Setting up darkroom

I am in the process of setting up a black and white(of course) darkroom. I have bought a Meopta Opemus II enlarger second hand. I would be very interested if anyone knows anything about this enlarger I know they were made between 1960-9. Also it has a spiratone lens with "anastigmat" printed aroung the face. I would be interested to know excatly what this means and if this lens is good or if i should look into buying a new one as i know the importance of a good enlarging lens. Finally i would like to know about chemical combinations. I think I will use t-max film should I use the recommended chemicals made for the film or is it better to mix and match? Which paper is best which chemicals for paper? I am a university student and money is tight so cheaper options would be appreciated. thankyou for your time, sorry this has been a long question. Any answers would be gratfully received. Miss Sacha Petersen

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