Well, I'll buy an used one (actually it wasn't used for about 10
years, as I've been told - so the model is certainly older than that).
I just doesn't feel good paying less than 50usd for it (and other
darkroom stuff)
Alex Sarbu
On Wed, 26 Jan 2005 05:56:22 -0800 (PST), Gianfranco Irlanda
<[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Alexandru-Cristian Sarbu <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > And another question - what would be a fair price for it? (I
> don't
> > know yet the model; just how much do you think I sould pay for
> it). If
> > it's model no 6/7 or similar it should also work with medium
> format
> > film ("negatives up to 60 x 60 mm or slides up to 5 x 5 cm") -
> which
> > would be nice, even if I'll not use medium format for a while.
>
> Hi Alex,
>
> My main enlarger is a Meopta Opemus 6, I think it is a old
> version because its negative carrier doesn't have anti-newton
> glass. It goes up to 6x6. It is a very well built item, can
> print on the base over 30x40cm with a 135 negative and 50mm
> enlarging lens (I enlarged up to 50x70cm - on the floor -
> without problem). The thing I love the most in it is the
> rangefinder focusing (you don't have to look at the projected
> negative, you only have to make two lines coincide when the
> carrier is half way in).
> I cannot help you wrt price, since I paid the equivalent of 200
> euro back in 1997 including a Nikkor EL 50/4 lens (both used,
> like new). Don't know how much is their price brand new right
> now. It's a shrinking market, I guess. I bought a year or so ago
> a Krokus 6x9 (with lens) that I paid 45 euro (the shipping was
> something like 70 euro, though...)
> Hope this helps.
>
> Ciao,
>
> Gianfranco
>
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