Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2001/02/22
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]It is funny! I never got Marc's original post, but the information that finally filtered in fits! The box did have a faint number penciled on it- 37030, so I suppose that's what it is! WHADDACHUNKAGLASS! Thanks! Dan - ----- Original Message ----- From: "Dan States" <dstate1@hotmail.com> To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us> Sent: Wednesday, February 21, 2001 12:44 AM Subject: [Leica] Was Elmaron, now strange Leica projector attachment > The post regarding a projector lens reminds me to ask again if anyone has > any info regarding a VERY strange Leica projector attachment. > > I have a complete, new in box, Leica ultrasonic remote control kit for a > Leica projector. It has 2 "squeeze bulbs", a pair of remote sensors and the > typewritten (not printed) instructions, which would indicate they didn't > make a ton of these things. Has anyone heard of such a thing? It is neat > technology from the days before infra-red remotes (except on TV's), but I > have never encountered anything like it before. My late father purchased > the kit from a photo shop junk bin in the late 70's. > > Thanks for any advice. > Dan > > > >At 10:40 PM 2/20/2001 -0500, Dan Post wrote: > > >I have come across a strange Leitz lens, one that looks like it might be > >a > > >lens for an overhead projector- it is marked: > > >Leitz Elmaron 150mm f 2,8 > > > > > > ><sigh> Oh, Danny Boy, how can we get you to see reason? Buy books, > >laddie! Try Laney's LEICA COLLECTORS GUIDE, where we are advised that the > >2.8/150 Elmaron, Leitz catalogue code 37030, was introduced in 1964 to > >replace the earlier UFPHY/37030 Dimaron of even specification. The lens > >was originally introduced for service on the Prado 250 and 500 slide > >projectors but was used, as well, on the most magnificent Prado Universal, > >the Pradovit-Color, the Pradovit CA 2502, the Pradolux, the Pradovit TA, > >the Pradovit RC, and the Pradovit R 150 and RA 150. I would suspect it was > >phased out around 1982 or so, but I am too bloody tired to go chase up the > >trove of old Leitz catalogues I keep hidden next to that Single-Malt Pot > >Still in the basement. > > > >Marc > > > >msmall@roanoke.infi.net FAX: +540/343-7315 > >Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir! > > > > _________________________________________________________________ > Get your FREE download of MSN Explorer at http://explorer.msn.com > >