Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/16
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jim Brick wrote with wild imagination! ;) >A few months ago, I was giving a slide show. The bulb in my projector went >out and I didn't have a spare. I took my Noctilux and laid it in the bulb >chamber (after removing the bad bulb), with the base of the lens pointing >toward the slide. I have a tiny pen-lite that I use to find thing around >the projector during the show. I shined this little pen-lite into the front >of the Noctilux (diaphragm set to f/1.0) and the slide show continued. >There was so much light coming out of the Noctilux back-end, I may never >replace the projector bulb. The slides were bright and crisp, and had that >special Noctilux glow. > >So, you folks contemplating buying a Noctilux, remember you can also use it >for night surveillance with the Leica Telescope Ocular #14243. But be >careful. Do not point it at a street light or well lighted window. You'll >lose a retina. A car headlight... will drill a hole right through your head! Jim ole buddy, I know that lens is very very good. But that good? :) Little did we know we had a laser weapon in our hand. Right through the head eh? Now Jim you sure you didn't get head drilled besides a wild imagination.? :) ted