What Enlargers for 8x10?

[RedSun]

Most of the regular ones only go up to 4x5. Any popular ones for 8x10?

[vinny]

What do you mean by "regular"?
Whatever you can find. 8x10 enlarging isn't popular.
I use a Fotar 10x10 with a omega colorhead.

[Jon Wilson]

Horizontal or vertical? Like Vinny, I have a fotar 10x10 with a durst color head and 8 feet of vertical clearance.

[Scott Walker]

I use a Durst 184 - 10x10 with a cold light head, excellent enlarger if you have the space.
It is a beautifully made, giant hunk of iron, that weighs about as much as a small street bike.
Almost completely light tight without much modification.
Other than it being an enormous pain in the ass to move into the basement darkroom of an older building and it requires a fair bit of head room it is a great unit.

I also have a Beseler 810MXT which is nothing more than a 45MXT with an 8x10 conversion kit.
This is actually a great setup, it is small and light and usable for 8x10 on a table top because it only works with lenses 240mm or shorter for 8x10.
Downside, it is small and light and flimsy by durst standards. It's a Beseler so it leaks light like a screen door (most light leaks are easily fixable)
I have not had any alignment issues with mine but the consensus from other users of these is that there is a problem keeping them aligned.
If you are severely limited in space I don't think you will find a better 8x10 enlarger.

[Robert Skeoch]

I bought the Beseler with the 8x10 conversion kit.
The body is very old and the head much newer but still likely 20 year old.
It's a cool head, or is it called cold head... anyway I have to use graded paper with it which is fine but somewhat limiting.

I can easily print up to 20x24 from 8x10.

I'm in Burlington, Ontario if you want to drop over and see it and have a coffee. I drink coffee every day so I'm flexible that way.

-Rob

[vinny]

I bought the Beseler with the 8x10 conversion kit.
The body is very old and the head much newer but still likely 20 year old.
It's a cool head, or is it called cold head... anyway I have to use graded paper with it which is fine but somewhat limiting.

I can easily print up to 20x24 from 8x10.

I'm in Burlington, Ontario if you want to drop over and see it and have a coffee. I drink coffee every day so I'm flexible that way.

-Rob

graded? why?
I've used that setup with multigrade and no problems.

[matthew klos]

DeVere all the way

[ic-racer]

Do a search for Elwood, Fotar, Durst, Omega, DeVere, HK, and Saltzman; they are pretty popular around here.

[cyrus]

I have an Omega head, completely refurbished, for sale $3k.

[Bob Mann]

There is an 8x10 Fotar on *bay right now, located in NC I think - it is a solid piece of equipment built to last a few lifetimes.