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
