P3D Re: New VM Virtual Viewer

[Tom Hubin <thubin@xxxxxxxxx>]

Dr. George A. Themelis wrote:
> > 
> I believe that this ring has nothing to do with the color of the viewer.
> It comes from the area around and between the lenses which is glossy
> and reflects light.  You can have a black viewer and will still have
> this problem.  But if this area between the lenses is coated with matte
> black paint then there will not be any problem no matter what the color
> of the viewer is.  The same is true for the View-Master model D viewers.
> Newer brown viewers have a glossy lens barrel.  Even though it is black,
> it reflects light and this can be annoying.  I recommend painting this
> with glossy paint.  Early black models do not have this problem (the lens
> barrels have a matte finish).  (see my VM model D book for more details...
> only $20 :-))

Hello Dr T.

Don't you mean flat or matte black paint. Glossy black will still
reflect what it does not absorb. Flat black will diffuse or scatter what
it does not absorb. Actually, you said matte at the beginning of the
paragraph and glossy at the end. 
 
> George Themelis


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