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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    Well, the problem is that 8x10 film is 4 times as expensive, not to mention that cheap 8x10 cameras are still really expensive.
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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    Quote Originally Posted by yeknom02 View Post
    Well, the problem is that 8x10 film is 4 times as expensive...
    Not if you're using X-ray film, around $0.10 per sheet.
    Do a search on the forum for X-ray processing and other related information.

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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    The deadbread link above is a good path to go as a simple conversion. Lamp housing couldn't be more simple. If you wanted to, you could just replace the Beseler head with your 4X5 camera all you really need is three parallel planes.
    If you don't want variable contrast in the head, just use white LEDs
    I don't know if a 4X5 Beseler head could be adapted to the 23C frame.
    I've read that Sinar also had an enlarger conversion available.

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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    Quote Originally Posted by R Mann View Post
    You can convert a 23C to a 4x5 with a few simple steps -

    check out: http://www.deadbread.com/crumbs/23c.html

    I just did his conversion of a 23C and am quite happy with the results.
    That link does not work for me can someone point me on how to convert my23c into a 4x5

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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    Quote Originally Posted by Johnluis View Post
    That link does not work for me can someone point me on how to convert my23c into a 4x5
    Wayback machine to the rescue:

    https://web.archive.org/web/20110827...rumbs/23c.html

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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    Quote Originally Posted by yeknom02 View Post
    I'm guessing this will be ok... absolutely everything I enlarge goes onto 8x10 paper. I actually toyed with the idea of trying to design a "fixed" enlarger that would do a 2x (4x?) magnification from 4x5 film to an 8x10 since it's the only paper I use. I imagined that since I wouldn't have to adjust height (maybe just a fine-tuning adjustment for focus) I could make it pretty lightweight. Unfortunately, I don't know much about optics and the idea never evolved.

    ...Unless someone else would like to chime in with some support for this idea...?
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    Re: Minimizing enlarger upgrade cost

    Quote Originally Posted by Ari View Post
    Not if you're using X-ray film, around $0.10 per sheet.
    Do a search on the forum for X-ray processing and other related information.
    Not to mention that 8x10 contacts are just beautiful (if the photographer does his part)
    Just sayin'
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