[Leica] Re: Projectors

[c.blaue@bmsg.de]

David, 

Just returned from my visit to France and would like to add a couple of
things:

I think the Leica projectors are best for viewing glassless slides. I have
used the CF for a long time andrecently got the Super Colorplan. I have not
finally evaluated them (waited for the adapter to mount the CF on the RT) but
I think the CF is in the average at least as good as the Super (glassless only!).

My father in law has the Rollei twin. It has a very high light output and is
pretty silent. It has the worst autofocus I have ever seen. Glassless unpopped
slides do not focus well and it takes pretty long to pop. At the Photokina I
was told that Rollei changed the system and offers an upgrade. Be sure you get
the new version, test it in the shop!
The high light output seems to come from very high voltage at the bulb, they
do not last very long.
The lenses are very good for glass mounts.

Hope this helps
Christoph

>> In article David Binder  writes:

     > Hi all, I wish to set up a permanent, single projector, slide
     > projection arrangement at home to show slides taken with my M6 and
     > would appreciate advice. My projection distance is about 16 feet, and
     > it is unlikely that I will be glass mounting slides. I am considering
     > the Pradovit P300, P600 IR and the RT, with the 90 mm colorplan or
     > super colorplan lens.  The Rolleivision MSC twin projector seems
     > interesting as well, in that it has two lenses allowing dissolve
     > presentations with the one projector. The Rolleis come with Shneider
     > AV-Xenotar and Rollei AV Apogen lenses, but there is only 150W bulb to
     > each lens.

     > Do any of you have personal experience with the Rolleis? Is 150 W
     > enough or will quality suffer? Does the Leica Super colorplan make a
     > difference even if slides are not in glass? Any suggestions regarding a
     > ceiling mounted screen?

     > Any advice would be greatly appreciated.

     > - -David Binder