Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/05/30
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Pascal, I have a 2002P Pradovit projector with both the 90 CF and 90 Supercolorplan FF lenses. Up to now I have been getting slides back in cardboard mounts. It looks like I will be getting plastic mounts in the future. I can't really see a whole lot of difference between the two lenses, but I believe the Supercolorplan is a little better - slightly sharper and slightly more contrast. However, if I didn't directly compare the two I probably couldn't tell the difference. I do have a problem with the cardboard slides that are projected . First there is no question that if the slides are glass mounted (which I no longer do) the Super would be the lens to have. Also on plastic mounted slides the FF Super is some better than the CF. Even in the plastic mount the film is not entirely flat and pops more than in the cardboard mount. The CF lens does fairly well with the cardboard mounts but does not match perfectly so I have just put the FF Super on the projector for all my slides (I'm lazy). The edges and corners are not entirely sharp. I have been using Kodachrome since the 40's but I do not have a place in Dallas that I can get to easily that has a Kodak pick-up service. Rather than get mailers (which is also not all that easy) I have switched to E200 and Elitechrome 100 and will see how that does. If most of your slides come back in plastic mounts I think that the FF Super would be your best bet. It is a superb lens. BTW I project on a 60x60 matt screen. I had an RT300 (made by Singer) that I really liked but had a few problems with and gave it to my daughter. I bought a Kodak Ektographic IV instead, in which I used the former Leica projection lens in a sleve. When the Pradovit 2002P came along I took the RT300 back and sold it to a Lugger who has had pretty good luck with it. (and who also lives within easy driving distance with the best RT300 repair person in the USA, I believe) I gave the Kodak to my daughter and bought the 2002P. This was several years ago. I miss the stack loader that works on the RT300 - and Kodaks - but saved a lot of shelf space going to the straight trays, over the round ones. I have been very happy with the 2002P and have had no troubles (or buzzing noises) with it. The 2002P and Supercolorplan FF 90/2.5 just can't be beaten, IMO. Hope that this helps. Dick Plano, TX