[Leica] Leica Bargains

[s.dimitrov at charter.net (Slobodan Dimitrov)]

I don't know, that little Valoy II sure looks tempting. I always  
found the contrast from these more suited to my shooting/exposure style.

Slobodan Dimitrov




On Oct 27, 2006, at 3:45 PM, Jim Shulman wrote:

> You may have missed the boat on the V35s, as Slobidan said.   
> However, there
> are still some fantastic bargains in Leica slide projectors.
>
> When I acquired my Ms about five or ten years ago, I looked longing  
> at Leica
> projectors for slide shows.  Since the new ones were selling for a  
> fortune,
> and the used ones didn't seem to appear often, I went with a Kodak  
> Carousel.
>
> Last week I succumbed to the Leica projector bug, when a 153IR in  
> perfect
> shape, with lens, trays, and all original packaging went for fifty  
> three
> bucks.
>
> Just set up the first tray. Yes, there's a difference--a BIG  
> difference.
>
> Back to my Velvia.
>
> Best regards,
> Jim Shulman
> Bryn Mawr, PA
>
> PS.  And it was an apples-to-apples comparison (of sorts).  The  
> Kodak used a
> fixed focal length lens, as with the Leica.  The Kodak's was a C- 
> type, for
> plastic (not-glass mount) slides, accounting for the curved field.
>
>
>
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