Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/09/02
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Generally speaking, lenses of 60mm and shorter focal lengths are meant for rear projection where distance to the screen is often very short. I have just acquired a matched set of Golden Navitar (D.O. Industries) 50mm lenses that have the added bonus of perspective control. I will use these for front projection in two and three-projector presentations. At a distance of 10’ the image size is over 72". The lenses are awesome and the perspective control eliminates key-stoning which is more annoying in multi-projector use. Navitar lenses are of the flat field type, are made in many focal lengths, and are designed mainly for Kodak Carousel projectors. Only the Leica RT-300 accepts them (correct me if I am wrong). If anyone should be interested in these lenses, I can provide the source for the 2" variety (used). Joseph Codispoti