Hi, I checked out a Bessler 45MXII that is in excellent condition. It is that ug ly color blue, so it is older. Q1)The neg. carrier was not sandwiched tight enou gh in the front, the back was fine. They did some screw tightening in the back w here the spring is. This helped, but did not fix. Any feedback on this would be appreciated. Q2)Something I forgot to address in the store. The light projected on the base should be the shape of the neg. carrier, but it was a circle. Could this only be because the chassis was not at the correct position for 4x5? If any thing, it was not high enough. Also, believe it or not, I was not aware that thi s enlarger actually has bellows above the neg. stage as well. The salesperson sa id that he would show me where to position these bellows for 4x5, but we did not get to it. Feedback on this would be appreciated. There is a Reostat, which I w as told, is used so that you can turn up the intensity of the bulb, I assume goo d for burning, but I was told that when on "high", this was "normal" intensity, doesn't make sense, because then you can't turn it up anymore???? Well, thats it for now. Crossing fingers that any kinks with this enlarger can be resolved, it s a good deal. Wonder if I can paint it black!?! Thanks, Raven.
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