
Thank you. Most of the wood used in my shop was reclaimed, and most of the fixtures are “ prototypes”… The failure is that I’ve never
gotten around to rebuilding the fixtures out of better woods!
Some small format hobbyist enlargers might be akin to old PCs on the used market but unlike old PCs enlargers are still 100% essential for any small format photography, unless one likes tiny contacts.
Also, 5x7 to 11x14 enlargers are quite hard to acquire, on the used market.
Also, 5x7 to 11x14 enlargers are quite hard to acquire, on the used market.
I have bought a few enlargers from Goodwill, a Metopta that came in the oringal box that also is a storage box, a couple of Federals, all arrived in good condition. In most cases enlargers are sold local pick up only. You got a deal.
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Extra Hassle-bland bodies and lenses make decent bookends and paperweights, I guess. I'd rather have more enlargers and enlarging lenses. And nothing about the Durst enlargers I do have is square. That kind of mentality comes from those who can't make up their mind if they want to be horizontal or vertical.
Actually the 220 backs never get used so they make better bookends and paperweights than Hasselblad bodies and lenses.
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I'm willing to loan you my film stretcher.
I have had great experiences with shopgoodwill. Both my Beseler 67 enlarger and Minolta SRT 101 I got recently have been well packed and obviously taken care of during the time that they were in goodwill's possession.
That's sad. It's always a shame to see stuff get between people and be the cause of so much stress. My grandmother has two two-car garages mostly full of dishes, glassware, and china, as well as thousands of photos and kodachrome slides and scrapbooks upon scrapbooks. .She unfortunately has some sort of dementia now, and it's hard for everyone. Because not only is it a lot of stuff, it's a lot of stuff that you can tell she enjoyed and put effort into, and cared about, which doesn't happen with most people have that much stuff.
Fortunately, all those photos and scrapbooks make it easy to remember her, and in my case, learn more about what she was like before I was around. Because even though she's still here, she's basically gone.
Also, I think it's cool I have been able to see all these historical processes, like Kodachrome, as well as what seem to be albumen prints. A few years ago I saw what I now believe to be a daguerreotype, but I haven't seen it lately.
That's sad. It's always a shame to see stuff get between people and be the cause of so much stress. My grandmother has two two-car garages mostly full of dishes, glassware, and china, as well as thousands of photos and kodachrome slides and scrapbooks upon scrapbooks. .She unfortunately has some sort of dementia now, and it's hard for everyone. Because not only is it a lot of stuff, it's a lot of stuff that you can tell she enjoyed and put effort into, and cared about, which doesn't happen with most people have that much stuff.
Fortunately, all those photos and scrapbooks make it easy to remember her, and in my case, learn more about what she was like before I was around. Because even though she's still here, she's basically gone.
Also, I think it's cool I have been able to see all these historical processes, like Kodachrome, as well as what seem to be albumen prints. A few years ago I saw what I now believe to be a daguerreotype, but I haven't seen it lately.
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