P3D Re: Democracy & Club Competition Projection

[fj834@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx (Dr. George A. Themelis)]

>Fortunately for me, you're not (yet) an officer of PSSP. I've been thinking
>of actually mounting and entering some slides in coming meetings, and I
>don't need the additional anxiety of the draconian Dr. T laws to discourage
>me from giving it a try. 

Give me a break John!  Why is the "no adjustment" policy discouraging
you (or anyone else) from trying projection?  I mentioned that our club
had mostly beginners and all the slides were fine.  It was mentioned that
2x2 projection has no adjustments and no one is worried about it.  It's
not "draconian Dr. T laws".  It is common sense.  The minor adjustments
will not help you or your slides project better.  It will only hurt your
eyes and those who submit well-mounted material in the first place.

>Since PSSP has been adjusting projectors for a long
>time, perhaps some sort of "phase-in" could be considered - certain
>competitions having a "no adjustment" rule, and expanding from there if it
>works out.

Fine by me.  Another question:  Someone submits slides on a base that
depolarizes light with the TDC projector which has the filters before
the slide.  What does the club do:  1) Stops projection, pulls filters
out, puts them infront of the projector, waits for judging, puts the
filters back, or 2) Says nothing, waits for the (low, expected) score
and goes on.  

I was in a Detroit meeting where # 2 action was chosen.  If the
maker says "I did not know that this film base will depolarize light"
or "I did not know that the TDC projector has the polarizing filters
before the slide" then the answer is "now you know".  It is similar
with other adjustments.  "I did not know that 1/2 inch vertical 
misalignment will cause such a problem in viewing", "I did not know
that a bright sun in a dark sky at infinity will cause such ugly 
ghosting"... "  WELL, NOW YOU KNOW!" :-)

- George Themelis


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