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It's the drop stand for the DeVere 504 enlarger which followed me home previously
Another big metallic object followed me home today.
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It's the drop stand for the DeVere 504 enlarger which followed me home previously
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In the 1960s, the "54" was considered a big brute, until the "504" came along!
This chap seems to be quite a fan of the older machine...
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This chap seems to be quite a fan of the older machine...
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It has been a while since I have seen a 504 but I recognised it as soon as I scrolled past the top third of the image, in the late 80's / early 90's they used to fetch silly money.
All I could afford for home use was a comparatively little Durst Lab1000 which I still have tucked away in the hope that one day I will be able to have a have a darkroom again.
All I could afford for home use was a comparatively little Durst Lab1000 which I still have tucked away in the hope that one day I will be able to have a have a darkroom again.
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I got the enlarger, carriers and a lens for 5x4, £150
The floor stand, cost me some diesel and an hour chatting for a very knowledgeable friend.
I've got a LPL6700 and a MPP Envoy. I think both of those will go once I get the 504 going.
I also have my late father's Gnome Beta II, That's not going anywhere though. I made my first prints with that old enlarger when I was 8 years old. 43 years ago now.
I was lucky enough to pick up a bunch of El Nikkor and Schneider lenses, so I'm covered for pretty much anything.
I picked up a slot processor recently and a massive sink.
When I get this darkroom built I may not see much daylight.
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You were in the right place at the right time with the 504.
As a kid I was given a Lancaster full plate horizontal enlarger for which I made a 35mm masking frame out of cardboard and sticky tape. The entire length of the kitchen table would let me do a 7x5" print form a 35mm frame, it was magic, the best thing a ten year old me had ever done.
When my Dad passed away I retrieved the Lancaster from his house, like your father's Gnome the Lancaster is not going anywhere, not that I think it will ever be used beyond perhaps one day borrowing the lens to try on my Speed Graphic.
As a kid I was given a Lancaster full plate horizontal enlarger for which I made a 35mm masking frame out of cardboard and sticky tape. The entire length of the kitchen table would let me do a 7x5" print form a 35mm frame, it was magic, the best thing a ten year old me had ever done.
When my Dad passed away I retrieved the Lancaster from his house, like your father's Gnome the Lancaster is not going anywhere, not that I think it will ever be used beyond perhaps one day borrowing the lens to try on my Speed Graphic.