Super Chromega B Lamphouse

The Chromega colorheads had been on the market for almost 10 years before there was a major upgrade. Lamp manufacturers had introduced brighter, more efficient halogen lamps, and it was logical to incorporate these new lamps into the Chromega heads. As Omega was in the process of upgrading, prior to the Super Chromega heads, there was a brief period of transitional Chromega heads using the halogen lamps.

The original Chromega B lamphouse had been discontinued for several years, so the new B-series head introduced at Photokina in 1968 bore the name "Chromega B Halogen," and there was a new corresponding enlarger model, the "Chromega B8 Halogen Enlarger." The lamphouse looks virtually identical to the Super Chromega B lamphouse, however it does not have interchangeable mixing spheres, covers only up to 2¼"x2¼", and the filtration range is 0-120. The Chromega B Halogen was replaced by the Super Chromega B lamphouse within a year.

During the same period, the Chromega D and Chromega F lamphouses were upgraded to use the halogen lamps, but in these cases the heads were not rebadged as Chromega Halogen, but simply remained as Chromega, albeit with new catalogue numbers to reflect the change.

Used Advice: As with the Chromega and Super Chromega units, we do not recommend the purchase of used Chromega Halogen heads due to the difficulty and expense of replacing the acetate filters.

**Major Components**
403-611	Chromega B Halogen Lamphouse with power supply (6x6cm max.)	D
404-8xx	Chromega D (Halogen) Lamphouse with power supply	D
406-8xx	Chromega F (Halogen) Lamphouse with power supply	D

**Accessories**
404-846	Voltage Stabilizer H400	D
429-141	Adapter Kit for fitting Chromega B Halogen lamphouse to B7/B8 chassis	D
429-205	Type 2B/UV Absorption Filter	D
429-206	Pale Yellow Color Compensating Filter	D
473-109	Bi-sected Heat Absorbing Glass in mount	D

**Lamps**
471-027	Tungsten Halogen 150w/24v	C