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after years of digital i have bought a Mamiya c330s cheap of ebay it all works i have had to re lightproof the door and fix it's catch but it's ready,
i am now looking for an black and white enlarger and processing equipment,,
should i go for a colour/multi head type thing
Ade
Congrats - you'll love it! I use an old LPL colour head enlarger but print B&W. Dedicated B&W heads seem to be less available and more expensive - not sure why... The colour head does just as good a job once you get used to setting the contrast up. Make sure your enlarger has a red filter to swing in front of the lens.
Don't buy a cheapy enlarger - it'll just frustrate you - the stem will wobble about every time you try to change the contrast (be it dials or a filter drawer) which makes split printing very hard to do.
Oh, and you'll need an 80mm lens for MF - the standard 50mm lenses are for 35mm negs.
It's totally addictive but I tend to do most of my printing through the winter when it's cold and dark - rather be out and about on the light summer evenings 🙂
thanks user removed for that,, the ebay hunt is on,, seems to be a lot around but all collect only and 'p north and i am near oxford but the right one will come along
[url= http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Durst-M670-BW-Enlarger-with-Cannon-EOS-500n_W0QQitemZ130380542609QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Photography_DarkroomSupplies_SM?hash=item1e5b493291 ]This one[/url] is in London - not too far away but 0 feedback. Dedicated B&W head though.....
I'd avoid anything with a tube-like stem (Gnome, Meopta etc) as they tend to be less stable than the likes of the Durst linked to above, with a rectangle section stem.