I haven't been very active on this site, and work has been crazy the last year. My wife and I are also considering a move. All of this had led me to the conclusion that I need to pare down my gear to stuff I will actually use.
Moderators please let me know if this bends any rules as this will be more of a list, and I will kick item images and further info straight to any potential buyers.
Seattle area specific : (due to large item sizes) I'd be willing to let the whole darkroom lot go for $700
Beseler 45mx series enlarger with the #8540 adjus-table table and zone vi cold light. This enlarger may/may not have ever been used. I obviously have no way to verify this, but everything is in very good shape.
Zone vi 11x14 archival print washer
Zone Vi drying screens I have either 10 or 12 I can't remember how many came in the boxes.
Thomas duplex super safelight. This thing has been in storage a long time, the filters may be shot. It is still in the original box
Parallel by Versalab laser alignment tool.
Zone Vi cold light stabilizer
I have a tote full of the usual suspects of darkroom accessories which I would love to not part out. (lenses, neg carriers, timer, etc) I have no idea how to price the darkroom stuff. I'm still seeing everything from free to mid 90's retail minus 10 percent.
Camera stuff :
Chamonix 045-N2 in Maple. Maple is a lot lighter in tone than the typical Teak and Walnut used in field cameras, and Chamonix may not offer it anymore? like new. I am the original owner. It has been out in the field twice in nice weather. $900 and up depending upon film holders and/or lens boards desired. These cameras are sold out until Nov 2022.
Fujinon "A" 180mm f9 lens in a silver ring copal shutter. $325
Nikon Nikkor SW 90mm f8 in Copal 0 shutter mounted in a Wista Linhof copy lensboard $350 Sold
Linhof Schneider "Angulon" 120mm f6.8 in Syncro-Compur shutter that has a recent cla by Camera Techs here in Ballard Seattle. $225
Ilex-Calumet wide-field Caltar 90mm f8 In a Seikosha-slv shutter with caps and box. Mounted in a Shen-Hao Linhof copy lens board $125
Wista type-N 6x9 roll film holder for 4x5 untested by me, but looks great in box with paperwork $100
Polaroid 405 back with instructions. I have tested this. It seems to work just fine. I missed the exposures a bit, but no roller or flatness issues. Prices have crapped out on these again with the ebb and flow of film availability. I do have some Fuji fp-100c still 4 sealed boxes, 2018 exp date not cold stored. It has been basement stored at least. $140 bucks will get you 4 boxes and the film holder. Sold.
I would fire all of this stuff up on ebay, but I'm sick of paying sales tax on stuff that's been bought/sold more than once. I have a pretty good idea of what market value (KEH, MPEX, Roberts, etc and ebay) is for all of this stuff. I'm not looking for top market value, but neither was I willing to accept "trade-in" value for this stuff. I'm having second thoughts regarding the 4x5 as I type this, but I'll let it stand. I'm not building a darkroom in this house, and keeping it means either paying for storage off-site, or moving it again.
I loaded a backpack up with the 4x5 and all associated ephemera about 6 months back, and the process made me realize that I've been romanticizing the "notion" of large format photography and I likely would only get out to shoot 4x5 once or twice per year. I'm dropping back to medium format only: Minolta Autocord, Mamiya 6, a Fuji GW, and a couple of "toy" cameras I've acquired.
The only potential trade I can think of right now would be a Mamiya 50mm F4 lens for the Mamiya 6.
I'll start working on pictures of all of this. Sorry for the long post. Haha.
Moderators please let me know if this bends any rules as this will be more of a list, and I will kick item images and further info straight to any potential buyers.
Seattle area specific : (due to large item sizes) I'd be willing to let the whole darkroom lot go for $700
Beseler 45mx series enlarger with the #8540 adjus-table table and zone vi cold light. This enlarger may/may not have ever been used. I obviously have no way to verify this, but everything is in very good shape.
Zone vi 11x14 archival print washer
Zone Vi drying screens I have either 10 or 12 I can't remember how many came in the boxes.
Thomas duplex super safelight. This thing has been in storage a long time, the filters may be shot. It is still in the original box
Parallel by Versalab laser alignment tool.
Zone Vi cold light stabilizer
I have a tote full of the usual suspects of darkroom accessories which I would love to not part out. (lenses, neg carriers, timer, etc) I have no idea how to price the darkroom stuff. I'm still seeing everything from free to mid 90's retail minus 10 percent.
Camera stuff :
Chamonix 045-N2 in Maple. Maple is a lot lighter in tone than the typical Teak and Walnut used in field cameras, and Chamonix may not offer it anymore? like new. I am the original owner. It has been out in the field twice in nice weather. $900 and up depending upon film holders and/or lens boards desired. These cameras are sold out until Nov 2022.
Fujinon "A" 180mm f9 lens in a silver ring copal shutter. $325
Linhof Schneider "Angulon" 120mm f6.8 in Syncro-Compur shutter that has a recent cla by Camera Techs here in Ballard Seattle. $225
Ilex-Calumet wide-field Caltar 90mm f8 In a Seikosha-slv shutter with caps and box. Mounted in a Shen-Hao Linhof copy lens board $125
Wista type-N 6x9 roll film holder for 4x5 untested by me, but looks great in box with paperwork $100
I would fire all of this stuff up on ebay, but I'm sick of paying sales tax on stuff that's been bought/sold more than once. I have a pretty good idea of what market value (KEH, MPEX, Roberts, etc and ebay) is for all of this stuff. I'm not looking for top market value, but neither was I willing to accept "trade-in" value for this stuff. I'm having second thoughts regarding the 4x5 as I type this, but I'll let it stand. I'm not building a darkroom in this house, and keeping it means either paying for storage off-site, or moving it again.
I loaded a backpack up with the 4x5 and all associated ephemera about 6 months back, and the process made me realize that I've been romanticizing the "notion" of large format photography and I likely would only get out to shoot 4x5 once or twice per year. I'm dropping back to medium format only: Minolta Autocord, Mamiya 6, a Fuji GW, and a couple of "toy" cameras I've acquired.
The only potential trade I can think of right now would be a Mamiya 50mm F4 lens for the Mamiya 6.
I'll start working on pictures of all of this. Sorry for the long post. Haha.
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