Hi Nicholas. The etched glass does the diffusing in my setup; I keep the 40 watt clear bulb for this purpose; my enlarging bulbs are 75 or 150 watts. And no, Michael, I do not think of my negatives as particularly thin; I rather prefer a heavier negative for my purposes. I am reading your citation -- I'm always needing to learn. -bill On Fri, Jul 17, 2009 at 2:59 PM, Nicholas O. Lindan <nolindan@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>wrote: > "William Harting" <wm.harting@xxxxxxxxx> > > I use a 40-watt clear bulb in a Luxo lamp about 22 inches ... >> > > Do you find you get more even illumination with a clear bulb > Vs. a soft-white or an enlarging bulb? > > == > Nicholas O. Lindan > Cleveland Engineering Design, LLC > Cleveland, Ohio 44121 > > > > ============================================================================================================= > To unsubscribe from this list, go to www.freelists.org and logon to your > account (the same e-mail address and password you set-up when you > subscribed,) and unsubscribe from there. >