Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/12/13
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hi Jim, Take a look on the left side of the projector and see if you notice a red lower case f or n and that is the model you have. It was made in mid fifties up to early 60's, some of the early ones had a spring belt instead of the rubber found in the modern ones. Cooling is marginal and if you use the 500W lamp (DAK/DAY) you should have both heat filters in there. Since you have the Colorplan, I would think yours is a late model. Pradovits have always been the top of the line projectors at least in features. A similar projector of that era was the Pradolux which was a strictly manual operated projector (no remote and no automatic feed feature). You will be happuy with the quality of the projection as it is. BUT as soon as the lamp burns out I recommend you either buy a DYY replacement for the DAK or a long life replacement for the CWD (I thinkit is a CRP or something of that sort). MAke sure you perform the lamp allignment properly, and that you never run it without the belt or spring belt working properly. Sometime the clutch for the focusing is dried (hardened rubber) and the focusing feature doesn't work. The newer projectors are a little better from two respects: Better bulb and better cooling. the newer ones have either a 24V 150W or a 24V 250W Halogen lamp which give out a whiter light (not so yellow, or it has a higher color temperature) and they are brighter as well. The size of the filament is smalller as well and according to a post on the Rollei list that results in an increased depth of field of the (fast) Colorplan. The true Pradovits (not the jokers like P150) have a two section fan which cools separately the lamp and the slide. And they are a lot more efficient than your helicoidal fan (radial or centrifugal fans are). Hope I didn't confuse the subject harder for you! lucian On Sun, 13 Dec 1998, Jim Licquia wrote: > For Christmas, my brother-n-law has given me his long un-used slide > projector in a carrying case. It says that it was made in Wetzlar and the > instruction book was printed in Germany. The lens is a Leitz Colorplan > 90mm/2.5. > > Can anyone tell me anything about this projector such as where it rates in > terms of other projectors and whether slide trays are available for it > anywhere? > > Thanks, > > Jim Licquia > LHSA > >