Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1999/11/05
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]>I am in the market for a new projector. I have done some investigation. >So I am asking for some advice. ><My Needs> I need a slide viewer and may use a projector a few times a >year, other than slide viewing. >options That i have looked at >P150 LEica >P2002 <Used great price> >Braun Novamat Monitor. >Kodak #5600. > >Jerry >PS I am picking up my 90 MM Asph F2 Tomorrow. Planning on having some >fun this weekend. Jerry, It recently took me a few months to decide wich projector to buy for my business. I had 2 dead Kodak carousel (760H & 850) the first one bought new in 1975. Your options are the same I had come up with. I eliminated the P150 after reading many letters (on the LUG and also on DéjàVu) about the poor quality of this projector. It is not made directly by Leica, but you can put a Leica lens on it. The Braun Novamat had very bad comments from the letters I read on DéjàVu (that is on Internet BTW). Too bad, I did like it's design and small preview or daylight screen. Kodak would have been a "natural" choice for me because I had +-40 Carousel trays, a zoom lens (not very good) and a very usefull stack-loader. But I ended up with the Leica P2002! The Leica name and it's quality was a good reason to buy it. It is built to last. I did not want to buy another slide projector 20 years from now (anyway I would be to old and slide projectors would probably be sold in antique stores). The projector is (or was!) made by Leica. You can put on it Leica lenses, I did buy a Colorplan 90mmCF (my slides are mostly Kodachrome w/cardboard mount, the other ones are plastic mounted). A very good lens and a very good projector. Now the good news... You may already know these projectors are discontinued by Leica.The reason is the arrival of the newer carousel type Leica projector. So for the past few months, Leica has cut it's price in half. Now selling for US $595. This is a good deal even if it is a lot of money. I don't know if they still have some left thought. I ordered mine from Wall Street Camera in N.Y. Oct.12. They called me the next day to tell me they didn't have it in stock and that Leica (US distributor) would sell them a Leica demo. they would sell me for $495.! I said yes and I'm glad I did. The next day the projector was at my home and I really could not find any indication of it being a demo. It looks brand new to me and it works A-1. The price does not include the lens. I did not buy my lens from Wall Street. I ordered it from my local Leica dealer here in Canada.The deal on the projector is not available from Leica Canadian distributor but the lens was cheaper bought in Canada. I think you are in the Detroit area, if I were you, if you decide on this projector of course, I would buy the P2002 in the States and go to Windsor or To. and buy the lens! Regards, Jacques Leonard j.leonarddesigner@videotron.ca j.leonarddesigner@videotron.ca www.jlda-design.com