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

["Chris Cook" <ccjd@ix.netcom.com>]

Joe -
Thanks for passing along these sites.  I'll check 'em out.

Chris

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Chris Cook
Astronomical & Nightscape Photography
www.abmedia.com/astro

-----Original Message-----
From: Joseph O'Neil <joneil@multiboard.com>
To: Discussion of Film Astrophotography <astro-photo@seds.org>
Date: Friday, July 04, 2003 8:11 AM
Subject: Re: [APML] OT: Darkroom equipment (and more)


>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=2818
1
>
>         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....
>:)
>
>
>
>
>http://www.oneilphoto.on.ca
>http://www.multiboard.com/~joneil
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>
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