Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/10/01

[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]

Subject: Re:Leitz Prado 500/Gary
From: Leikon35@aol.com
Date: Wed, 1 Oct 1997 22:30:14 -0400 (EDT)

  Gary - I agree with you about the slide trays & I also use a couple
 of Carousel 80's for slide shows.
 BUT ----- for editing or test comparisons or simply just looking 
 carefully at my slides,  I have an old manual Leitz Prado 500
 with a 300 watt bulb as the 500 heats up my den like crazy,
 because the cooling fan is so efficient that it blows all the hot
 air out. The P500 is similar to your VIII-S but doesnt have the
 long base or transformer.  I have 90, 100 & 120mm Hektors
 in addition to a 90 colorplan & I really dont see much difference
 with the colorplan.  The main improvement was about 5 years 
 ago when I decided that it was time to clean them.
   Another reason for the Prado is the interchangability so that
 you could use it for 2.25x2.25 if you wanted to, but this is a 
 nuisance as you have to change condensers as well.
 
 Marvin

In a message dated 97-10-01 20:25:54 EDT, you write:
<< 
 Actually, I do admit to owning a Leica projector - an old VIII-S with
 Hektor 8.5cm f2.5 lens. It is an unusual model with a large fan base (not
 water cooled) that the projector sits on. The serial number is A192 (any
  collector comments?) Slide trays are definitely not an issue! 
  Gary Todoroff
 ----------
 > From: GCodispoti@aol.com
 > Subject: Leica Projector 
 > Date: Tuesday, September 30, 1997 11:12 PM
 > 
 > Any Leica projector owner should be Pradovit
 > JC 
  >>