Omega · Large format · 1955–1979
Omega's 4x5 line began with the Model D in 1939 and the D-II in 1941, which KHB Photografix says became the U.S. military's enlarger of choice in the war, so thousands of servicemen came home already knowing how to print on one. The D2 replaced it in 1955 with a new base casting, longer and heavier rails, counterbalance springs at the top of the column and, biggest of all, rack-and-pinion elevation in place of the D-II's lift-and-lock. An XL chassis was offered for bigger prints. Over its run the D2 wore a double condenser head, the DV variable condenser, the Omegalite cold light and Chromega and Super Chromega dichroic heads. Lenses ride in round discs on a flat mount or in lens cones for longer focal lengths, the awkward bit the D5 later fixed. The D5 took over in 1975, with one last D2 run in 1977. Omega called the late D-II the D-2 too, so check which one a listing really is.
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.
KHB says the D2 chassis is very robust, but heavy use shows as worn parts, and condenser lamphouses are often missing pieces. Bellows dry out, crack and develop pinholes with age.
New to used enlargers? How to check a used enlarger covers the bellows, the column, the lamp and alignment, and moving a big enlarger covers freight, pickup and taking the column apart.
Buying guide
We'd buy todakk's D-2V at $385, titled complete with accessories, and the photo shows a carrier, a lens disc and an easel with it. Its DV variable condenser head uses one variable lens in place of the separate condenser sets a double condenser D2 needs for each lens range, so there's less to hunt down. There are at least 8 for sale, but only three quote shipping, so the $350 to $550 band rests on few delivered prices, and the asks with no shipping quoted run $350 to $795. The D2 is a heavy 4x5 machine, so plan on pickup or ask the seller to pull the condensers and pack the head and column apart, and ask them to crank the head through its full travel and photograph the bellows lit from inside. Skip tacscoot's D2, titled with torn bellows and $661.10 delivered after $503.61 shipping, and compare photos on the two listings that share one title from different sellers.
$350.00+ ship
The lowest ask on a D2 from a sound seller, $350 for a D2-V, and the photo shows it on its baseboard with a few small parts. No lens or carriers are titled and no shipping is quoted, so ask which carriers come with it and plan on pickup.
Vintage Omega Condenser Enlarger Equipment Type D2-V
$385.00+ ship
Titled complete with accessories at $385, inside the band, and the photo shows the D-2V's variable condenser head with a carrier, a lens disc and an easel. No lens is named and no shipping is quoted, so ask what the accessories are and whether it's pickup.
Omega 4X5" D-2V Condenser Enlarger complete w/accessories
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$350.00+ shipping
$350.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$350.00
Good buy
D2-V on its baseboard in the photo. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: kordelsmercantile
100% positive
Used$385.00+ shipping
$385.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$385.00
Good buy
Titled complete with accessories; carrier, lens disc and easel in the photo. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: todakk
100% positive
Used$661.10est. delivered
$157.49 + $503.61 shipping
Buy It Now$157.49
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Our take
Titled with torn bellows, and $503.61 shipping makes it $661.10 delivered.
Seller: tacscoot
99.7% positive
Used$399.00+ shipping
$399.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$399.00
Our take
Titled working, with a lens cone. The photo shows it laid flat on a bench. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: llabrynth
100% positive
Used$475.00+ shipping
$475.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$475.00
Our take
D-2V XL titled complete with accessories. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: todakk
100% positive
Used$795.00+ shipping
$795.00 · shipping not stated
Buy It Now$795.00
Our take
Super Chromega D Dichroic II head; no power supply titled. No shipping quoted; pickup or ask.
Seller: photoprofessional
100% positive
Used$283.95est. delivered
$245.00 + $38.95 shipping
Buy It Now$245.00
Check the seller
Another seller lists the same title. Compare photos and seller history.
Seller: vintage1921
99.3% positive
Used$435.48est. delivered
$299.00 + $136.48 shipping
Buy It Now$299.00
This seller takes offers, and many sellers accept less than the asking price.
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Another seller lists the same title, here with $136.48 shipping. Compare photos and seller history.
Seller: ojam490
99.4% positive
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