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Subject: [Leica] circa 1970s Leitz projector question
From: bill at grimwood.net (Bill Grimwood)
Date: Wed Jul 2 08:21:40 2008
References: <3DF442AF-BBE1-460C-87A8-934158DE1112@earthlink.net>

I would like to have it.  My e-mail is bill@grimwood.net
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Jamie Gordon" <jamiecarol@earthlink.net>
To: <lug@leica-users.org>
Sent: Wednesday, July 02, 2008 9:58 AM
Subject: [Leica] circa 1970s Leitz projector question


> Hi - I own a Leitz Pradolux RT 300 slide projector. I'm pretty sure  
> it dates back to the late 70s. I used it for a few years in the 80s,  
> but it has pretty much been sitting in a closet for the last 20 years  
> or so and I've gone digital at this point. It was a great machine in  
> its day. Features: remote w/forward-reverse-focus; 2 settings of lamp  
> brightness; separate switches for fan and lamp so you can run the fan  
> after you switch the lamp off to cool it; one rear leg is adjustable  
> for leveling; the height adjusting leg in front operates on a one- 
> touch button; 3-prong, retracting 9" + power cord; lens is labeled  
> "Leitz Wetzlar Colorplan CF 2.5/90 mm." Unfortunately, the most handy  
> feature, the auto-focus, seems to have quit since I last used it (I  
> tried it out today). My question to you folks is this: is this  
> projector worth anything to anyone, or should I  just give it to  
> Goodwill? I appreciate any opinions... thanks.
> 
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