Surprised by projected slides

[plantdoc]

I have about 8000 35mm slides dating from about 1966 to 2003. I decided to view the slides for the first time in about 15 years to pick out the family pics and mostly discard the rest as my daughter won't be interested. My Kodak commercial projector and German lenses were still like new plus a 60 inch screen. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the projected images. From kodachrome to fuji velvia, the images were sharp, colorful with a snappy visual appeal that rivals what I see from digital files on most better TV. Of course, not is all perfect. Slides can pop out focus, especially the edges, you need a dark room, bulbs burn out, slides have to be oriented correctly, projector lenses vary in quality. But, overall, very good for old technology. And, no post processing. Get it right the first time.

Greg

 

[John KM/linhof]

I have several hundred 6x7 E6 images and maybe 200+ 6x7 slide mounts. It has been some years since I used the Linhof projector (made by Cabin) and projected a slide, but I remember that it was amazing. Most of the images were taken with a Linhof 220 camera with a simple Tessar style lens. A few were taken with the Bronica GS-1. Provia 100 and 400 slides are amazingly sharp. If only E6 film and processing were more available. Maybe 8K TV will approach this quality with a downsized 50-100m digital image.

 

[Trevor Sowers]

I have about 8000 35mm slides dating from about 1966 to 2003. I decided to view the slides for the first time in about 15 years to pick out the family pics and mostly discard the rest as my daughter won't be interested. My Kodak commercial projector and German lenses were still like new plus a 60 inch screen. I was pleasantly surprised by the quality of the projected images. From kodachrome to fuji velvia, the images were sharp, colorful with a snappy visual appeal that rivals what I see from digital files on most better TV. Of course, not is all perfect. Slides can pop out focus, especially the edges, you need a dark room, bulbs burn out, slides have to be oriented correctly, projector lenses vary in quality. But, overall, very good for old technology. And, no post processing. Get it right the first time.

Greg

Projected slides are super fun! Viewing them on a light table with a loupe is also very rewarding.

 

[D Cox]

I have several hundred 6x7 E6 images and maybe 200+ 6x7 slide mounts. It has been some years since I used the Linhof projector (made by Cabin) and projected a slide, but I remember that it was amazing. Most of the images were taken with a Linhof 220 camera with a simple Tessar style lens. A few were taken with the Bronica GS-1. Provia 100 and 400 slides are amazingly sharp. If only E6 film and processing were more available. Maybe 8K TV will approach this quality with a downsized 50-100m digital image.

The most impressive is stereo 6x6cm slides. Unfortunately stereo 6x6cm cameras are rare, and I don't currently have one.

Don

 

[plantdoc]

I also have a German made table top viewer that pops open with a 10 in screen and push pull stack loader. Nice compact device. Convenient

greg

 

[plantdoc]

When I finished viewing and culling the slides I will try to sell all but the tabletop viewer. Kodak commercial projector, several lenses, bulb assortment, stack loader, 60 in screen. All like new. Maybe someone else has a similar project in mind.
Greg

 

[Overrank]

When I finished viewing and culling the slides I will try to sell all but the tabletop viewer. Kodak commercial projector, several lenses, bulb assortment, stack loader, 60 in screen. All like new. Maybe someone else has a similar project in mind.
Greg

They do pretty well on eBay. There’s quite a lot of demand for slide projectors (much more than you’d expect)