Re: TDC Testimonial

[P3D Sam Smith <3dhacker@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

At 03:03 PM 12/9/97 -0500, you wrote:
>The TDC 716 owned by our club, the San Diego Stereo Camera Club has been
>a reliable workhorse for many many years.
>
>Our programs often include a mixture of lots of different kinds of slide
>mounts following one another in more or less random order.  The fact
>that the incoming slide pushes out the previous one has never presented
>a jamming problem.  Once in a blue moon an ancient slide turns up that
>is too tall to fit in the carrier.


In contrast, at NSA 97 I was asked NOT to bring slides in cardboards mounts
OR include B&W shots, all because they were using a TDC for my workshop.
Damn limiting had I obliged.

Do all TDC projectors allow for fan cooling with the bulb off? I seem to
recall the last one I had didn't. Yes, the Triad does.

One projector that hasn't been mentioned is the cute little Diatom. I had
one years ago and always regretted selling it. It's completely silent ( no
fan), uses a single bulb, and has the unique feature of front-mounted
polarisers that flip up between views. This allows you to register the
images perfectly first and then switch to 3d, a great relief to the audience!

If slide baking were a concern with front mounted polarisers ( which I don't
think it is), wouldn't heat absorbing glass be more appropriate behind the
slide than "protecting it" with a polariser? Conventional slide projectors
don't use polarisers either.



sam



Sam


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