P3D Re: projection

["Dr. George A. Themelis" <DrT-3d@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

>From: jeremyillingworth@xxxxxxxxx (Jeremy Illingworth)
>I just got a Stereomatic 500 and am now a projector.  
>Anyway, I have many questions.

Really?  And where were you when we were talking about projection?  :-)
Seems I read somewhere that you were complaining about too much 
projection talk in p3d... :-)  I knew your time would come... :-)

>    1. How long do the projector's polarizers last?

I do not know.

>    2. I understand that with time polarized glasses lose their
>    polarization.  How long do they last?

I do not know.

>    3. If you left a reel in for a long time, would it melt the film? 

I do not think so.

>    I've seen reels with melted chips from a mono projector.

Reely?

>    4. Got a screen you can sell me?

Sorry, no.
    
>One more triumph of VM over Realist format:  With seven pictures on a
>reel, I can lay back on my bed and work the controls with my feet,
>getting up only once per reel.
>    
>Jeremy

Ha, ha, ha!!!

Be careful what you write Jeremy!  One day I might see this from you:
"I recently got a TDC 116 and I have many questions..."

George
On a reely bad mood on a Monday morning... :-)


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