Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/06
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Pascal, I realise now that I had simply misunderstood Pieter Krigee when I discus= sed projector choice with him. He has since sent me a longer e-mail, which I = posted on the LUG a few days ago, with a fuller explanation of the differences amon= g the various projectors. I ended up with the 600 and the Colorplan 2.5/90 CF, and I am extremely p= leased with the performance of the setup. Nathan Pascal wrote: > >According to a Leica dealer in Amsterdam, where I recently bought my P= radovit > >P600, the P150 is Leica's "consumer grade" projector and does not acce= pt the > >better lenses such as the Colorplan 2.5/90. > > Your dealer is in error, Nathan. The P150 is a fine projector. Although= not > as robust as the other -and far more expensive- projectors, it is a fin= e > performer. It came out as a top buy in both Chasseur d'Images and Photo > R=E9ponses. You can mount the Colorplan-P2 90/2.5, Colorplan-P2 90/2.5 = CF or > Super-Colorplan-P2 90/2.5 without problem. As a matter of fact, I am us= ing > the P150 (that came with the Hektor-P2 85/2.8) with the Colorpolan-P2 9= 0/2.5 > CF (because my slides are not glass-mounted) and this combination works > fine! > > However, if you are willing to spend the additional money for a more ro= bust > projector, go for the P300 > or even P600. > > Pascal > > ----------------------------------------------------- > Check out: http://members.xoom.com/cyberplace/ > ----------------------------------------------------- > PowerPC G3... listen carefully and you can hear the sound of Pentium ch= ips > being eaten for breakfast > ----------------------------------------------------- > Sent on a Macintosh PowerBook G3, the fastest laptop on the planet > ----------------------------------------------------- > <<< PGP public key available on request >>> - -- Nathan Wajsman Overijse, Belgium Photography page: http://members.tripod.com/~belgiangator/index.html Motorcycle page: http://www.geocities.com/motorcity/downs/1704/index.htm= l