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<P>Minox enlarger II,III are for B&W enlargement; althoug there is Minox color enlarger, but

very hard to find and quite expensive, a much sought after collector item. So if you plan to do

both BW and color Minox enlarging, you may either go with Beseler or

Omega, and hunt for enlarging lens with focal length about 25mm or

shorter, and a 8x11 carrier. <P> See thread "Source for enlarging lens" for

using microfilm projection lens as 8x11 enlarging lens. You may be

able to find all kinds of color enlarging lens from eBay. Last year I

bought a 1:2.8/20mm lens from eBay for about $15 from a guy in

Germany, I think this made in Munich lens is probably good for

4x6" to 5x7".<p> For B&W enlarging, Minox enlarger II is ideal, it is easy to find,

you may be able to get a Minox enlarger II with lens for about $200

or less. It has a very efficient illuminations system, very sharp

Minox enlarging lens( a new Minox enlarger lens would cost about $500

alone ) .<P> 8x11 carrier for other enlarger is hard to find, it shows up from time to time

at Swap meet or ebay; check the SWAP MEET section of SUBCLUB for it.

<p> If you have to use a 35mm enlarger, Omega is better then Beseler for Minox 8x11