![]() And a new Rodenstock 50mm lens will set you back an additional £299 and an 80mm lens for medium format £329. The specification includes a variable mask glass negative holder for up to 6x9cm negatives and a 35mm fixed mask. The enlarger shown in the unboxing video costs £1670 including VAT. ![]() Ironically, I couldn’t find this model listed in either or, so I have priced it on the price listed at .uk. The overall price of parts is being driven up as many perfectly good enlargers are being broken up for parts, with the combined value of the parts being significantly greater than the sales price of a complete enlarger.Īnd, as darkroom photography is regaining popularity, many of the best enlargers are finding their way into the Chinese market. These traders are acutely aware of the potential sales price and are in no rush to sell. This equipment is bought by traders rather than photographers. So where are today’s stock of second-hand enlargers coming from? There is an increasing number of enlargers being auctioned at house clearance sales. Why? Because there is less of them, and so they are more often than not they are sold separately to the host enlarger. Today, a quick search on eBay will show that medium format mixing boxes and negative frames are between 50 and 100% more expensive than the equivalent 35mm part. More often than not, they came with all of the accessories, such as light mixing boxes and different sized negative frames. ![]() Five years ago, one could find an enlarger that had been owned & loved by a reluctant seller. ![]()
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