Re: [APML] OT: Darkroom equipment (and more)

["Joseph O'Neil" <joneil@multiboard.com>]

>    A few years ago when we went inkjet we looked in vain for ANYONE to 
> take the color enlargers we had... they were worth several thousand 
> dollars a piece... real 4X5 Chromegas... nobody wanted them nor did they 
> want the 20" Kreonite paper processor worth about $10K ... we asked all 
> the local colleges, called up dealers... nobody... it was all 
> worthless... I kept the enlarging lenses... all the rest went to the 
> dump. What a strange feeling...
>        Tony


Hi Tony ( and others);

         You guys are just advertising inthe wrong places!  Seriously, you 
are up against three porblems - limited market, the shipping on those 
enlargers is a killer  - although I missed your sale myself, otherwise I 
might have taken you up on one  -   :( , and finally, colour  darkroom room 
- with the rare excpetion of people like Ctein doing colour dye transfer, 
and a "couple"  people still doing Cibachrome, all your darkroom work is 
B&W anymore - or so it seems.

         i remember starting to use B&W film as a child because at that 
time, only "rich" peoepl could afford to use colour film.  Now B&W is the 
domain of "fine art" photographers, expensive galleries, etc.  You now hear 
terms like "silver rich gelatin prints" - I guess that is like calling 
garbage men "sanatation engineers".  :)

         Anyhow, two places to sell your darkroom gear....

         1) Pure Silver
         FAQ: http://www.tundraware.com/Photography/Lists/FAQ.txt

         2) Large format
         http://www.pairlist.net/mailman/listinfo/largeformat

         The F32 web site also has it's own forms, including buy & 
sell.  Not saying you'll get much for it, but I do think you can find 
buyers there.  Fro example, I recent bought a used Nikkor 150mm for around 
$100 Cdn ($70 US), used, in good but not mint shape.  Years ago, those 
lenses sold brand new for $750 Cdn.  So the market is there, just not the 
prices - yet.  I think give it ten years,a nd you will see prices 
jump.  Right now, there's a flood on the market, but things change.

         Liek I said here before, when I go to used camera shows, once or 
twice a year, anything large format is being snapped up pretty quick.  For 
every new person going LF, you got 100,000 peoepl goign digital, but  the 
gear is disappearing.  In the fast, a used lens board might of cost me a 
dollar, a single dollar - now it $25 - if you can find one,a nd that's for 
one in bad shape too.  Ten eyars ago there was a flood of used LF gear on 
the market, but not today.

         It's kinda like  - well for example horse farms.  All the wealthy 
around here have horse forms - there was a report on the news, there are 
more horses in our county today than there was 100 years ago, even though 
the car has replaced horse and buggy.
         go figure?


         On a toally different topic - and - gasp! - on topic no less, I 
see a mount on ebay at:

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=2937653611&category=28181

         Never heard of this mount myself.  has anyone else?
anytime
joe

PS - Tony - if you have any of those enlarging lenses you ever want to get 
rid of....
:)




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