The name trips people up. The Focomat Ic Color isn't a dial-in color enlarger. It's the Ic with a drawer built into the lamphouse for color printing filters, which Ed Buziak dates to 1950, when color printing meant Agfa filter packs. Leitz didn't make a color head of its own until the V35. Buziak lists a second Ic Color from 1973 with a plastic laminated baseboard and a 47 inch column, which throws much bigger prints than the short-column Ic. Everything else is the Ic you'd expect, with the condenser resting on the film and a cam keeping the Focotar in focus as the head moves. Today the drawer is handy for multigrade filters, since they sit above the negative and out of the image path. Collectors look for the drawer, the matched Focotar and the illuminated scale working.
Darkroom check
Should come with it
Hard to find if missing
Check the listing photos against these lists, and ask the seller about anything you can’t see. A missing carrier, condenser or lens board should come off the price.
It shares the Ic's weak points. A swapped lens or a reset cam throws the autofocus off, and the self-clamping height lock can slip with long use. Check the filter drawer is present, since Kienzle in Germany makes replacements for it.
New to used enlargers? How to check a used enlarger covers the bellows, the column, the lamp and alignment, and condenser, diffusion and color heads explains which light source suits how you print.
Buying guide
The only Ic Color for sale is a UK one with the 50mm Focotar at $225 delivered from a 99.9% seller, so there's no band to read. Despite the name, it's the Ic with a drawer for color filters in the lamphouse, not a dial-in color head, and today the drawer is handy for multigrade filters. It ships from the UK and the bulb has to match your mains voltage, so ask what's fitted and plan on a different lamp if it's for European mains. Ask for photos of the filter drawer and the film slide, and whether the Focotar is the lens the cam was set for.
$225.10est. delivered
The only Ic Color here, $225 delivered from the UK with the 50mm Focotar, and the photo shows it complete on its baseboard. No carrier is named, so ask for a photo of the film slide and the filter drawer.
Leitz Leica FOCOMAT 1c COLOR B&W 35mm Enlarger & 50mm Focotar Lens
Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
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Delivered prices include shipping as eBay quoted it to a US address on Oct 15, 2026. Many sellers charge by distance, so your total may differ. eBay shows yours before you pay.
Used$225.10est. delivered
$197.88 + $27.22 shipping
Buy It Now$197.88
Good buy
With the 50mm Focotar, complete on its baseboard in the photo. Ships from the UK, so check the bulb suits your mains.
Seller: real.camera.liverpool
99.9% positive
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