I appreciate ya'll being so patient with this project.
I figured out the cold light head.
Figured out the timer issue.
Found myself a lens.
Made a lens board.
Just made a negative carrier for the thing.
Now I can't focus it. (nothing to do with the auto focus).
I have a 150mm Kowa F9 lens in it. When the enlarger is at the lowest position the bellows are extended very far. Pushing them up toward the negative stage helps BUT they don't go up far enough. Same thing when the enlarger is at its highest position.
From the looks of it, the part that houses the auto-focus gearing is preventing the lens stage from moving up high enough.
A recessed lens board doesn't seem like the solution because the lens board is actually quite tiny.
Raising the easel up works but it looks like I'd have to raise the easel up something like 8" to get the focus close.
Could it be that this enlarger simply isn't flexible enough to use a 150mm lens? If so, does anyone know what the proper lens length is?
Thanks!
T
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