When I was at Big Bend National Park three weeks ago the evening shows were all done using slides and the Kodak projectors. Seems a lot easier to do slides instead of a digital presentation where a computer would have to be handy. I have a Vivitar projector that uses the old Sawyers trays. Even though I own a small Pentax Optio 230 I am more incline to shoot slides and use the 230 just for prints.
Jim A. > From: Joseph Tainter <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Reply-To: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 12:20:51 -0700 > To: pdml <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: Kodak's announcement > Resent-From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Resent-Date: Fri, 14 Nov 2003 14:20:24 -0500 > > According to the December issue of Shutterbug, Kodak has announced that > it will no longer produce slide projectors, and will stop servicing > those already produced in 8 or 9 years. > > Can slide film be far behind? > > This is a shock for me. I give a lot of presentations with slides. I am > accustomed to showing up with a carousel and finding a Kodak projector > ready. Over the next few years this will gradually cease to be a > reliable expectation. > > I don't think digital projectors give the impact of a conventionally > projected transparency. And people still have trouble getting them to > work somtimes. > > I know there are a couple of other slide projector makers, but nothing > they offer (to my knowledge) equals the convenience of the Kodak > carousel. I have sometimes been forced to use them. Even if such > projectors continue to be made, the major hotels that house conferences > will not buy them. All that will be available is a digital projector. > > As with so many transitions in photographic technology (p&s cameras, > APS, mini labs, etc.), change seems to mean a decline in image quality. > Also, to preview one of my presentations, I will now have to carry a laptop. > > This is not an improvement. I understand that Kodak must transition to > digital along with everyone else, but some parts of that transition may > be going to quickly. Was Kodak losing money on slide projectors? It > seems to me that there will be demand for them for some time, if only > for luddites like me who want our images actually to look good on a > screen. Why buy quality gear, quality film, and work on becoming a good > photographer only to have low quality projection equipment? > > Joe >
