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Subject: Re: Slide projector
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Date: Tue, 6-Dec-83 09:17:00 EST
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I read a review in Modern Photography several years ago in which
they compared quite a number of projectors.  Basically, they fell
into three very distinct categories:

	1. Leitz
	2. Kodak
	3. Everything else

They showed examples of photographs of test slides taken off the
screen.   The differences among the categories were immediately
visible to the most casual observer.

On the basis of that report I decided to buy a Leitz Pradovit RT-300.
This is their bottom-of-the-line model, apparently aimed at the US market.
They buy transport mechanisms from Singer and put their own optics in.
While the projector still appears to be quite expensive, the New York
discount houses are selling it at a price that is competitive with the
top-of-the-line Kodak models (about $300).

The Leitz projector takes Kodak trays, and will accept the Kodak stack
loader and slide clips.  I really mean it when I say that you should
look at one before buying any projector.