Hi, I recently purchased an old PRINZ 66 enlarger which is in excellent condition. The bulb it currently has is a household lamp just to make sure that the enlarger works. I will be developing B&W soon and would like to purchase a new bulb for it. I now realize it is very difficult to find anything for this enlarger,but was wondering if anybody has any idea or recommendation what type of replacement bulb to use. Thank You!

-- paul ramos (pjr123456@yahoo.com), February 07, 2002

Answers

A household 75 W - 100 W bulb can work just fine. If you will be using filters for papers with variable contrast, Remember that when you change the lamp bulb, a lower watt lamp will give a more yellow light that gives softer results on these papers. There are clear and milky stained bulbs. If the enlarger has a condenser system and you want the effect of a diffusion system, you can use the milky stained bulb. Just a thought. :-)

-- Patric (jenspatric@mail.bip.net), February 07, 2002.