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<p>[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 2309411, member: 73983"]You can definitely piece together an affordable set up if you hunt around. I got some incredible deals on the stuff I got.</p><p><br /></p><p>$30.00 for a brand new Vivitar bellows</p><p>$30.00 for a brand new Vivitar focus rail for the bellows system</p><p>$45.00 for a precision leveler for the bellows and camera</p><p>$105.00 for a pair of brand new Bogen Mini Repro copy stands which I sold the second one for $75.00 to a local buyer. So net cost was $30.00</p><p>$175.00 for a like new Rodenstock Rodagon APO 75mm f4 1X lens</p><p>$50.00 for a Tominon 35mm f4.5 Macro and 135mm f4.5 lens</p><p>$19.98 for (2) Jansjo lights.</p><p><br /></p><p>So for under $380.00 you can get a really nice set up. Another couple hundred and you can get a nice DSLR to mount to the system. You could save $150.00 or more by buying a less expensive lens such as a Nikor 75mm enlarging lens. Also you could forego the 35 and 135 lenses and save more there. It just depends on what kind of equipment you want and how long you want to hunt and wait for the right prices.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="jtlee321, post: 2309411, member: 73983"]You can definitely piece together an affordable set up if you hunt around. I got some incredible deals on the stuff I got. $30.00 for a brand new Vivitar bellows $30.00 for a brand new Vivitar focus rail for the bellows system $45.00 for a precision leveler for the bellows and camera $105.00 for a pair of brand new Bogen Mini Repro copy stands which I sold the second one for $75.00 to a local buyer. So net cost was $30.00 $175.00 for a like new Rodenstock Rodagon APO 75mm f4 1X lens $50.00 for a Tominon 35mm f4.5 Macro and 135mm f4.5 lens $19.98 for (2) Jansjo lights. So for under $380.00 you can get a really nice set up. Another couple hundred and you can get a nice DSLR to mount to the system. You could save $150.00 or more by buying a less expensive lens such as a Nikor 75mm enlarging lens. Also you could forego the 35 and 135 lenses and save more there. It just depends on what kind of equipment you want and how long you want to hunt and wait for the right prices.[/QUOTE]
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