Gene, If the enlarger project pans out like I think it will, I will upgrade the light box. They make some 5K flor' tubes that would work great for an enlarger, but I don't want to invest in the transformers, sockets and bulbs untill the enlarger is working and proves itself as a usefull tool.
I have gone over Ansel Adams book "The Print" again and am leaning towards making the enlarger horiz'. The jury is still out, since space and ceiling height are questions that I have to address. Phil Gene Johnson wrote: > Phil, > > I'm not sure about the wavelength distribution, but there are a lot of > different flourescent replacement bulbs that would probably work with a > lot less heat. Some are sort of amber, some are fairly blue, but there > might be some nice "full spectrum" ones out there. > > Gene Johnson > > "Philip J. McCourt" wrote: > > > > Just an update on my 8x10 enlarger project. > > > > I bought a sheet of styrene from Home Depot, the stuff used for lights > > in a drop ceiling. I figured five dollars was a good investment to see > > if my homemade light box would work. Using it as the diffusion screen > > for the light box of (12) 40 watt light bulbs I was able to project a > > 8x10 negative onto my portable screen for slide viewing. An enlargement > > of 3 feet wide was no problem and the detail was incredible. > > > > The light looks nice and even as is, but I will probably go to 16 light > > bulbs with a fan to cool the light box. The heat build up is not near as > > bad as I thought. For the final diffusion screen I will go purchase a > > sheet of plex' and use a sheet of heat absorbing glass to protect the > > plex. > > > > Using my monorail camera is going to be a pain so I am thinking about > > building a stand alone enlarger instead of using the camera as the > > enlarger. I will build something that is easier to hold rigid and just > > make a straight bellows instead of a tapered set. I am not sure whether > > to make it vertical or horizontal yet. > > > > Phil McCourt > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Cameramakers mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers > _______________________________________________ > Cameramakers mailing list > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers _______________________________________________ Cameramakers mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://rmp.opusis.com/mailman/listinfo/cameramakers
