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Introduced:
1939
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Introduced:
1939
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The Super B was a significant design for the Simmon Bros. as it was the first
model with dual chassis rails and an inclined column - design elements
that would be used on many subsequent Omega models. The larger format
Super C was introduced several months after the Super B.
The Super B, radically different from previous Omega models, was designed to head off looming competition posed by the Kodak Precision Enlarger, also introduced in the fall of 1939. The small company was afraid that with Kodak's immense resources, the Kodak enlarger would drive them out of business unless they could provide a superior product. The Super B was the first of a series of new enlargers that allowed Simmon Bros. to prosper in the years before the war. These two enlargers featured bellows adjustment above and below the negative stage. Omega touted the feature as 'negative focusing,' allowing the user to focus by moving the negative. What it also did was eliminate the need for different condenser sets for different formats. And it allowed the negative stage to tilt, providing distortion control. Both the Super B and Super C were sold for a time after World War II Used Advice: Early and relatively rare models. Parts will be difficult to obtain. |
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| Enlargers | Negative Carriers | Lens Mounts | Accessories | Lamps |
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| Dustless Filmholders | D | |
| Rapid Shift Filmholders (Super B only) | D | |
| Universal Glass Filmholder | D | |
| Special Filmholder for Kodachrome | D | |
| Special Filmholder for Devin color camera plates (Super C only) | D | |
| Lens Board for Super B and Super C | D | |
| Leica Mount | D | |
| Exacta Mount | D | |
| Korelle Reflex Mount | D | |
| National Graflex Mount | D | |
| Speed Graphic 4"x4" Lens Board Mount (Super C only) | D | |
| 471-001 | 211-type 75w/120v | C |
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