5x7 enlargers?

[burnesingman]

What are good 5 x 7 enlargers?

[Joseph Kashi]

An Omega E-5 with a cold light head works well for BW but are very difficult to find anymore. However, they're big enough that shipping by USPS, FedEx, etc would be a major problem compared to picking up with your own vehicle. The heavy double-rail column alone is 5+ feet, in addition to the enlarger head and wall-mount pedestal. I'm not aware of 5x7 enlargers that are markedly smaller. You might consider getting a good film scanner instead and then digitally printing.

[John Kasaian]

There are still aged 5x7 Elwoods around. Elwoods are darned good machines for the price, IMHO.

[Oren Grad]

There are still aged 5x7 Elwoods around. Elwoods are darned good machines for the price, IMHO.

Something to watch out for when shopping: many 5x7 Elwoods are missing the tapered diffusion glass needed to even out the illumination.

[Jim Jones]

Something to watch out for when shopping: many 5x7 Elwoods are missing the tapered diffusion glass needed to even out the illumination.

For evenly distributed light on the baseboard, I used ground glass with the center darkened with a pencil.

[Tin Can]

Yes!

For evenly distributed light on the baseboard, I used ground glass with the center darkened with a pencil.

[ic-racer]

Were there ever any 'bad' 5x7 enlargers?

There are 'outdated' heads that can be difficult to use.

[Nitesail]

Think Intrepid will ever make an enlarger kit for their 5x7? I’ve inquired a couple of times about it, the first time they said it wasn’t in the works. The second time they never responded. Might fill a niche.

[bob carnie]

I have a 5 x 7 Devere enlarger that I think is remarkable.

[Jim Jones]

I used a 5x7 Elwood for basic B&W enlarging for several decades. It sat on the floor of a low ceiling darkroom. Other than that, it was satisfactory.