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From: ianp5852 on 18 Jan 2010 09:35
Does anyone use and/or recommend any particular projector?

I have only recently migrated from 35mm to dSLR and, having taken 35mm
slides for most of my life am now missing the pleasure of viewing my
latest images on the large screen. ( I am enjoying the new found
flexibility of digital imagery , though!)
There seems to be little information available on the use of digital
projectors specifically for photographic purposes. It seems that from
a cost point of view the latest 1080 HD projectors, I guess being a
very competitive market, are the winners. However, I am concerned that
this effectively means projecting an image of maximum dimension 1080 -
since I take quite a lot of portrait format images. I have seen some
of my images projected by an Optoma (HD80 I believe) projector but
only working in XGA mode and , I have to say, the quality of image
left a lot to be desired. Resolution was poor, colour was poor and
adjacent colours bled into one another. It was very bright though. I
am used to seeing , typically, Velvia slides projected through an old
Leica Pradovit, and do not expect to achieve that sort of quality but
do not want to spend upwards of GBP1000 and be very disappointed in
the results.
I only wish to project in my living room and I can make that
reasonably dark so am not looking for particularly large screen or
throw distance . I am far more interested in quality of image.



Any advice about specific projectors or pointers to web resources to
help my search would be greatly appreciated.
Please reply to group - email address is not monitored
Ian
From: Ray Fischer on 18 Jan 2010 10:08
<ianp5852(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>Does anyone use and/or recommend any particular projector?
>
>I have only recently migrated from 35mm to dSLR and, having taken 35mm
>slides for most of my life am now missing the pleasure of viewing my
>latest images on the large screen. ( I am enjoying the new found
>flexibility of digital imagery , though!)
>There seems to be little information available on the use of digital
>projectors specifically for photographic purposes. It seems that from
>a cost point of view the latest 1080 HD projectors, I guess being a
>very competitive market, are the winners. However, I am concerned that
>this effectively means projecting an image of maximum dimension 1080 -
>since I take quite a lot of portrait format images. I have seen some
>of my images projected by an Optoma (HD80 I believe) projector but
>only working in XGA mode and , I have to say, the quality of image
>left a lot to be desired. Resolution was poor, colour was poor and
>adjacent colours bled into one another. It was very bright though. I
>am used to seeing , typically, Velvia slides projected through an old
>Leica Pradovit, and do not expect to achieve that sort of quality but
>do not want to spend upwards of GBP1000 and be very disappointed in
>the results.
>I only wish to project in my living room and I can make that
>reasonably dark so am not looking for particularly large screen or
>throw distance . I am far more interested in quality of image.

You can have digitial images printed to slides. The quality (at
large sizes) will be better and cheaper than spending a couple of
thousand pounds for a video projector.

It's a tradeoff between cost and convenience.

