[Dave A]

In no particular order, here come the photos of some of the activities and displays from the 2007 ETF convention over the weekend. I will group them by activity or specialty items on display.

I will try to upload them in the order I describe them hoping my computer skills match the AK upload system. If not, each thumbnail will have its own ID # and description to match to the text in each of the 5 posts to follow. If you all can hold off for a bit on comments until all 5 are loaded, they can be in order. It’s dial-up here at home here in the sticks and the load is slow. Hurry up Verizon FIOS!

Permission to reproduce my photos in this series is granted for non-commercial purposes only. Contact me for any other usage. All photos are from an Olympus 810 digital in its available light mode. It is a very slow shutter speed that allows a slower exposure rate than the scan rate of the screen. The Wizard of Oz photo is from a Panasonic DV camcorder in its photo mode which worked better in this instance.

Let’s got to the videotape.

The first group is a view of some of the color wheels on display this weekend.

1-The ETF restored CBS color wheel adaptor in front of its RCA B&W set. Steve restored this and his description can be seen on the ETF website.

2-A photo of the image being shown from the Wizard of Oz. The color reproduction is amazing especially in the blue and green odd shades.

3-Chuck Azzalina and Steve Kissinger working on the ETF Dumont Royal Sovereign 30” set in preparation for using it to display John Folsom’s “Personal Viewer” reproduction of the similar CBS viewer on display at ETF. It is in the lower left of the picture on the table. As it does not have a view port, you have to get close and find the spot where the image is in proper color phase. You have a one in three chance of finding it.

4-A photo of color bars from the viewer on the Sovereign. The photo is very close to the real brightness you actually see. Wheels and their filters do cut the light coming to the eye.