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on Jun 29, 2020 22:21:25 GMT
Last Edit: Jun 30, 2020 9:39:27 GMT by lumiworx
I think I got really lucky in a very last minute auction on a Leitz slide projector from Goodwill. There wasn't time to ask about the lens condition or what type it was, and I'm amazed that it was absolutely spotless when it arrived - well, except for minor dust. I didn't get the lens I thought I would ( A Hektor, and not a ColorPlan), but it was still a winner and dirt cheap and it was almost too easy to tape up a test adapter. I started digging after a trial run, to see what there might be from either a Zeiss or Yashica projector, and although Yashica made 8mm projectors and editors, it looks like they didn't venture into 35mm slide projection that I've managed to find so far. Zeiss had a couple of Zeiss Ikon branded setups, but I've only found two lenses they used, and they appear to be identical, except that the later one was touted as an "MC" multi-coated version. The earlier one was a 'Zeiss Talon', and the later one was called a 'Super Talon MC'. I'm considering tempting fate one more time, and wondered if anyone had any experience with any of the Zeiss projector lenses - either as a projector objective, or an adapted lens - and if there's anything I should be watching out for that would be a negative when getting one. The Leitz is great, but it has a tendancy to give off a blue glow on any bright/shiney highlights or anything that's super-white. It's fixable to a certain extent, but I think I need a waterhouse stop in it to get rid of the halo when it's too distracting. Hopefully a Zeiss/Yashica/Tomioka wouldn't have issues to correct. Yes / No / ? A couple of test shots, and the lens itself... testbed.lumiworx.com/#15934656778696 I also posted one of them - a shot of a Yashica-A - in the ' show us your toys' topic
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on Jun 30, 2020 7:17:39 GMT
Posted: Jun 30, 2020 7:17:39 GMT
ZEISS IKON AG belonged to the Anschütz company since 1975. So you should not hope to find projection lens by ZEISS Oberkochen. AFAIK ZEISS Oberkochen did not produce any projection lenses. But there are projection lenses from GDR, labelled PENTACON. Maybe they are made by ZEISS JENA before 1989.
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on Jun 30, 2020 20:49:17 GMT
Posted: Jun 30, 2020 20:49:17 GMT
Ahhh... Thanks matthiasausk. That probably explains the lower prices being asked for the regular Talon lenses. I did find a pre-1960's Ikolux projector, but few details are available on them or even what lens they use.
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