Quote Originally Posted by jnantz View Post
Sorry to read you got burned, if you still have them, it looks like "aristo grid" is still in business (in the UK at least) you might email them and see if they are still able to retube them and adjust the leaky transformer or know who does that these days, they used to do that sort of thing ... (probably any neon shop can do it, it's just a neon tube that's inside the head)
when I got mine it worked extremely well ( as-is / when purchased) and with a copy stand and very little effort on my part, it rivaled the omega that I currently use. I had plans on driving across the states photographing roadside architecture and living in motels, printing and processing the film but sadly life hit me like stepping on a rake and my plans changed and I sold it.

good luck!
Thanks for that breakdown. I have a few quick questions:

- What copy stand did you use?

- Do you recall how high you needed to mount the camera to make an 11 x 14 or 16 x 20 enlargement?

- Did you use an enlarger lens or your standard 150mm photo lens?

- What did you do to minimize shaking? Was the copy stand enough?

I have many questions about setups like these because the convenience would do me wonders, but I am skeptical about the user experience.