Thursday, November 1, 2012

Walter's post Craigslist: Darkroom forsale

    I will make this short as possible. I already have an enlarger the Lentar69 and really wasn't in the market for a different. My thought was research what I need for a darkroom, you know the "stuff". I looked through a ton of material and everyone had the grandiose set-ups, all pro and crap. I stopped looking for a while then one day on Craigslist I glimpsed at a post "Darkroom for sale" scimmed thru but wallet was thin that week. So, I will check back later, you know CL has a 45 day posting ,right? So, a couple of weeks later I answered the CLpost and it was still for sale, yes(fistpump).
        I get the cash, call the guy up, hey be there in 20mins, ok, ok, boom I am there in the garage with the "stuff". I meet Walter. I am thinking well it's time to work the magic, how much do I get him lower the price. I started my speel but suddenly stopped,
       Walter tells me his story. He purchased everything new, his inspiration came from his father, a veteran war photographer ,dad loved his Rollie. Anyway Walter did BW darkroom printing and encouraged the children to get into photography. The kids used the darkroom as well for years and then they packed it all away. It lay in a basement for years and now Walter and wife are moving and stuff needs to be sold off.
            That's when I met Walter and so glad I did. I did a quick print wrote some stats on it, drop it off and went about my way.
   Now I got an entire darkroom, Thanks to Walter. Check it out in the photo's.
Darkroom Beseler 67C

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