What . . . We ain't got no slide projecting forum?

Let's have a slide/projection subforum!!!
I very often use two projectors, a Leica P150 and a Rollei P37a during lessons to show repros of famous photographers' work, and students love the setting up ritual and the eventual reversed/stuck/wrong slide against the digital perfection of Keynote or Powerpoint prepared lessons!
 
For shame, this thread languishes in the odds and ends box...

I think I may have just broken my Reflecta. An injudicious push of the index arm - a clunk - and no more indexing. Now on the lookout for another.

Alternatively, I'm interested in a 120/35 projector - any suggestions?
 
wakarimasen said:
For shame, this thread languishes in the odds and ends box...

I think I may have just broken my Reflecta. An injudicious push of the index arm - a clunk - and no more indexing. Now on the lookout for another.

Alternatively, I'm interested in a 120/35 projector - any suggestions?
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There are a lot of photographers over at photo.net, so it might be more fruitful to do a search over there. They even used to have a dedicated slide projector forum, but it seems to have gone the way of all things. Pity. Still, one can access a lot of information there.

http://photo.net/bboard/forum?topic_id=23&category=Slide+Projection

I can testify to the (admittedly spendy) all around goodness of the Hasselblad
PCP 80 for 120. There are lots of good choices for 35, but search over at photo.net.
Not allowing a slide projection forum here was a large lost opportunity to promote a still valid art form IMO. (Notice I said valid, not viable)
Yes, nobody does it so it is "dead" in the same way that illustrated manuscripts are dead. But, as someone else said, when was the last time 100 million people were right about anything.
 
Thanks Larry - I followed your link, but I think the most recent post was from 2004 :eek:

Quite a few here

Are the Leica projectors (such as the P150) really much better than the Reflecta models for 35mm?
 
I use a P150 and like it. My only comparisons are the very beat up ektagraphic something I used at work years ago and my dads Kodak something or other from 1961.
 
wakarimasen said:
Thanks Larry - I followed your link, but I think the most recent post was from 2004 :eek:

Quite a few here

Are the Leica projectors (such as the P150) really much better than the Reflecta models for 35mm?
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I've had no experience with the Reflecta, so I can't help there. About all I can add is that my RT300 Leitz is nicer than my Ektagraphic Pro, or whatever they call it, but not by that much. Both those were brighter and sharper than my garden variety Kodak Carousels.
I guess that isn't much help, but it is the best I can do from personal experience.
 
Woohooo! After a bit of disassembly, a little screwdriver poking and some head scratching, the Diamator lives and works! :D:D:D

So, I don't need a 35mm projector, but a MF model might be interesting. :D
 
I use a Kodak Carousel that is 40 to 50 years old. I buy the carousels on ebay, have a wonder screen from 30 years ago. There is nothing like seeing your slides projected. I know my rig is old school but like the sound, smell, and nostalgia of my stuff.

This is one from my collection; 1963 Instamatic with AG-1 bulb:


1963 Slides by John Carter, on Flickr
 
wakarimasen said:
Woohooo! After a bit of disassembly, a little screwdriver poking and some head scratching, the Diamator lives and works! :D:D:D

So, I don't need a 35mm projector, but a MF model might be interesting. :D
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Congrats on getting the Diamator up & running! Still, a dual format projector is an interesting idea. It has a parallel in motion pictures. When 70mm movies came out, Century made a 35/70mm projector, so that theaters could show the two formats interchangeably. A dual format projector could be useful at home, too!
 
charjohncarter said:
I use a Kodak Carousel that is 40 to 50 years old. I buy the carousels on ebay, have a wonder screen from 30 years ago. There is nothing like seeing your slides projected. I know my rig is old school but like the sound, smell, and nostalgia of my stuff.

This is one from my collection; 1963 Instamatic with AG-1 bulb:


1963 Slides by John Carter, on Flickr
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You could do an entire class on the range of body language from just this one photo.
I like it.
 
A projection subforum makes a lot of sense. It could be set up to include all manner of displayed image systems (large screen digital, digital projection, analog projection, ???).

I used to project slides rather often. But with digital and all..... Anyway, I kept my projector (Kodak carousel 650H or something like that) and just a few trays. I donated the remaining 10-20 carousels to the local thrift store. I needed the space and I haven't shown slides for a while now.

Now, I actually like the idea of projecting again from time to time (obviously, I kept the projector and a few trays), but I'm not enamored with the quality of my projection. I'm fairly certain this is because of the lens. I've never attempted to locate a better lens for my projector because I don't know where to start.

Are there standard "mounts" for projector lenses? Can I actually use a high quality lens on my lowly Kodak 650H? Assuming I could find such a thing, are there nice Schneider, Zeiss, Leitz, etc. lenses that I could use instead of the Kodak whatever that came with my projector? What would I look for. Where to start?

Hmmm.
 
Doh! Just noticed that I gave my support to the idea of a projection subforum....a request that happened over 2 years ago. Still like it. Still wish I knew more about putting a great lens on my mediocre Kodak projector...
 
I've recently been getting back into taking and viewing slides and I'm really enjoying it. There's something quite magical about looking at slides on a lightbox. They look like precious jewels to me.

I bought a Pradovit CA2500 with the Colorplan lens for 35mm, and a Rollei 66 projector for 6x6. I don't have anything to compare them against, but the projected slides look amazing through both systems. In some ways the 35mm slides are most impressive because there is so much detail and so little grain. Obviously, the medium format slides even more so, but I'm used to those already looking very detailed.

Shooting slide film for projection is having a big positive impact on how I take photos. The higher cost per shot means I'm a little more careful about my subjects, which is resulting in a very high hit-rate per roll. I shot a roll of Velvia on holiday and out of 38 photos, I've marked off 30 for mounting. And believe me, given the time it takes to mount them (I'm scavenging mounts from old slides), I'm very selective. The inability to crop means my framing has improved, and I'm now using a spot meter and learning to use the zone system properly. It's a fantastic learning experience and definitely pushing my skills up a notch.

Next project: learning to shoot and process my own B&W slides. Bring it on!
 
wakarimasen said:
B&W slides? :eek: I need to know more!
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There are tons of threads over on APUG. You can use a lot of different films and there are a few options for reversing the film, either chemically or using light (the Ilford method). I'm going to try the chemical process first using 'Iron Out'.

http://www.apug.org/forum/index.php?resources/making-b-w-slides-without-too-much-fuss.5/

http://www.apug.org/forum/index.php...-just-for-the-hell-of-it.113942/#post-1506205

Have a look at the experiments carried out by the user 'Destroya'

http://www.apug.org/forum/index.php?members/destroya.58876/
 
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