Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1997/12/28
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello fellow LUGgers: I had promised this a while back, but finally found some time during the holiday season to make hard on my promise. Back in November, the French magazine Chasseur d'Images produced a test of commonly available slide projectors (Kindermann, Kodak, Leica, Rollei). They had tested these projectors in their standard shipping version (that is: with included lenses). The following Leica projectors were tested: P150, P300, P600IR and P2002. In their December edition, Chasseur d'Images tested projector lenses, and put up some more slide projectors (Braun Novamat 515AF, Braun Paximat Multimag 250 S-AF, Braun Paximat Multimag 250 CI-AF). The following lenses were tested (stars are between brackets, the more the better): BRAUN Color Paxon 85mm f/2.8 MC (2) Super Paxon 85mm f/2.8 MC (2) Ultralit PL 90mm f/2.4 MC (4 ) Ultralit PL 70-120mm f/3.5 MC (3) KINDERMANN Color 90mm f/2.8 (1) 90mm f/2.4 MC (4) Wetzlar Vario 70-120mm f/3.5 MC (4) Docter Vario 85-150mm f/3.5 MC (4) KODAK Ektapro FF 85mm f/2.8 (1) Ektapro Select FF 93mm f/2.5 (3) Ektapro FF 75-120mm f/3.5 (5) Ektapro Select FF 75)120 f/2.8 (4) LEICA Hektor P2 85mm f/2.8 (3) Colorplan 90mm f/2.5 (5) Super Colorplan 90mm f/2.5 MC (5) SCHNEIDER (for Kindermann) AV-Xenotar 90mm f/2.4 HFT (5) ROLLEI AV-Apogon 90mm f/2.4 HFT (5) S-Heidosmat 150mm f/3.5 MC (3) AV-Apogon 120mm f/2.8 HFT (5) Schneider AV-Xenotar 90mm f/3.5 HFT (4) The Leica Colorplan 90mm f/2.5 in version P or P2 gets a flattering remark: the price/performance ratio is unsurpassed. This lens imposes itself as the technical & commercial standards against which all other lenses must be measured. The Super Colorplan gives a slightly cooler impression and is a bit more "crusty". Very expensive, but the absolute top. If more than 5 stars could be given, this lens would get 6 stars. Chasseur d'Images also advises the following combinations of slide projectors and lenses (stars between brackets are for built quality and projection quality) Braun Paximat Multimag 250 S-AF with Braun Ultralit PL 90mm f/2.4 MC (4 / 4) Leica Pradovit P150 with Leica Colorplan P2 90mm f/2.5 (4 / 4) Leica Pradovit P600IR with Leica Super Colorplan P2 90mm f/2.5 (5 / 5) Kindermann Silent 2500 with Rollei Schneider AV-Xenotar 90mm f/2.4 HFT (3 / 4) Rollei Twin MSC 300 P with Rollei Kit 2 x Apogon 90mm f/2.4 (5 / 5) For what it is worth... Best season's greetings, Pascal - -------------------------------------------------------------------- Message sent on a Macintosh PowerBook G3, the world's fastest laptop - -------------------------------------------------------------------- <<< PGP public key available on request >>>