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Francois

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DIY enlarger
« on: February 06, 2008, 11:18:46 PM »
Yep, it can be said, those old time people knew how to build stuff!

from a 1936 Modern Mechanix magazine

Build your own enlarger from kitchen utensils!

Talk about bringing down the cost of photography!   :)
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Re: DIY enlarger
« Reply #1 on: February 09, 2008, 05:41:53 PM »
Wow!!!! Thanks for the heads up on this, Francois. I think the most expensive thing would be the lens itself. Definitely doable...
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Re: DIY enlarger
« Reply #2 on: February 09, 2008, 10:20:01 PM »
I know they say to use a camera lens... something optical gurus frown upon since camera lenses are mostly curved field optics. An enlarger lens is a flat field. But many macro lenses also happen to be flat field... go figure.

I know if you have a Micro Nikkor and a spare lens cap, it can be turned into an enlarging lens by drilling out the bottom of the lens cap. You also gain a nice focusing mechanism at the same time.
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