Omega D-II

[Huram]

Thanks, Yeah-Yeah and DKT, for the info. Very, very helpful for me in my search to get a few goodies for the darkroom. I think the best way for me is to buy all of this in a "darkroom lot" on Ebay -- I'll keep my eyes out and be patient. Maybe I can find all I am looking for in one "lot" so I don't have to keep paying for an arm and a leg on the shipping end. (Don't you just hate when you buy something on ebay, and the shipping is acutally more than your final bid?) Grrrr . . . .

Yeah, the Granz Speed Easel is what I was thinking about. I have used their yellow frames quite a bit. It is good to actually now figure out the name of those tools that I have been using for all of these years!! I am a bonehead.

Oh yeah, I also went to the Classic-Enlarger webpage. Great info on every Omega Enlarger. Go to the "Ask Harry" forum and learn a tons on Omega enlargers.

Well, that should about do it. I think I have found out all the answers to the questions I have been looking for (for the time being). Thanks for all the help!!

Peace,

Huram

 

[David Ruby]

I'd at least try to get them to throw in one lens! Couldn't hurt right. I think the guy I bought mine from was selling the enlarger alone for $100.

I got my DII setup at a garage sale for $350, with 50mm Schnieder Componen S, 150 Schnieder Componen S (which you'll need for the 4x5 enlargements), negative carriers for 35mm, 6x6 and 4x5, a Kearsarge digital Timer, Four 8x10 trays, contrast filters, and all the accessories to work with the different lenses. You'll need a cone for the 150mm lens. I think that was all. Oh yeah, i also got a device to level out all the necessary pieces and parts, and he through in a bunch of old paper and odds and ends. You gotta love those garage sales!

 

[Sjixxxy]

I went back today and gave the enlarger a better more informed look over. Everything seemed to move fine, though the up/down motion was a lttile stuff and could probably benifit from a little lubrication. Light worked, and the bellows looked well enough that if there are holes, thay would be easily fixable with an elmer's/acrylic mixture.

One point of possible concern though. I removed the condensor and gave it a look. Seems to be the 4x5 one by what I was told here, however there was a rather large chip missing from it along the edge on the lamphouse side of it. Would this cause any adverse effects? I looked through the condensor from the film side and wasn't able to see the chip from that direction. Would that indicate that it wouldn't effect anything? Also, ATM there are no lensboard/cones included, but the guy is going to look around in their storage for them and get back to me. Think I should I try to get them to come down on price a bit if they can't find any?

 

[Sjixxxy]

I'd stick to modern 6-element designs like Schneider Componon-S, Rodagon, or the 6-element EL-Nikkors (or the Apo-Componon and Apo-Rodagon, if you have the budget).

Is that to say there is a non 6-element EL-Nikkor that I should make sure I'm not buying by accident?

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

The 75mm EL-Nikkor is a 4-element lens, but it's pretty good. I had one for a while, and the contrast was excellent. I didn't think it was worth the trouble to upgrade to a regular 6-element lens like a Rodagon or Componon-S, but eventually I got a good deal on a 90mm Apo-Rodagon and sold off the 75.