Kodak Ektagraphic III ATS Slide Projector

I got this paraphrased info from Mermaid Underwater Photographic. It helped sort through all of the "top of the line" and "best" claims from sellers trying to sell their Carousels. This info should help anyone looking for a KODAK.

There are several lines of Kodak projectors:
The Carousel projectors are the home/consumer line. The current series have four digit model numbers. They had a one year warranty.
The Medalist AF is a heavier duty consumer projector. It came with a three year warranty.The Ektagraphics intended for professional and A/V work. Although they look similar to the Carousels some internal parts are different. The most current projectors are the Ektagraphic III series. They carried a four year warranty. The Ektapro is even higher end with microprocessor controls and more. The Ektalight models are similar to the Ektagraphic III models and are not available in the US.

There are older KODAK projectors than these. Do your RESEARCH!!!

Older projectors:
Original Halogen Features
600 600H Manual focus. No option for remote control. No forward/reverse. buttons. Advance by pressing the select button.
650 650H Manual focus. Remote control with forward/reverse only. No forward/reverse buttons on projector.
700 700H Manual focus. Remote control, no remote focus.
750 750H Remote manual focus (focus button on remote control).
760 760H Autofocus.
800 800H Remote manual focus (focus button on remote control), timer.
850 850H Autofocus, timer - 5, 8, 15 seconds.
860 860H Autofocus, remote focus override (focus button on remote control), timer.


The advantages of the Ektagraphics are:

They have extra heat dissipation, and therefore can use brighter bulbs.
The light is more even, especially in the corners.
They have more tighter registration- slides show up in the same place on the screen. This is important when using multiple projectors and a dissolve unit.
The autofocus models have a switch so you can turn autofocus on and off.

The disadvantages of Ektagraphics are:
The fan runs faster with a higher pitched noise.
They are more expensive.

The Ektagraphic III series projectors are currently available in four models, the IIIe plus, IIIa, IIIamt, and IIIats. Kodak also made the IIIam, IIIas, IIIb, and IIIe which are not currently in production but may be available used. The IIIe is the basic projector (the economy version), no auto or remote focus. The IIIb is the earlier version of the IIIe plus which has manual remote focus. Kodak also makes two projectors which are switchable for 110 or 220 volts, the IIIbr and IIIabr. The rest of the III series can be understood by looking at the letters in the name:
A Autofocus
M Remote focus
T Timer
S Flip-out screen

Carousel Ektagraphic Features
4000 Manual focus. No option for remote control. No forward/reverse buttons. Advance by pressing the select button.
4200 IIIe Manual focus. Remote control, no remote focus.
4400 IIIe plus, IIIb Remote manual focus (focus button on remote control)
4600 IIIa Autofocus
5200 IIIas Autofocus, screen
5400 Autofocus, timer, screen
IIIam Autofocus, remote focus override (focus button on remote control)
IIamt Autofocus, remote focus override (focus button on remote control), timer
5600 IIIats Autofocus, remote focus override (focus button on remote control), timer, screen.