My opinion : Don't put the bulbs to close the negative, paint the inside ligth box in white and maybe put a white or ground glass (or special plastic paper, used in ligthing material, resisting to heat) between the bulbs and the negative. Hope that will help you.
Good luck, Michel DUSARIEZ - Belgium If you don't succeed at first , you are about normal ! >Hello Everyone, >I have been building a 8x10 enlarger to go along with my 8x10 camera. I >made the negative holder with two pieces of 1/4" glass. The glass slides >into a holder that replaces the back of my camera. > >The light box I made out of 1/4" plywood, which houses 12 light sockets. >I set up the camera and light box with 60 watt light bulbs just to see >the image that it would project. > >My problem is what to use to defuse the light striking the negative. I >have been trying to keep the cost of making this enlarger to a bare >minimum. I may have to add 4 more bulbs to the light box to keep the >light as even as possible in order to avoid hot spots on the projected >image. I have entertained the idea of using a piece of ground glass as >a light defusing device. > >Does anyone have any ideas on what to use that won't cost a fortune. >Phil McCourt > >_______________________________________________ >Cameramakers mailing list >[EMAIL PROTECTED] >http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers -- http://www.pano360.org/ Michel DUSARIEZ UNLIMITED FIELDS RESEARCH PANOPTIC IMAGING asbl KITE AERIAL PHOTOGRAPHY WORLDWIDE ASSOCIATION - FOUNDATION 14, Avenue Capitaine PIRET B-1150 BRUXELLES - BELGIUM Fax 32 2 512 68 29 _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