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer(a)sonic.net

From: GMAN on 18 Jan 2010 12:42
In article <4b547953$0$1674$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, rfischer(a)sonic.net wrote:
> <ianp5852(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>Does anyone use and/or recommend any particular projector?
>>
>>I have only recently migrated from 35mm to dSLR and, having taken 35mm
>>slides for most of my life am now missing the pleasure of viewing my
>>latest images on the large screen. ( I am enjoying the new found
>>flexibility of digital imagery , though!)
>>There seems to be little information available on the use of digital
>>projectors specifically for photographic purposes. It seems that from
>>a cost point of view the latest 1080 HD projectors, I guess being a
>>very competitive market, are the winners. However, I am concerned that
>>this effectively means projecting an image of maximum dimension 1080 -
>>since I take quite a lot of portrait format images. I have seen some
>>of my images projected by an Optoma (HD80 I believe) projector but
>>only working in XGA mode and , I have to say, the quality of image
>>left a lot to be desired. Resolution was poor, colour was poor and
>>adjacent colours bled into one another. It was very bright though. I
>>am used to seeing , typically, Velvia slides projected through an old
>>Leica Pradovit, and do not expect to achieve that sort of quality but
>>do not want to spend upwards of GBP1000 and be very disappointed in
>>the results.
>>I only wish to project in my living room and I can make that
>>reasonably dark so am not looking for particularly large screen or
>>throw distance . I am far more interested in quality of image.
>
>You can have digitial images printed to slides. The quality (at
>large sizes) will be better and cheaper than spending a couple of
>thousand pounds for a video projector.
>
>It's a tradeoff between cost and convenience.
>
Why the hell would he want to go backwards?
From: Ray Fischer on 18 Jan 2010 13:07
GMAN <Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote:
>In article <4b547953$0$1674$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, rfischer(a)sonic.net wrote:
>> <ianp5852(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>>Does anyone use and/or recommend any particular projector?
>>>
>>>I have only recently migrated from 35mm to dSLR and, having taken 35mm
>>>slides for most of my life am now missing the pleasure of viewing my
>>>latest images on the large screen. ( I am enjoying the new found
>>>flexibility of digital imagery , though!)
>>>There seems to be little information available on the use of digital
>>>projectors specifically for photographic purposes. It seems that from
>>>a cost point of view the latest 1080 HD projectors, I guess being a
>>>very competitive market, are the winners. However, I am concerned that
>>>this effectively means projecting an image of maximum dimension 1080 -
>>>since I take quite a lot of portrait format images. I have seen some
>>>of my images projected by an Optoma (HD80 I believe) projector but
>>>only working in XGA mode and , I have to say, the quality of image
>>>left a lot to be desired. Resolution was poor, colour was poor and
>>>adjacent colours bled into one another. It was very bright though. I
>>>am used to seeing , typically, Velvia slides projected through an old
>>>Leica Pradovit, and do not expect to achieve that sort of quality but
>>>do not want to spend upwards of GBP1000 and be very disappointed in
>>>the results.
>>>I only wish to project in my living room and I can make that
>>>reasonably dark so am not looking for particularly large screen or
>>>throw distance . I am far more interested in quality of image.
>>
>>You can have digitial images printed to slides. The quality (at
>>large sizes) will be better and cheaper than spending a couple of
>>thousand pounds for a video projector.
>>
>>It's a tradeoff between cost and convenience.
>>
>Why the hell would he want to go backwards?

Because slides in a slide projector are sharper than a digital
projector and much, much cheaper. Are you one of those idiots who
worships technology even when it's not appropriate?

--
Ray Fischer
rfischer(a)sonic.net

From: George Kerby on 18 Jan 2010 13:21



On 1/18/10 11:42 AM, in article
1415n.110098$5n7.9705(a)en-nntp-09.dc1.easynews.com, "GMAN"
<Winniethepooh(a)100acrewoods.org> wrote:

> In article <4b547953$0$1674$742ec2ed(a)news.sonic.net>, rfischer(a)sonic.net
> wrote:
>> <ianp5852(a)googlemail.com> wrote:
>>> Does anyone use and/or recommend any particular projector?
>>>
>>> I have only recently migrated from 35mm to dSLR and, having taken 35mm
>>> slides for most of my life am now missing the pleasure of viewing my
>>> latest images on the large screen. ( I am enjoying the new found
>>> flexibility of digital imagery , though!)
>>> There seems to be little information available on the use of digital
>>> projectors specifically for photographic purposes. It seems that from
>>> a cost point of view the latest 1080 HD projectors, I guess being a
>>> very competitive market, are the winners. However, I am concerned that
>>> this effectively means projecting an image of maximum dimension 1080 -
>>> since I take quite a lot of portrait format images. I have seen some
>>> of my images projected by an Optoma (HD80 I believe) projector but
>>> only working in XGA mode and , I have to say, the quality of image
>>> left a lot to be desired. Resolution was poor, colour was poor and
>>> adjacent colours bled into one another. It was very bright though. I
>>> am used to seeing , typically, Velvia slides projected through an old
>>> Leica Pradovit, and do not expect to achieve that sort of quality but
>>> do not want to spend upwards of GBP1000 and be very disappointed in
>>> the results.
>>> I only wish to project in my living room and I can make that
>>> reasonably dark so am not looking for particularly large screen or
>>> throw distance . I am far more interested in quality of image.
>>
>> You can have digitial images printed to slides. The quality (at
>> large sizes) will be better and cheaper than spending a couple of
>> thousand pounds for a video projector.
>>
>> It's a tradeoff between cost and convenience.
>>
> Why the hell would he want to go backwards?

Typical FishHead Rot illogic.

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