I made this print at a rental darkroom in Tokyo a few months ago, but I’m looking for an enlarger so I can do all this stuff from the comfort (?) of my own apartment. If you are in Tokyo and have a beat on a spare enlarger, please get in touch.
Hey Kurt, thanks for the links.
I do plan to print 6×6. I have heard of enough free ones floating around that I think I can wait for a little while and see what comes along.
Dan,
Yahoo Auctions. Here are some links:
2 searches for “hikinobashi” due to varying morphology. mostly dupe entries, but occasionally lists in one are not in other.
http://tr.im/AijQ
http://tr.im/AijS
and here’s the search for “anshitsu” which will catch some of above, plus other miscellaneous darkroom equipment:
http://tr.im/Aik3
not free of course, but good deals.
It can be a pain finding specs for these, and auction descriptions are usually poor on details (“I found this in my father’s garage, I don’t know what it’s for” etc.), so use this site which lists many of the models and specs:
http://pellicule.hp.infoseek.co.jp/es00.html
main thing is, do you need just 35mm capability, or are you going to print medium format (not to mention 4×5 non contact prints).
I have to sort through my stuff — I may have an extra easel and misc. stuff you can borrow or have.