david_payumo3 Posted January 28, 2002 Share Posted January 28, 2002 My friend has a really old enlarger. Its the Omega D series. It looks like a double condenser enlarger. Both condensers are in a metal tube and it does not look like its meant to be move easily for different enlarger lenses. She was using a 135mm lens with it. She bought a 50mm lenses so she could do some 35mm work. She isn't able to get an large magnification with the enlarger. Increasing the enlarger's height and the image is still 6x9 inches max. It might be the extended lens cone she put the lens on. We tried playing with the condenser but they always projected the same size image. Does anyone know what is wrong with the enlarger and what I have to do to increase the size of the image? Thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
john_kasaian3 Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 David, Check this out: www.classic-enlargers.com Good Luck! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fred_de_van1 Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 On a D-2 a 50mm lens must be mounted on a flat board (no cone). The condensers remove by the 3 aluminum thumb screws. The correct condensors are small 2" affairs mounted in a similar large alum. Housing. The are many pounds lighter. Check the alignment since often the light weight condensors do not meet flat with the neg. Carrier. Basic design flaw of the Omega enlargers is that they lift the condensers from one side, making the lamphouse skew to one side. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wilhelm5 Posted January 29, 2002 Share Posted January 29, 2002 Actually, for best results with a 50mm lens, there is a recessed board. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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