Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/06/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Jeff, >Leica has a lens adaptor sleeve (plastic, uncataloged item, around $90) >which will allow the use of their lenses, and I'm wondering if anyone's >tried this, and can vouch for the results, as Carousel projectors do appear Yes, I have and I still have the sleeve and an older 90 colorplan CF lens that I used on the Kodak Ektagraph III. I got the lens and sleeve with a Leitz Pradolux RT-300 (made by Singer) which I gave to my daughter and then got back and gave the Ektagraph to her in trade. I currently use a P2002 with both the colorplan 90 CF (newest) and the superplan 90 FF lenses. The RT-300 sits with the 90 colorplan and sleeve at the back of a closet. The RT-300 was made to accomodate the Kodak Carousel trays and I had to use the sleeve with the colorplan. Kodak lenses would fit directly. After giving the RT-300 to my daughter with Kodak projection lenses (you can see the kind of father I am!) I used the colorplan and sleeve with the Ektagraph. It worked quite well. The interesting thing was that the Kodak projector showed more curvature in the projected slides than either the RT or 2002 with the same lens!!! That was the main reason for getting the RT back, as well as being able to use a stack loader. However, I like the 2002 so much I don't use the stack loader - just put the news slides in a tray. BTW the RT-300 gave really great results. I notice in the back of shutterbug that one company in Ca works on them. I think that a used one goes for about $ 300.00 (anyone want to trade an R4 above 1,600,000???) or buy it??? Dick Hemingway