Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2003/03/07
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]The RT-S projector is a hit and is very popular amongst the elderly photographers in my club. My only complaint about it is that it measures the thickness of every slide mount. With members submitting slides encased in plastic, cardboard, glass (Gepe), and old glass, the autofocus in the RT-S doesn't work properly and I have to manually focus dozens of slides during competitions. Leica employees had their heads up their butts when they incorporated the measuring device. This is additionally frustrating because, regretably, I previously bought the Pradovit 300 and it got hot and shut down when showing slides. It was a waste of money! Anyways, Provia 100F exposed via my Leica rangefinder and SLR lenses in combination with the 120mm and 150mm lenses for the RT-S is heavenly--perfection! I'm like a kid in a candy store, eager to emotionally taste a slide projection. - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Edward Caliguri" > Terry- > Yes - I used the original 280 f/2.8 - then traded it for the newer > modular versions, as I use both heads and the 1X and 1,4X back. This > provides a 280 or 400 f/2.8 APO and a 560 f/5.6 APO ( I know, I could make > a 400 f/4 but why?) -- this way in a blind I can have a 280 and 560 set on > tripods, and also a 280 f/4.0 APO or, a new love, 400 6.8. set by my side > for grab shots/stalking etc. LOVE the 1.4x converters with any of the APOs - > the 2X is a reach on the 560. > Like you, I use RTs and RTm projectors for a dissolve. And like you, > have experienced the same comments. I'm far from a Norbert Rosing or Frans > Lanting, but when I DO get a shot that I know is good, it jumps off the > screen. I was lucky enough once to get a red tail hawk come right towards me > from about 50 yards, and grab what I think was a vole about 20 feet from the > camera. Not all the photos were pin sharp, but more than a few were. I find > it to my liking to pre-focus and let the subject fly at you, and fire away > when it arrives at the zone of sharpness. Long story short, the bird in the > tree, sighting it's prey, swooping in to grab it, then having dinner, looked > spectacular. You see every feather, slight color differentiation, in all > what some call a 3D effect. Gotta love those APO Telyts! Try the new Kodak G > and GX films with it. You'll love it! > Ed > - -- To unsubscribe, see http://mejac.palo-alto.ca.us/leica-users/unsub.html