Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2000/05/31

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Subject: Re: [Leica] Slide Projector & Screen
From: Jeff S <4season@boulder.net>
Date: Wed, 31 May 2000 04:20:31 -0600
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John Coan wrote:
> 
> I think Leitz making a projector that takes Kodak Carousel trays is an
> excellent development -- just think about how I and thousands of others
> have these trays loaded with their favorite slides from years gone by.
> What happened, did the Kodak patent expire or something?

It's a Kodak! A German Kodak Ektapro, to be exact. What, if anything,
that Leica did to alter it I don't know. Last time I saw one of the
Kodak-branded units on closeout at Mike's Camera at around $800 minus
lens so it's no cheapie. From what I could see, the mechanism is very
similar to the US-made Carousel and Ektagraphic projectors but some key
parts are die-cast metal rather than glass-reinforced plastic and it's
more oriented to commercial use with dual bulbs (auto changeover and
much easier to service) and so forth. Different lensmount too.

- -- 

Jeff Segawa
Somewhere in Boulder, Colorado

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