RE: what LF enlarger to buy??

Hello Bert. I would recomend the Devere enlargers. I have a Devere 405 with
a varicon head and its awesome! Simple, bulk and steady as a 100tn rock!
You can get used ones for less money. In Europe (according to my alt
processes professor that travelled arround Europe 2 months ago) enlargers
and film cameras are way to cheap because of the digital technology. I
bought mine with the 2 condensers for 4x5 printing for just 900 Uss (in the
DeVere site is listed for 1800 pounds).
You can choose between a vertical and an horizontal enlarger (Vertical
being cheaper).
Take a look in your local used photo store.
Another really good enlarger is the Laborator.

Good luck! and tell us what you bought!

Agustin Barrutia

Original Message:
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From: curzon@tegenlicht.com
Date: Fri, 07 Nov 2003 20:17:05 +0100
To: alt-photo-process-l@sask.usask.ca
Subject: what LF enlarger to buy??

Hello,
I'm considering to get me a large format enlarger. At least 4x5" but
possibly larger (13x18 cm??) because at the moment I have a homemade
pinhole camera with negatives size 6x18 cm.
And I'm planning on building a larger one for film sheets.
I also have a Toyo-View 4x5" camera (since one week).
I even thought of a 8x10" camera. But this isn't necassary because this size
negatives
are big enough for contact printing.

Can anyone give me some tips what to look for (and what not)?

I want to make "normal" prints but also paper negatives for alt-processes.

Thanks,
Bert from Holland
my website: www.tegenlicht.com

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