Abstract: A projecting device, particularly for use in photogrammetry, employs a Fresnel condensor for illuminating a picture carrier which is imaged through an objective, including a diaphragm, onto a projection table. At least half of the illumination rays entering said objective, is suppressed by said diaphragm. The Fresnel condensor and the severe stopping-down of the objective produce interfering chromatical effects on the projection table. Said chromatical effects are eliminated either by means of a bi- or multifocal embodiment of the Fresnel lens or by insertion of optical means which extend the optical illumination path or by a respective embodiment of the light source.