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Hi Tony, Thanks for this tip - do they have a shop in Potters Bar or is that just a business address? I'm interested in the idea of a conversion as I've seen lots of enlargers on ebay for around £60. If this is simple to do it may be a great long term solution to this. I've heard the cheaper ones are quite wobbly... Best, Sarah Sarah Mercer Special Collections Project Officer Library Royal College of Art Kensington Gore, London SW7 2EU E: [log in to unmask] T: +44 (0)20 7590 4120 www.rca.ac.uk twitter.com/rca facebook.com/rca.london [image: logo] Please note, my normal working days are Monday - Wednesday. On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 15:36, Tony Harris <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > Sorry, I meant to say I bought the enlarger WITHOUT the lens, plates and > bellows for £400. > > > Tony Harris > > Digital Media & Photography Manager > Government Art Collection > Queen's Yard, Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7PA > > www.gac.culture.gov.uk | 020 7211 2426 > > @govartcol | /govartcol | @govartcol > > > > > On Wed, 10 Oct 2018 at 15:26, Tony Harris <[log in to unmask]> > wrote: > >> Dear Sarah, >> I bought a very large Durst 507 large format enlarger, with the bellows >> and lens/plates from RK Photographic for £400 a few years ago and converted >> it to a copystand, I know a few of us have done this conversion, so it's >> quite common to reuse old gear. >> >> Anyway, RK have lots of old gear for sale that you can rummage around, so >> I would think a smaller old enlarger could be procured within your budget, >> as they sell them without the enlarging lens/bellows to enable easy >> conversion. The threads are all standard small/large tripod so you just >> mount a tripod head on the enlarger and away you go. >> >> On the lights, you could use the cheap interfit tungsten lights if they >> still make them, or search ebay for the cheap Chinese flash units. >> >> I'm sure others will have a view on all this. >> Tony >> >> >> Tony Harris >> >> Digital Media & Photography Manager >> Government Art Collection >> Queen's Yard, Tottenham Court Road, London, W1T 7PA >> >> www.gac.culture.gov.uk | 020 7211 2426 >> >> @govartcol | /govartcol | @govartcol >> >> >> >> >> On Mon, 8 Oct 2018 at 12:17, Sarah Mercer < >> [log in to unmask]> wrote: >> >>> Hi all, >>> >>> I am currently undertaking a voluntary collections project for the >>> William Morris Gallery in Walthamstow. As part of my work I have offered to >>> advise on and hopefully set up a photographic workflow for their >>> collections management, initially just for works on paper ranging from >>> designs for stained glass, wallpapers and tapestries, to fine art prints >>> and studies by Morris and his circle. The gallery has a very small budget >>> (being council run) but already has a few Canon 1200ds, another volunteer >>> has offered to lend a 5d mk iii and I am looking into borrowing a 100mm >>> prime lens. >>> >>> What I'd initially love to source for them is a copystand set up and >>> lights, however purchasing these items new is far out of the reach of their >>> budget. Does anyone know somewhere I can either source these items second >>> hand for £200-£300, or somewhere I could potentially borrow these items >>> from for short periods of time? >>> >>> I am open to any suggestions - bearing in mind the gallery is unlikely >>> to achieve best practice at this stage, it would be great to hear any >>> compromise solutions other than the above. >>> >>> Many thanks! >>> >>> Sarah >>> >>> Sarah Mercer >>> >>> Special Collections Project Officer >>> >>> Library >>> Royal College of Art >>> Kensington Gore, London >>> SW7 2EU >>> E: [log in to unmask] >>> T: +44 (0)20 7590 4120 >>> www.rca.ac.uk >>> twitter.com/rca >>> facebook.com/rca.london >>> >>> [image: logo] >>> >>> >>> Please note, my normal working days are Monday - Wednesday. >>> >>> ------------------------------ >>> >>> To unsubscribe from the AHFAP list, click the following link: >>> https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=AHFAP&A=1 >>> >> > ------------------------------ > > To unsubscribe from the AHFAP list, click the following link: > https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=AHFAP&A=1 > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the AHFAP list, click the following link: https://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/cgi-bin/webadmin?SUBED1=AHFAP&A=1