Earlier this year I was asked to present a slide program in a "state of
the art" auditorium by the Ohio Department of Workers Compensation.
When I found out out that they had converted from a slide projection
system to Powerpoint, I declined the request. Fortunately, the large
screen was still available and they were able to secure an Ektagraphic
projector for the presentation, so I was able to proceed with the
program, after all. But the handwriting is on the wall, as it were.
Nevertheless, although powerpoint has its uses, I will not use it to
display my photographs, ever. And that is all I have to say on the
subject.
Allen Zak
On Oct 5, 2006, at 12:16 PM, Peter J Nebergall wrote:
I have a friend with an old Pradovit. He won't sell. I have NEVER seen
an adequate projection of a photographic image via powerpoint. That
system is set up for colors at the ega level, and is bombarding its
victims with dim, dull, kindergarten-level piecharts and graphs. Good
for boffins, maybe...
I agree with you.
Peter On Wed, 04 Oct 2006 19:18:27 -0700 Jerry Lehrer <jerryleh@xxxxxxxxxxx> writes:Peter,
It is not the unreliability that disturbs me. It is the dim, fuzzy images that
irritate me. The company at which I am employed has the finest digital projection equipment. but the results are pathetic.
Until you have seen what a 6x6 cm slide projected by a Rollei or Leica 6x6 projector, you could not appreciate the difference.
Jerry
Peter J Nebergall wrote:
At Indiana U, I was in charge of departmental slide presentations.Weare 50xcalled those wheels "Roussiki Rouletto." But those *&~^(*&^%$# Powerpoint projectors cost 5x the price andwrites:more unreliable. I'm keeping my carousels.
P.J.Nebergall On Wed, 4 Oct 2006 09:31:50 -0400 ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx>relishI love slide shows - I grew up with them - I don't anyone who doesn't. And you're right about the quality. It's not withSlidethat I say how less common and practical they have become.
I should counter the trend and dust off my projector.
Thanks,
E.
On Oct 4, 2006, at 9:21 AM, Jan Decher wrote:
Elias et al.: Your view of slide shows may just show the American bias.is
shows or better multimedia projection with 1 to 9 projectorshe
alive and well in Europe and elevated to a fine art. Look atslide
list of current slide shows in this online (and hardcopy!)magazinededicated to the art: http://www.fotoforum.de/content/links/links_diashow.php? linkauswahlfeld=KATdiashows
If you have ever compared a Rolleiflex (or Contax 645 etc.)people
projected from transparency next to a similar digital picture projected with one of those "beamers" you will know whymorestill choose analog over digital projection.
Michael Martin ("Desert of the Earth") explains this muchprefersconvincingly on his website: http://www.michael-martin.de/ He likes the low light ability of digital cameras but muchlenses
the analog over the digital workflow (something I can reallyrelateto). His slide show are all shot with Leica R8 cameras andhe
on Fuji Velvia 50 and sometimes Provia 400. Much of the timedigital
does his landscape photography travel with a BMW motorcycle!
BTW: Anyone selling a Rolleivision 66 dual projector? Jan
From: ERoustom <eroustom@xxxxxxxxxxx> Subject: [rollei_list] Re: News from Rollei-Berlin : no more digital cameras bu Date: Tue, 3 Oct 2006 08:42:45 -0400 ...To project on the wall? For real? Rollei is dropping
puttingcameras and making b&w slide film for the six people out there stillslide shows on? Elias
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