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Subject: [Leica] Pradovit 253 IR problems
From: frank.dernie at btinternet.com (FRANK DERNIE)
Date: Thu, 1 Oct 2009 09:40:23 +0000 (GMT)
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I think the CF version came out later. I remember the publicity. My first 
projector has the Colorplan, incidentally apparently a 90mm f2.8 elmarit 
without diaphragm, and the second a CF version, soon after it was announced.
Frank



----- Original Message ----
From: "grduprey at mchsi.com" <grduprey at mchsi.com>
To: Leica Users Group <lug at leica-users.org>
Sent: Thursday, 1 October, 2009 6:34:24 AM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Pradovit 253 IR problems



I think the Colorplan CF is the standard lens with Leica projectors.? But I 
guess it is possible Bill got one with the other version.


Gene? -------------- Original message from Sonny Carter <sonc.hegr at 
gmail.com>: --------------


> Bill, I think the Colorpan expects glass mounted slides.? They made another
> version that was a CF? or curved field that would do regular slides, if I
> recall.? Kodak did that too.
> 
> 
> 
> On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Bill Lawlor? wrote:
> 
> > Recently I was given a Pradovit projector in? what appears to be good
> > condition. The Lens is a Colorplan 2.5/90 Made by Leitz Portugal. I have
> > some feed issues, but the big problem is focus. I cannot get all areas 
> > of a
> > slide in focus at the same time. Letting the slide warm up makes no
> > difference. I tried two different plastic mounted slides and some old
> > cardboard Kodachromes. The Kodachromes "pop" but don't focus across the
> > image evenly.
> >
> > I would be thankful for any of the LUG collective wisdom about this
> > problem. I don't want to go back to the carousel.
> >
> > Thanks, Bill Lawlor
> >
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> >
> 
> 
> 
> -- 
> Regards,
> 
> Sonny
> http://www.sonc.com
> http://sonc.stumbleupon.com/
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> (+31.754164,-093.099080)
> 
> USA
> 
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