Re: Leitz 4x5" projectors?

[Willem-Jan Markerink <w.j.markerink@xxxxx>]

On 17 Mar 00 at 18:57, Willem-Jan Markerink wrote:

> > They used to be called lantern slide projectors. A friend of mine has a 4x5
> > one  made by B&L I think, it's a fairly modern one. He uses it to project
> > backgrounds in his photo studio.  It's about 2 feet long  with a lot of bellows.
> > In the cinema, they used glass plates.
> 
> Mine is more like 3-4 feet long, one feet tall, slightly less wide, 
> all-metal, helical focusing mount on the front.
> 
> Is B&L still around today?
> What is their full name?
> Does anyone know their address/phonenumber, or perhaps even an URL?
> On my homepage, I have an overview of medium-format & large-format 
> projectors, and this one isn't listed yet....;-))
> 
> http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/proj667.htm

Ooops, that should be:

http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/proj_667.htm

 

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Willem-Jan Markerink


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