Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2006/07/29
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Damn, Henning! I wish that I had thought of this before putting this lens on ebay: Item number: 120011165327 I wanted to keep it, but just couldn't find a good reason. Jim, "No vision thing" Hemenway Henning Wulff wrote: > At 10:12 PM -0400 7/27/06, Kenneth Frazier wrote: > >> On Jul 27, 2006, at 10:00 PM, Jim Hemenway wrote: >> >>> I tried projecting them with an overhead projector but the result was >>> too dark. >>> >>> Jim >> >> >> Jim, you would have to have the uber-light and uber-lens to project >> those things. >> >> Ken > > > Jim probably has a 600 to 1000mm lens lens lying around, but the main > issue is finding a condenser or two to focus the light. It needs to be > somewhat larger than the diagonal, so about 18-20 inches, and have a > total focal length of around 15 to 25inches. The light - 750 to 1000 > watt would be good - and the other bits are all doable, if rather large > (fridge sized). The slide changing mechanism would make a nice > woodworking project for an afternoon. A plywood box with a number of > good sized fans from an electronics shop would finish it off. > > Then get those 11x14 slides mounted :-) and you're set! >