Grant, I recommend you get the three Ansel Adams books: The Camera, The Neagative, and The Print. These are available in paperback now at quite reasonable prices.(posted 9643 days ago)If I could persuade you to replace just one component, it would be the condenser lamp on your enlarger. I spent years trying to get a 'fine' print form my condenser Besselers without success. Finally, I paid attention to Ansel's (and Fred Picker's) advise and bought a cold light. What a difference! If money is tight, there are many Aristo and older Zone VI cold lights on the used market.