I use a Hakuba. A bit more expensive but very thin. They have a 5x7 (I have this one) and an 8x11. The adapter is US 120V. You would need to find a 220v to 9vdc adapter. On Sat, Jan 2, 2010 at 10:00 AM, Eric Goldstein <egoldste@xxxxxxxxx> wrote: > Thor - > > People are giving these away here in the States... I've received > several and passed them along to my young students. The one I kept is > a four lamp 80 watt Portatrace with beautiful build quality, extremely > even illumination, and enough brightness to blast through even the > darkest densest chromes... > > If you have a local chapter of Freecycle where you are, I'd suggest > you give it a try... > > > Eric Goldstein > > -- > > > -----Original Message----- > > From: Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx> > > To: rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > Sent: Sat, Jan 2, 2010 11:44 am > > Subject: [rollei_list] Re: OT: Light table > > > > Ola Carlos, > > > > thanks for the links - the first one i've read, and was the reason I > asked > > about Acculight vs Porta Trace. > > > > The second I had not been able to find, I was looking for the > manufacturer > > website for both brands. I found Acculight's owner brand (Bretford), but > > there is no mention of light boxes on the site. > > > > Anyway, I probably can't go wrong with either. > > > > Best, > > Thor > > > > > > On 2. jan.. 2010, at 15.00, CarlosMFreaza wrote: > > > >> Thor: > >> I think the silence for a question could have a lot of > >> explanations. f.e.the members have no experience using both lightboxes > >> to do a right comparison or to write a comment. I'm using a lightbox > >> made in home by the photographer that sold me the Kaiser enlarger, he > >> sent me the lightbox as a present with the enlarger, it's very well > >> built. > >> Anyway this is an URL with a little article about to Photos evaluation > >> and a large thread in Photo.Net commenting about loupes and lightboxes > >> including those you mentioned and several others: > >> http://photo.net/learn/evaluation > >> > >> This is the web site for one of the light boxes > >> http://www.gagneinc.com/lighttables.html > >> > >> The other one is mentioned in the photo.net thread. > >> > >> Carlos > >> > >> 2010/1/2 Thor Legvold <tlegvold@xxxxxxx>: > >>> Does that mean there isn't any appreciable difference between the two > >>> lightboxes, > >>> > >>> or just that New Years Congratulations masked my original inquiry? > >>> > >>> > >>> Cheers, > >>> Thor > >>> > >>> > >>> On 31. des.. 2009, at 23.48, Thor Legvold wrote: > >>> > >>>> Any thoughts about the Porta-Trace vs the Acculight? > >>>> > >>>> Or pretty much the same difference? > >>>> > >>>> Happy New Year!!! > >>>> > >>>> Thor > >>>> > >>>> On 26. des.. 2009, at 17.33, Kenneth Frazier wrote: > >>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> On Dec 26, 2009, at 10:56 AM, Elias Roustom wrote: > >>>>> > >>>>>> t's 5000K Color Correct, not 5200K, and I got it at B&H or >>>>> > >>>>>> Adorama - > >>>>>> they're available just about everywhere > >>>>> > >>>>> > >>>>> I have the same one, works fine, inexpensive. > >>>>> > >>>>> Ken > --- > Rollei List > > - Post to rollei_list@xxxxxxxxxxxxx > > - Subscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with 'subscribe' > in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Unsubscribe at rollei_list-request@xxxxxxxxxxxxx with > 'unsubscribe' in the subject field OR by logging into www.freelists.org > > - Online, searchable archives are available at > //www.freelists.org/archives/rollei_list > > -- Peter K Ó¿Õ¬