[LargeFormat] Not seen very often...

[Tori Nelson]

Dearest Jim(s), Vince, Clive and especially Norman Riley (who e-mailed 
me off list), I love you guys.  Thank you SO much for such a quick 
response!  Based on all the info I've been gathering, I'm going to pass 
on the beast.  Norman had actually done a lot of research on this 
particular enlarger and it doesn't seem that it would be a good idea to 
buy it.  However, I do want to buy an 8x10, or 10x10 enlarger.  It's 
possible that this topic has been debated recently (in the last year) 
but I don't remember, anyway, what would everyone choose as their dream 
enlarger, and why?

Thanks again, you are all great guys!!!

Tori
On Wednesday, January 21, 2004, at 06:11  PM, Clive Warren wrote:

> At 17:36 21/01/2004 -0800, Jim Brick wrote:
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>> You think you get a sore back from bending over an enlarger bench... 
>> how about bending over the floor! Or being on your hands and knees to 
>> size, crop, and focus... Ugh! How do you focus?
>>
>> It has such a tall column, it would not fit on most enlarging benches 
>> regardless of strength and sturdyness. This thing is a whopper! 
>> Through the roof!
>>
>> If all of the above somehow fit into your space... go for it. 
>> However, neg carriers would be my concern. A large glass maskable 
>> carrier would be a PITA. Dirt city.
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> One good thing about the design is that the chassis is at an angle 
> which saves on space for large prints as the base easel is always at 
> the closest possible point to the wall. Which brings up the question 
> of the base table - surely there should be one with the chassis.
>
> Neg carriers are definitely an issue - the enlarger will probably deal 
> with all formats up to and including 8x10. Find out what is available. 
> Think about power supply and timer etc. It seems as though the 
> enlarger is set up in a darkroom so there may well be some goodies 
> available.
>
> Good luck Tori if you decide to go for it.
>
> Cheers,
>            Clive
>
>
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Tori Nelson
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