Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/20
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The post regarding a projector lens reminds me to ask again if anyone has any info regarding a VERY strange Leica projector attachment. I have a complete, new in box, Leica ultrasonic remote control kit for a Leica projector. It has 2 "squeeze bulbs", a pair of remote sensors and the typewritten (not printed) instructions, which would indicate they didn't make a ton of these things. Has anyone heard of such a thing? It is neat technology from the days before infra-red remotes (except on TV's), but I have never encountered anything like it before. My late father purchased the kit from a photo shop junk bin in the late 70's. Thanks for any advice. Dan > >At 10:40 PM 2/20/2001 -0500, Dan Post wrote: > >I have come across a strange Leitz lens, one that looks like it might be >a > >lens for an overhead projector- it is marked: > >Leitz Elmaron 150mm f 2,8 > > > ><sigh> Oh, Danny Boy, how can we get you to see reason? Buy books, >laddie! Try Laney's LEICA COLLECTORS GUIDE, where we are advised that the >2.8/150 Elmaron, Leitz catalogue code 37030, was introduced in 1964 to >replace the earlier UFPHY/37030 Dimaron of even specification. The lens >was originally introduced for service on the Prado 250 and 500 slide >projectors but was used, as well, on the most magnificent Prado Universal, >the Pradovit-Color, the Pradovit CA 2502, the Pradolux, the Pradovit TA, >the Pradovit RC, and the Pradovit R 150 and RA 150. I would suspect it was >phased out around 1982 or so, but I am too bloody tired to go chase up the >trove of old Leitz catalogues I keep hidden next to that Single-Malt Pot >Still in the basement. > >Marc > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > _________________________________________________________________ Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com