Closed - B&W Darkroom Equipment (Greater Chicago Area) - Equipment donated to the School of The Art Institute.
Oct 1, 2021 18:05:51 #
I big cities, universities and community colleges are still offering DR film courses. Many students are still looking for old film cameras and DR equipment. There is a market out there.
Oct 1, 2021 18:35:57 #
Oct 2, 2021 09:03:58 #
Keep the equipment, and when your grandkids grow up, you can show them how things were in your day...Sorry, had to say that. LOL.
I had a Besseler MCRX with ALL Schneider lenses for minox, 35, 120, 4x5 film. And all the equipment you list and more! I contacted some camera outlets and at the time, they said they would give me 5 cents on the dollar for my entire darkroom. Needless to say, I didn't take it. After calling MANY high schools, one was thrilled to get my equipment. BTW, I lived in Los Angeles at the time. Big city....and only one taker.
I had a Besseler MCRX with ALL Schneider lenses for minox, 35, 120, 4x5 film. And all the equipment you list and more! I contacted some camera outlets and at the time, they said they would give me 5 cents on the dollar for my entire darkroom. Needless to say, I didn't take it. After calling MANY high schools, one was thrilled to get my equipment. BTW, I lived in Los Angeles at the time. Big city....and only one taker.
Oct 2, 2021 09:51:50 #
Like I mentioned, post-secondary students learning film photography are a better prospect, not high schools in general (because they might not have a photography program, even they have, mostly likely for digital only).
Oct 2, 2021 09:56:43 #
Hanson wrote:
Like I mentioned, post-secondary students learning film photography are a better prospect, not high schools in general (because they might not have a photography program, even they have, mostly likely for digital only).
Like I said, there are no secondary or Post secondary schools in this area that are will to take darkroom equipment.
Dave
Oct 3, 2021 12:02:42 #
RTCreed wrote:
Guess you missed the part where I stated "please contact me if you have any interest". Chicagoland is a little bit bigger than Hellertown and the film community is building here. It is a bargain price for all that is included if you are just starting off.
Any takers yet? Any offers yet? I, also, have a full darkroom in my attic. I also have a JOBO ATL-1500 automated film processor IF you find any interest, PLEASE send them my way. Best of luck my friend.
Oct 3, 2021 14:41:54 #
RTCreed
Loc: Forest Park, IL
Not yet, and possibly not ever on this forum. I am going to explore other options tomorrow to see if I can get any bites. If something comes along, I'll certainly let them know that you have equipment available. None of the high schools in the area have expressed an interest and the local Technical College doesn't even offer any analog courses, just digital. Just my luck that my wife decided we need to downsize "now". She survived a double lung transplant and just doesn't want to deal with the stairs and the size of the house anymore.
Oct 3, 2021 15:30:40 #
RTCreed wrote:
Not yet, and possibly not ever on this forum. I a... (show quote)
Trust me, I UNDERSTAND that! Best of luck.
Dec 10, 2021 20:05:48 #
Zacuto
Loc: Chicago IL
RTCreed wrote:
Due to our downsizing, I have to give up my darkro... (show quote)
I’m interested, if you still have stuff, let me know steve*zacuto.com
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