Omega Concept Six

[jeffreythree]

Worth picking up for $30 as a first enlarger? It works, is all there with one 35mm negative carrier, and it is the lower end one with the paper vault instead of the fancy electronics built into the base.

 

[MattKing]

KHB says that they share a lot of parts with the much more recent C700, and are therefore mostly repairable.

So they are a basic medium format enlarger which can be repaired.

Around my area there are lots of higher end alternatives at low prices, so I would look for something else.

If you are not so fortunate, it may be a great place to start (assuming good condition).

KHB Photographix is a great information resource, and they are helpful as well. Their used prices reflect the fact that they service and check everything they sell.

 

[Rick A]

I'd offer the seller a $20 bill for it.

 

[fotch]

I have picked up better enlargers for less, maybe just luck. Depends on your area, population. Good luck.

 

[David Brown]

You can get a Beseler 23C or even an Omega B22 in the DFW area by just being patient.

 

[gone]

It's a perfectly good enlarger, and the paper safe that is built in the baseboard is more than handy. It should be able to do 11x14 on the baseboard, and larger if you screw it into a counter top or table, and project it on an easel laid on the floor. I'm not sure why people say its not a good enlarger. For all practical purposes, an enlarger that is aligned correctly is as good as the lens you have in it. Just like a camera. $30 w/ a negative carrier is a very fair price. Very simple to align it yourself if necessary, which I doubt it will need.

Another plus for your enlarger is that it doesn't need lens boards, you just screw that 50 2.8 Nikkor right into it. It's simple to make negative carriers from mat board too. I sold my C700 and D2 (the D2 is great for big enlargements if you have the XL model) and bought a Durst in a false sense of economy. I hate the thing, even though everyone will tell you how great Durst enlargers are. The lens boards are very expensive, many of them have ridiculously small 25mm threads, you have to use an Ouija board and a decoder ring to figure out which lens board goes w/ which lens on which enlarger (and which board w/ which lens gives you which print sizes), and the normal neg carriers have glass, so there's not only the 2 sides of the negative to worry about w/ the dust, there's both sides of the glass as well.

True, Dursts are sturdy, but I don't bang on the side of the enlarger when I print, so never had any problems w/ the C700. I'd trade you this baby for yours any day.