I've got a garage of darkroom gear and no idea of its worth

[Kodachrome25]

I'm pretty sure that is a 3010 drum in the white box on the right of the 4th and 5th picture down. I am looking for a spare so I have PM'd you on it. I passed on a mint one for $300 this past Summer and have seen them go for anywhere from $250-$500 depending on luck and condition...

[jeroldharter]

Assuming everything works:

The Jobo CPP with lift is easily worth $500.
I thought I spied a JOBO Expert drum - the big one that is all black. Those usually fetch ~$500 each depending on the model. Given the 4x5 gear, it is likely a 3010 or a 3006.
The Saunders 4x5 enlarger is worth $500 if you want one but they are difficult to sell. Could not identify the enlarging lens or lens boards.
Looks to be an assortment of other Jobo drums which have value.
Old trays and bottles have little value.

[lenser]

So what's in the big wooden mystery box with the clasps on it? Looks big enough to house an 8x10 system or lights.

[Allen in Montreal]

Id appreciate a straight answer if any has an opinion on the value.

A year or 2 ago a photographer friend passed away. He asked that his darkroom gear did not go to junk.
It took me a long while and a lot of work to slowly sell off, at great discounts, all his gear to ensure it saw a second life.
Many here on the forum picked up 8x10 stainless film hangers for 2 bucks etc etc.

I think that may be what you have to do, just find a home for the gear at next to nothing, at quick glance, only the Jobo gear jumps out as "valuable".
Better to see it find a second life locally.

[Cosh]

Thanks for all the replies. I'll start cataloguing the gear and take some better photos of all the equipment.

There are at least 10 jobo tanks with reels on that big box and I know the lpl enlarger has a black and white head as well and three lenses.

All the gear is in great nick except the jobo which needs a little tweaking. I'm tempted to keep it myself for processing film at school.

[Cosh]

So what's in the big wooden mystery box with the clasps on it? Looks big enough to house an 8x10 system or lights.

That's a box which is custom made to house the sinnar.

[Fred L]

There are at least 10 jobo tanks with reels on that big box and I know the lpl enlarger has a black and white head as well and three lenses.

This may very well be worth $1000, again depending on which tanks and reels. If they're Hewes steel reels, that there's a goldmine

All the gear is in great nick except the jobo which needs a little tweaking. I'm tempted to keep it myself for processing film at school.

I'd probably be thinking along these lines as well. Offer him a decent price for it and he'll still come out ahead of his original prices.

[welly]

Once you've catalogued it all, let me know what you have/want rid of as I'm in NSW and am in the process of setting up a small (non-pro) dark room in Sydney with a couple of guys. We might find some of that stuff useful.

[Cosh]

In addition to the Sinar (posted in another thread):

DURST M605 COLOR ENLARGER (2 ¼” square) and

LPL DIFFUSION MODULAR ENLARGER model 7451 (35mm to 4” x 5”) with 35mm, 6x7cm and 4’x5’ diffusion boxes, colour head and variable contrast b/w head, negative stages, wall mount brackets etc..

The following lenses shared between above enlargers..

50mm/f2.8 Rodenstock ‘Rodagon’ #8 888 118

80mm/f5.6 Schneider ‘Componon-S’ #13 254 165

135mm/f5.6 Schneider ‘Componon-S’ #12 533 893



JOBO CPP2 film/print processor with lift mechanism (some fault with clutch).

16 DuoSet 2502 reels (clean) (adjustable from 35mm to 120 film)

3/ 4”x5” reels and loading stand

2820 test drum (2x 35mm reels)

2551 drum (5x 35mm reels)

2521 + 2560 drum (8 x 35mm reels)

print drum equiv. to 2560 (allows 2 lots of 8 x 35mm reels to be processed consecutively)

1525 8”x10” print drom

3010 4”x5” film drum (10 sheet capacity).

4/ 2.5 litre containers and about 16/ 1 litre containers.



COLOR STAR 3000 COLOUR ANALYSER ( approx. 1990 vintage).



DURST RCP 20 (8“ wide paper processor) modified for high speed colour processing but needs external drive system.



AGFA Sodium Vapour colour safelight.

I've got some idea of the value of some of it, but other stuff I'm not so sure.

[jars121]

Once you've catalogued it all, let me know what you have/want rid of as I'm in NSW and am in the process of setting up a small (non-pro) dark room in Sydney with a couple of guys. We might find some of that stuff useful.

Cosh is a mate of mine Welly and he knows all about the darkroom haha.