[Leica] Re: Projectors

[Ken Wilcox <wilcox@tir.com>]

Jerry,

If you are in the Detroit area and will consider a used (barely) Leica
projector, email me and I may be able to sell you one I have and you can
try before you buy.

Ken Wilcox
wilcox@tir.com

At 12:50 AM 11/6/99 -0500, you wrote:
>>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
>
>
>
>
- ------------------
Ken Wilcox					Carolyn's Personal Touch Portraits
LAW LHSA MEA						          <wilcox@tir.com>