As an owner of both a DX and a Chamonix, I would sell the Chamonix before the DX for two reasons: the DX can be folded with 150mm installed and the rosewood and brass on the DX are spectacular (mine...
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As an owner of both a DX and a Chamonix, I would sell the Chamonix before the DX for two reasons: the DX can be folded with 150mm installed and the rosewood and brass on the DX are spectacular (mine...
a welcome return to normalcy, thanks
Ginette, I will send you the dimensions later today.
On a similar note, and this may have been brought up by others, has anyone tried using strip LEDs as a light source?
Joe, you may need a recessed lensboard if your bellows does not compress well.
Having used both a 5x7 and 8x10 enlarger for 35mm, I would much rather use a smaller enlarger, if only because it is...
Darkroom... nothing quite like it. After all these years it is still magic.
For large format film, I gave up on Henry's and now buy from B&H.
I love my Grafmatics, but am not a big fan of the numbers which take up about 1/4" of the negative; I removed the wheels on most on them and as David mentions, even with the wheels intact you...
Tony, I have a Harrison tent that has the same issue. My understanding is there isn't much you can do about it, and that their newer products are not sticky.
Where did you end up getting your L1200?
I got mine for around $500 with condensers and lenses. It's a wonderful enlarger.
FYI, there is an 8x10 Durst on the Toronto Craigslist. I have no personal/professional connection with the seller.
For those who use glass carriers, Focal Point is having a sale on enlarging glass (till the end of the month).
Allen, Len and I just put in an order and got a 50% discount (need to buy 5 pieces...
Allen, I have a number of different boxes, but in general only use the 4x5.
--Blair--
or you can now buy them on eBay for a little less money:
--Blair--
In my experience, it is best to use the glass carrier with this enlarger (I have both the 4x5 metal mask and glass inserts).
Thank you cin (AKA Nic) for coming up with a gorgeous Sinar pan-tilt head, which I promptly purchased.
I can see why everyone raves about this head. If it weren't so functionally good, I would...
fascinating and very inventive... it is similar to the Sinar, but at a fraction of the price
I just bought a Sinar and they have an amazing system which allows you to attach a standard/WA bellows to the back of the rear standard and then plug a binocular attachment with a flip out magnifier...
Phillip, thanks. It looks like I will be taking a trip to the local Home Depot.
BTW, do people use these screws, especially when using the head with different cameras?
--Blair--
PM sent. Thanks.
Jeffery, the 410 is rated for 11 lb, and I am pretty sure the 8x10 Sinar will be more than that.
Has anyone experienced a tilted 8x10 on a 410 and lived tell the tale? I ask because one of the...
Clive, B&H has the Sliks with head at $600 US. Is that close to the UK sell-off price?
--Blair--
That's not good; now there are two of us in the hunt. :)
Any suggestions on where to find a Sinar head?
--Blair--
A couple of weeks ago, I picked up a Sinar 8x10 change kit without having the body. I then picked up a 4x5 body and a 5x7 change kit. I now have a great system, but my tripod is overwhelmed...
Erie, thanks for the advice. I decided to splurge and get the real deal but will try the Toyo for fun.
--Blair--
I am about to buy a Sinar P that for some reason has no rail clamp.
Does anyone know if a Toyo G rail clamp will work on the P?
Thanks.
--Blair--
Bob and Steve, thanks for the great advice and links.
I've located a local copy on the bay and it's within an hours driving distance (in Toronto). If it doesn't sell today I'm going to have a...
Thanks Scott, sounds like something to avoid and fortunately for me, all of my 4x5 lenses have shutters. :)
I am primarily intersted in mechancial parts that could wear out over 30+ years of use....
I am thinking of getting a Sinar P and was wondering if anyone can tell me what to look for and how to test it, e.g., gearing. Thanks.
--Blair
Gordon, where did you buy your bellows? Thanks.
-Blair
I have the opportunity to use a HP T1200 for making large prints and was wondering if anyone has experience using this printer?
Also, has anyone use the HP Z3200 for posters, not prints? Thanks...
I measured from the front standard to a piece of film in a holder and then from the standard to the ground glass. They are so close to being the same distance, I can't measure the difference.
I...
I pulled off the outer covering of the connector and was able to see how the four wires connect to the 12 pins. Have a look at the attached "schematic". For orientation, you are holding the connector...
Well, Toronto Image Works was selling their L1840 with a CLS2000 head and three lenses for $800 Canadian. I thought that was a great deal (as was my L184 for somewhat less). In the end, the head and...
I picked up a used Toyo recently and have found some anomolies.
On the photographer's side of the ground glass, a fresnel lens was super glued to the metal holding down the ground glass. It...
Drew, thanks for the warning. This CLS301 head isn't so hot for many reasons; it has a good fan and only 600 watts, and yes a pun was intended as this head has a repuation for uneveness of...
Went up like a dream. :)
This is going to be a sit-on-a-chair enlarger, which is fine with me.
The next step is to get it into the darkroom. It is 89" tall and the ceiling is 91".
Any bets?
My friend Jim and I arrived in Toronto shortly after 5 and were out the door two hours later with FrankenDurst. Until you meet one of these in the flesh, it's hard to imagine how big they are. We...
Alan, talk about empowering me. At first I thought I would need 3 friends to help me. After talking with Allen, I thought two could do it. Now I need no friends.
Allen, the manual is much...