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Subject: [Leica] Pradovit 253 IR problems
From: sonc.hegr at gmail.com (Sonny Carter)
Date: Wed, 30 Sep 2009 20:54:00 -0500
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Bill, I think the Colorpan expects glass mounted slides.  They made another
version that was a CF  or curved field that would do regular slides, if I
recall.   Kodak did that too.



On Wed, Sep 30, 2009 at 8:26 PM, Bill Lawlor <wvl at comcast.net> wrote:

> Recently I was given a Pradovit projector in  what appears to be good
> condition. The Lens is a Colorplan 2.5/90 Made by Leitz Portugal. I have
> some feed issues, but the big problem is focus. I cannot get all areas of a
> slide in focus at the same time. Letting the slide warm up makes no
> difference. I tried two different plastic mounted slides and some old
> cardboard Kodachromes. The Kodachromes "pop" but don't focus across the
> image evenly.
>
> I would be thankful for any of the LUG collective wisdom about this
> problem. I don't want to go back to the carousel.
>
> Thanks, Bill Lawlor
>
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Sonny
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