Ilford 400 HL

[Melvin J Bramley]

Looking at an Ilford 400 HL.
Any opinions on this light source?
Anything to be concerned about?

 

[AnselMortensen]

I love mine...
It's on an Omega D5XL.
Parts & service are unobtainium, however.

 

[MattKing]

I love mine...
It's on an Omega D5XL.
Parts & service are unobtainium, however.

I had a very similar setup, although mine was a D6.
And I was very happy with it.
At one time, I was able to get a footswitch for it that KHB put together - the challenge being the old style English connector.
While I expect parts can't be particularly easy to find, the head is probably serviceable with a hammer and a chisel, and I wouldn't be surprised if the controller parts were discrete and plentiful.
And the styling reminds me of old Nanaimo .
A move to smaller premises mandated a sale of my 4x5 enlarger, or I would have happily continued with it.