I have a Vivitar projector that I bought for about $ 170, with a Vivitar 85/2.8
lens. The performance is
adequate. How do you think the Schneider-Kreuznach Vario-Prolux f/2.8 zoom
would compare to it,
and if it were compatible would it be worth the 'upgrade' ?
-Tim
----- Original Message -----
From: "John A. Lind" <jlind@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
To: <olympus@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
Sent: Monday, June 10, 2002 8:57 PM
Subject: Re: [OM] Slide projector
> At 03:33 6/10/02, you wrote:
> >As a Zuikoholic in the early stages of the disease, I've been shooting
> >print film for about a year now and am planning to move to transparancies
> >(mainly because I never quite know what I'm going to get back from the
> >print processor). Although we have quite a few slides from the 1960s, my
> >wife's not keen as she remembers small slide viewers and the necessity of
> >lugging projectors out etc!
>
> The secrets of good projection:
> (a) Projector lens
> (b) Projector screen
> (c) Slides appropriate and relevant to the intended viewers
> (d) Ruthless editing of those passing the test in (c).
>
> Most people's expectations of resolution, even with HDTV, has been "dumbed
> down." A slide show on a large white matte screen (50-60 inches) of highly
> resolved slides, even 35mm format, using an excellent lens blows them away
> with detail level. Then project some medium format 645 and 6x6 slides and
> that blows away the 35mm ones!
>
> Best screen material for showing resolution: white matte. Worst is glass
> bead even though it's the most reflective material. One of the "best buys"
> in projection lenses is the Schneider-Kreuznach Vario-Prolux f/2.8 zoom
> lens. At slightly more than $100 from sources such as B&H, it runs circles
> around all the Kodak lenses I've used and its speed helps compensate when
> using white matte screens, or when the ambient light level is relatively
> high. They're available for Kodak Carousels and Ektagraphics that use
> "Carousel" lenses (which is nearly all of them). I don't know if Schneider
> makes them for European projectors (Leica, etc.).
>
> >I rather fancy the look of the Novamat M330 as it acts both as a viewer
> >using a ground glass screen and as a projector. Does anyone have any views
> >on this projector? Is it good value for money, reliable? Would I be better
> >spending the money elsewhere? Would it do justice to Zuiko glass?
>
> I'll have to look into this to see if it's available in the U.S. Right now
> I use a white enameled panel that used to be on the front of a
> dishwasher. It's mounted on the wall of my study and allows editing slides
> with about an 11x16.5 inch image. I could use something thats reasonably
> portable.
>
> -- John
>
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