Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/06/09
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]dear luggers, monday i bought a real cheap focomat 1c (black one, approx $30). of course without any instructions. now i have two questions: 1. what is the right lamp power? right now the enlarger is equipped with a 150W bulb. 2. i read a lot about the focomats in the lug's archive. the most people suggest to put (multigrade) color filters on top of the condenser. but i wonder if they won't get too hot there. especially with a 150W bulb. are there any drawbacks when i put the filter beneath the film carrier? the focomat was sold by an elder man in mannheim, germany. he offered a m2 with 35 summaron, 50 & 90 elmars together with the focomat for DM 350.- (approx. $190.-) !!!!!!! that is not a joke!!! the offer was published 4th of june in a special newspaper for second hand sales in southern germany. i read it too late and of course the camera was already sold but at least the enlarger was still available for DM 50.- . yours michael