How many have a medium format projector?

[benjiboy]

Once you've seen your 120 Fuji Velvia projected with a good quality modern projector and screen, for me they can keep digital photography, I have no interest in it.

 

[BrianL]

I have a Polaroid 6x6 projector. They were used as a sales tool for one of their products but can no longer remember which, possibly their Polarvision. I mount my 645 transparencies in a frame 2 1/4 x 2 1/4 sized mount cut for 645. Most of my 645 slides are b&w and if you think color can be amazing, try some mf b&w slides - truly awesome. Sadly, the photo club I belonged to banned me from the slide competitions as everyone knew whose slides they were.

 

[Joachim_I]

Brian, Are you using Agfa Scala? I like it a lot. But the processing is very expensive and only a few places are able to do it. I always surprise my audience when I project some B&W slides in 6x7.

 

[BrianL]

I have a rols in the freezer but in Canada no one will process it any longer and sadly I never got through a roll to test. I had bought it as an aside to some other purchases and totally forgot it was there. I have seen some slides of others who used it and it could easily have become my standard slide film. I understand it dies develop nicely as a negative in D-76 so I'll use it up that way, sadly.

When I taught photography, my teaching aid was b&w transparencies and the students were amazed that it even could be done. By the end of each class most had tried it and out of the class I had a couple of dedicated converts to both MF and b&w slides. Enough converts to MF that I worked a deal with the local Bronica dealer to give additional consideration for trading in their 35mm gear for a Bronica or other system or an outright purchase. After a couple of years he and I had dinner and he mentioned the Bronica rep toldhim had sold more 35mm backs for the ETR series than any other dealer in the southeast region. Turned out my students found out the same thing I did, the ETRS made for one of the best 35mm slr systems out there plus a fantastic MF system. The person who did the slide development was processing some 2 dozen rolls a week so she was happy and the price came down significantly as well as it was added as a standard service to the price list.

 

[AgX]

To my understanding next to 6x7cm image size comes 9x12cm, but no 6x9cm projector.

I still haven't found a trace of a 6x9 projector...
But Wess offers asymmetric outer slide frames for a net image size of 54x82mm.

So there must be such projectors out there.

 

[outwest]

I have a PCP 80, and two Rolleis that I use for stereo projection. For 6x9 (and above!) I have an AO Spencer boardroom lantern slide (3 1/4 x 4 1/4) projector. It came with 5 lenses, various condensers, and a metal case for the princely sum of $35.

 

[Marc Akemann]

The two mf projectors I have are the Rollei P11 with a standard 150mm f2.8 Heidosmat lens which can project 24x36mm, 4x4cm and 6x6cm slides, and, a nice working Kindermann 6x6 Super with a 150mm f3.5 Patrinast lens. The Rollei needs a little work from non-use, though.

Marc

 

[Wishy]

Out of interest, how does the P11 rate against the Kindermann?

 

[fotogooroo]

Edmund Optics can supply a condenser lens to cover most formats. Measure the diameter and thickness of your broken optic and you will probably be able to replace that cracked one for a new one without stretching the budget. I'm sure they will be happy to send you their catalog. No, I have no stock in that company, nor do I know anyone there personally. But they have always been more than helpful to me.

Andy Andrews

 

[PaulMD]

Turned out my students found out the same thing I did, the ETRS made for one of the best 35mm slr systems out there plus a fantastic MF system. The person who did the slide development was processing some 2 dozen rolls a week so she was happy and the price came down significantly as well as it was added as a standard service to the price list.

Slightly offtopic, what's the advantage to this over a dedicated 35mm SLR? I suppose you could change film mid-roll but with the crop factor wideangles would be an issue.

 

[MattKing]

Slightly offtopic, what's the advantage to this over a dedicated 35mm SLR? I suppose you could change film mid-roll but with the crop factor wideangles would be an issue.

The fact that the ETRS uses leaf-shutter lenses is one additional potential advantage, and the availability of a waist-level finder is another.

 

[R Paul]

I have a TDC 6x6 projector, which came with an 35mm insert as well, and a home made 6x7 projector. It really does make a difference when you project them.
Had fun with the 6x7. Went to show some slides at my friends house, started in the basement which let us get about a 7 foot square picture. Friend said they're great but how large could they get without looking bad, so we went to the back yard and put them on the back wall of the house which gave us about a twelve by twelve frame,and they still looked good.
Then we went for broke and went to the garage side of the house and put them up there. Had to be 20 feet across and you could still see window frames ,blinds and even the writing on the back wall of a church altar.
It was like you could step into the picture
rob

 

[David A. Goldfarb]

I haven't used my Beseler Slide King as much as I'd like, but 6x7 slides are astoundingly beautiful when projected.

 

[ttok]

I have a Leitz Prado 600 2-1/4" X 2-1/4" projector and a Leitz Prado 250 35mm slide projector. The "600" is a 220 volt machine. Has anyone converted one of these to 120 volt operation? Mine is the older art deco looking version. I seldom use it because it is a pain to carry around a step-up transformer. The "600" projects excellent images.

A.T.

 

[BrianL]

PaulMD, a big advantage is that you do not need to invest in 2 systems, learn the advantages and disadvantages of each, different handling charactoristics, and learn just one set of lenses plus reduce a potentially large investment in accessories such as filters. Just cost out a totl new 35mm body wide angle, normal, portrait, moderate tele and telephoto lens plus 3 macro tubes, doubler, circular polarizer, an assotment of about a dozen filters, case, and other accessories. Use something like a Pentax LX and price out the wlf, metered prism and nonmetered prism and ad the motor drive and you'll see the savings in having only 1 system. For the price of that system you can add the shift lens to the Bronica or the zooms and have change left over, especially at today's prices.

The multiple viewfinders, wide range of flash sync, removable backs and several film formats that include 120, 220, 35mm, 35mm panaramic and Poloroid pack film makes for a fairly universal camera.

No, there is a limit on the low end of the lenses but there is the 27mm that has the coverage of a 17mm with 35mm and on the upper end there is the 1000mm and you can add the 2x extender to get to 2000mm so not too shabby there. Plus there are a couple of macro lenses, a shift lens and a few zooms.

I have no particular rhyme or reason as to when I pop on the 35mm back vs a 120 but, when only doing snap shooting of get togethers, I generally will pop on the metered finder, the 40mm lens, the 35N back, pop in the screen with the 35mm film format lines and, speedgrip. Holds and handles like a 35mm slr. Use it in AE mode. It has 40mm coverage on 35mm which is what I also shoot if I took the Leica. If I want wider, I'll slap on the 120 back and have the coverage of a 27mm on 35mm. So, carrying the backs that are lighter than lenses gives me different coverages, i.e. I'd have to carry 2 lenses to do the same thing with a single format system. Also, this way, I do not have to then start digging out the filters for the lens change.

Now, admittedly, I do violate the single system advantage as I do have a Leica CL system with a 40mm and 90mm lens. And recently save an old Asahi S2a complete with 4 lenses from a thrift, have a Rolleiflex, Vitto II and Zeiss Ikonta 35mm, a 1.2 frame Konica, a pair of Yashica FX-3s, a Polaroid 180 and 195 along with a couple of SX-70s and about 20 of the auto pack cameras plus a few others kicking around. Only regular users though are the Bronica and Leica. The Rollei needs the shutter serviced which I'll do and the rest are closet queens. I do plan to try out the Asahi just to see the condition of the shutter.

 

[Mike Albans]

Goetschmann G67-P

I was recently passed from a good friend, a Goetschmann G67-P projector and a Schnieder 150mm 2.8 lens in mint condition. Anyone have a use for this?
Mike
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