Omega · Medium format · 1962–1974
The B22 is the Omega a lot of people learned on. Simmon-Omega brought it out in 1962, and KHB Photografix, the Canadian Omega parts specialist, says thousands went to schools, camera clubs and home darkrooms before the B66 replaced it in 1974. It prints everything from Minox and 110 up to 6x6 cm negatives on an inclined aluminum box column, sold in standard and XL lengths. For most of its life the only head was the condenser lamphouse, with a supplementary condenser you drop on top for 35mm. Early in 1974 Omega fitted the Chromega B dichroic head and sold it as the Chromega B22, and plenty of plain B22s were retrofitted with that head later. The same year Omega swapped the B22's original carriers for the spring-hinged rapid shift carriers used on the B66 and B600, so listings show two carrier styles. Late columns are black. Parts are still easy to get, which is why it stays a popular first enlarger.
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.
B22 bellows crack, split or develop pinholes with age, and KHB sells used replacements. Condenser lenses turn up scratched, chipped or missing, and the supplementary 35mm condenser is easy to lose. An early B22 35mm carrier won't work under a Chromega B head unless its pins are removed.
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
We'd buy zelik_11's B-22 at $377.82 delivered, titled with a negative carrier, a lens and the supplementary condenser, the small part for 35mm that most B22s have lost. There are at least 9 for sale, and the typical one that quotes shipping asks $270 to $370 delivered, with most adding $90 to $156 of shipping on a kit KHB lists at about 28 lb. For less, eclecticbookshelf asks $150 with no shipping quoted, and gettincreaky's B22 with a lens and carrier is $294.44 delivered from a 98.8% seller. Look in the photos for the 35mm and 6x6 carriers and the supplementary condenser, and ask for a photo of the bellows lit from inside, since old bellows crack and develop pinholes. Skip the chassis sold without a baseboard and the two zero-feedback sellers.
$150.00+ ship
The lowest ask from a seller with feedback, $150, and the photo shows a late black-column B22 on its baseboard with a negative carrier beside it. No shipping is quoted and no lens is named, so ask for a quote or plan on pickup, and budget for a 50mm lens on a 39mm disc.
Simmon Omega B-22 Photo Enlarger Darkroom Developing Amateur Photography
$377.82est. delivered
The most complete B22 here, titled with a negative carrier, a lens and the supplementary condenser, and the photo shows it set up on its baseboard with its accessories laid out. At $377.82 delivered it's just over the band, and that supplementary condenser is one of the B22 parts that's hard to find alone.
OMEGA B-22 DARKROOM ENLARGER w/Negative Carrier, Lens &Supplementary Condenser
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Used$150.00+ shipping
$150.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$150.00
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Good buy
Black column on its baseboard, with a carrier in the photo. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: eclecticbookshelf
100% positive
Used$377.82est. delivered
$270.00 + $107.82 shipping
Buy It Now$270.00
Good buy
Titled with a negative carrier, lens and supplementary condenser. Shown set up on its baseboard.
Seller: zelik_11
100% positive
Used$272.05est. delivered
$133.50 + $138.55 shipping
Buy It Now$133.50
Our take
Column and condenser head without a baseboard, per the title. The title says to read the description.
Seller: blod-6867
99.7% positive
Used$294.44est. delivered
$195.00 + $99.44 shipping
Buy It Now$195.00
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Our take
Titled with a lens and a negative carrier. The photo shows its original Simmon Omega box.
Seller: gettincreaky
98.8% positive
Used$331.15est. delivered
$175.00 + $156.15 shipping
Buy It Now$175.00
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Our take
Condenser head on a black column and baseboard in the photo. Titled no lens.
Seller: highlandtrex
100% positive
Used$370.69est. delivered
$280.00 + $90.69 shipping
Buy It Now$280.00
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Our take
No parts titled. The photo is a close-up of the condenser head, so ask for a full shot.
Seller: kansasdiscountdeals
100% positive
Used$197.43est. delivered
$172.50 + $24.93 shipping
Buy It Now$172.50
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Zero-feedback seller, though the photo shows the lamp lit. Pay only through eBay checkout.
Seller: spxfg-65
No feedback yet
Used$99.99+ shipping
$99.99 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$99.99
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Zero-feedback seller with two near-identical B22 listings. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: gpoma-19
No feedback yet
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