What the thingy called...

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

that throws an image of a picture onto a projector screen? You place a picture on it, not a transparency though.

[Ian Stirling]

Opaque projector.

[Brian Sharrock]

opaque projector,epidioscope, episcope or epidiascope .... :)

[meow2222]

epidiascope

NT

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Thanks for replys.

Its an overhead projector. :-)

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

Hmmm! I've had a look at one of these and it looks like they only do transparents? Is this correct?

Thanks.

[Steven Campbell]

Correct. Overhead projectors only project transparencies.

[Derek ^]

Transparencies.

Yes it is.

What you need is an epidiascope as mentioned by Brian.

They are big, heavy, ugly and run very hot, and produce only dim pictures for all that.

[John Rumm]

Flatbed scanner, laptop, and data projector.

[Chris Hodges]

There are some reflection types about - not usually very good though.

Chris

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

An epidiascope will only project small prints, I'm after the item that can project something in the region of 10x8 prints.

[The3rd Earl Of Derby]

The data projector is expensive,but yes this would be a great item for what I have intentions for as the prints are from the Digi camera.

Cheers MrRumm.

[Derek ^]

The big black one we had at school could handle Ca. 10x8's.

Wonder what happened to it, it was only 45 years ago.

Probably scanner > photo manipulation > OHP film would be your best bet nowadays.

DG

[Ian Stirling]

If they are digital photos, a computer and a projector would likely be the best bet.

[Graham]

Strictly speaking the instrument in question is called an episcope. however they were often incorrectly called epidiascopes.

A true epidiascope is a "dual standard" device that can project transparencies as well as prints or objects.

Can anyone remember Hughie Green calling for "the epidiascope" in the early days of double your money?

And didn't Eamonn Andrews have one in "Whats my line"?

[Mary Fisher]

Yes, I used to use one for lectures. They were especially useful for three dimensional objects. I borrowed one from Spouse's school and was devastated when they scrapped it - didn't even give me the opportunity of buying it :-(

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No

No idea.

Never saw either - I've led a sheltered life :-)

Mary

[Derek ^]

Indeed, but if they were I *trust* he wouldn't be asking here about "Iron Mountain" epidiascopes. :-)

DG

[Owain]

Or get the digital camera photos printed onto slides, I think some of the online places can do digital>slide.

Slide projectors are pretty cheap nowadays, and better quality than an OHP where IMHO the fresnel lens is always visible.

Owain

[John Rumm]

Try

have some quite competitive prices.

[dennis]

Its called a web cam or video camera with a projector. That works much better than an epidiascope.