You got the deal of the century, just a used enlarger is now about $300, however, an encouragement to be patient, maybe happen on a whole darkroom for a reasonable price. Cheers, Adriel
When I took photography in high school around 1962, our lab had a Meopta enlarger exactly like this one, compete with the adequate but unexceptional Belar lens. The design is okay, and the build quality is exceptional - as good as a Durst. Oddly, years later when I bought my first enlarger, it was a Durst M601 just like his - great minds follow ....
Good for you, great score! I have the same Meopta enlarger from a neighbor who used to run our local small town newspaper, in Wisconsin. I paid a bit more, but still a great deal. Can't wait to see your printing work! Thanks
Thank you really much for your darkroom videos! they inspired me to start printing, especially since I got an enlarger very familiar to yours - meopta opemus II. But I have a problem and hope to find smb to help me :)) My enlarger came with a meopta belar 75 mm lens with it, and I print 120 mm successfully. But there wasn't a lens for 35 mm, so I bought our soviet "Вега 11-у" (doesn't matter), it is 50 mm enlargement lens and fits the thread, but it turned out to be impossible to focus 😢 (only if the projection size is tiny). Can't find manual for Meopta and any information - why can this happen and what kind of lens can fit properly. Also no opportunity to find original meopta lens 50 mm or this luxurious schneider-kreuznach that is shown in the video. In some forum i saw a comment that this enlarger may need some lens board but i dont really understand what it is and what function it has.. and even how it is called in russian 😅
Good question! I found a link that might help you further... www.reddit.com/r/Darkroom/comments/agj5bx/meopta_opemus_iia_lens_board_question/ Good Luck!
What a nice haul! I started with the same enlarger last year, also very cheap and with all the accessories I needed to run my darkroom. I guess the film photography boom doesn't apply to printing yet. Are you planning to use filters with it, or will you stick with the graded paper? Do you think the paper will still all be good?
Looking forward to seeing your results.
You got the deal of the century, just a used enlarger is now about $300, however, an encouragement to be patient, maybe happen on a whole darkroom for a reasonable price.
Cheers,
Adriel
What a wonderful purchase. I'm looking forward to seeing what you print.
When I took photography in high school around 1962, our lab had a Meopta enlarger exactly like this one, compete with the adequate but unexceptional Belar lens. The design is okay, and the build quality is exceptional - as good as a Durst. Oddly, years later when I bought my first enlarger, it was a Durst M601 just like his - great minds follow ....
Good for you, great score! I have the same Meopta enlarger from a neighbor who used to run our local small town newspaper, in Wisconsin. I paid a bit more, but still a great deal. Can't wait to see your printing work! Thanks
Looking forward to see the prints you make.
Спасибо, очень хорошее повествование, было очень интересно! Я использую meopta magnifax.
Thank you really much for your darkroom videos! they inspired me to start printing, especially since I got an enlarger very familiar to yours - meopta opemus II. But I have a problem and hope to find smb to help me :)) My enlarger came with a meopta belar 75 mm lens with it, and I print 120 mm successfully. But there wasn't a lens for 35 mm, so I bought our soviet "Вега 11-у" (doesn't matter), it is 50 mm enlargement lens and fits the thread, but it turned out to be impossible to focus 😢 (only if the projection size is tiny). Can't find manual for Meopta and any information - why can this happen and what kind of lens can fit properly. Also no opportunity to find original meopta lens 50 mm or this luxurious schneider-kreuznach that is shown in the video. In some forum i saw a comment that this enlarger may need some lens board but i dont really understand what it is and what function it has.. and even how it is called in russian 😅
Good question! I found a link that might help you further... www.reddit.com/r/Darkroom/comments/agj5bx/meopta_opemus_iia_lens_board_question/ Good Luck!
XD I cant find a enlarger for that price anywhere
What a nice haul! I started with the same enlarger last year, also very cheap and with all the accessories I needed to run my darkroom. I guess the film photography boom doesn't apply to printing yet. Are you planning to use filters with it, or will you stick with the graded paper? Do you think the paper will still all be good?
Good Question! For the time being I will stick with the graded paper. I hope to make some good compositions soon, worthy of printing!