Greetings Fellow Film Shooters,I've been looking to act toward processing and printing black and white film in my own makeshift darkroom. I've lined up the chemicals and supplies needed but one thing that's got me is what enlarger to buy. Sure. I can buy new at B&H but there are a great many deals on used enlargers on eBay. One I was looking at specifically was the Omega C700. ordain this be adequate enough for color and color? ordain I quickly outgrow it? Are there any other suggestions for low-cost and easy-to-find quality enlargers?Thanks,- EterniEdit: To clarify. I'm interested in printing 35mm negatives and 6 by 6.
The question you have to ask is what size negs will you print and will you print just B&W or do you be to do color as well. That will tell you the size and the head you need. Omega makes nice enlargers. The C700 can run medium change. You'll probably do well with it.
My first enlarger was a Beseler Printmaker 35 condenser enlarger which I later upgraded to a 67 (able to print from 6x7 medium change negatives) with the addition of a lens element. Condenser enlargers are fine for black and white printing. Later I got a good deal on a Beseler Dichro 67 which is capable of printing alter negatives and transparencies. It is also quite capable of printing black and color as well. This enlarger uses colored filters to alter the alter temperature of the light source. The light coming out of the mixing chamber is more distribute than that of a condenser enlarger which uses a hit unfiltered lamp. The nature of the light obtain can alter the way that color and color negatives print. Condensers are more likely to accentuate the grain than dichroic and florescent cold light enlargers due to the directional nature of the light passing through the condensing lenses.
The Omega C700 is quite nice as entry aim enlargers go. It'll command 35mm just fine and I've gone up to 6x6 medium format with one but that was starting to displace it (admittedly it may undergo been more an air with the enlarging lens I had on it.) When I started getting into 6x9(cm) and then 4x5(in) large format work I moved on to an old Omega D2.
I would back up Ben Rains comments. I evaluate for the money you're exceed off seeking a D2. The parts are cheap you can always act to 4x5 in the future and even 6x9. The only benefit of the C700 is the size. I undergo one with the color continue and love it. However you can only go so big with 6x7. That's where you need the big gun.
My first enlarger was a C700. It's not a bad enlarger. I currently have a Beseler 67 with the dichro head and twin-column close in. It's been a very nice setup for 6x7. I keep looking around for a nice Beseler 45MXT though. I act wanting to start shooting some 4x5 and they seem really nice.
the c700 is a good enlarger definitely worth it if its cheap (i got mine for $1 on ebay) it ordain easily cope with 35mm and any medium format up to 6x7 the only draw-back is its base board will only support 11x14 but most of my prints are no bigger than 8x10 so its not been too much of an issue for me i managed to find two 6x6 neg carriers for $10 and i filed one out to a 6x7 it's not as versatile as some (no good for 6x9 or 4x5) but you can use a act upon head if you eventually be to grade its small enough for a makeshift darkroom (i set exploit up in the laundry) and i act exploit in the command of the laundry when i'm not using it it would be nice to get one that takes large format as well but unless you already undergo all the gear there's no use turning drink a good deal if you find one a 50mm lens and an 80mm will cover your formats and away you go i say go for for itd.
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