Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/08/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Unless it fell off the back of a truck, or someone has been using it to jack up automobiles to change tires (tyres), it shouldn't be too far out of alignment! I've had four of the beasts over the year. They are heavy, seem somewhat unrefined compared to a Focomat IIc,and they may be butt-ugly, but once you have it set up, it stays set up! Dan ( Ain't no hernia like the one you get carrying an Omega enlarger!) Post - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Simon Stevens" <simon@camera-craftsman.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Monday, August 21, 2000 1:42 PM Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Omega enlarger aligning > > >From: "Dan Post" <dpost@triad.rr.com> > >Subject: Re: [Leica] OT Omega enlarger aligning > > >Simon- > >Omegas are EASY to align! > >The simplest procedure is to: . . . > > Dan, > > Thanks very much for this long and informative post!! > > Thanks also to Dick Baznik for the suggestion about the lens board > retaining screws. I'll certainly check them even though I clamp the > screws down tightly enough that I think the boards are held parallel > when I attach a lens. Of course, the focussing stage to which the boards > are clamped may be far from parallel since I don't think this enlarger > has seen an alignment in decades. > > Simon Stevens > >