Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/09/29

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Subject: RE: [Leica] B/W Enlarger Question
From: "Lee, Jonathan" <Jonathan.Lee@hrcc.on.ca>
Date: Wed, 29 Sep 1999 12:52:53 -0400

There is a photoshop two blocks from where I work (Hamilton, Ontario,
Canada) that have two Focomats for sale.  One of them is a Ic with a 50
lens.  I can't remember the other.  They've been there for years so I'd bet
that the price would be good.  No doubt their previous owners had seen the
error of their ways ;-). I can check them out for anyone who is interested.

Jonathan Lee 
Who will never, never be parted from his beloved D2 

- -----Original Message-----
From: Bernard [mailto:5521.g23@g23.relcom.ru]
Sent: Wednesday, September 29, 1999 12:50 PM
To: leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us
Subject: Re: [Leica] B/W Enlarger Question


Ruralmopics@aol.com wrote:

> Yeah, I can't see why anyone would want those old Focomat enlargers
> either.
> Why don't you all just send them to me? I arrange for a proper burial.

I can give you a hand with the procedures.... !

I use a modern German enlarger, which I have no complaints about.
However, I will NEVER forget that one time I got to touch a focomat.
Oh... the feel of perfect mechanics, I just love perfect mechanics....

But since I can use my current enlarger for negatives of up to 6x9 (and
I do indeed use that format), I'm not in the market for a 35mm-only
enlarger.

Bernard