WHAT IS A SLIDE PROJECTOR?

 A slide projector is an opto-mechanical device to view photographic slides.

 It has four main components: (The things it is made up of)
 An electric incandescent light bulb or other light source (usually fan-cooled)
 A reflector and "condensing" lens to direct the light to the slide
 A holder for the slide
 A focusing lens.
HOW DOES THE SLIDE PROJECTOR WORK?
 Now, how does a slide projector work?
 A flat piece of heat absorbing glass is often placed in the light path
between the condensing lens and the slide, to avoid damaging the
latter.
 This glass transmits visible wavelengths but absorbs infrared. Light
passes through the transparent slide and lens, and the resulting image is
enlarged and projected onto a perpendicular flat screen so that the
audience can view its reflection.
 Alternatively the image maybe projected onto a translucent "rear projection" screen,
often used for continuous automatic display for close viewing. This form of projection
also avoids the audience interrupting the light stream by casting their shadow on the
projection or by bumping into the projector.
WHAT HAS BECOME OF SLIDE
PROJECTORS?
 What has happened to slide projectors nowadays?
 Slide projectors were common in the 1950s to the 1970s as a form of
entertainment; family members and friends would gather to view slideshows.
 In-home photographic slides and slide projectors have largely been replaced by
low cost paper prints, digital cameras, DVD media, video
display monitors and video projectors.
 It is also increasingly difficult in some countries to locate photo processors who
will process slide film. Several manufacturers have stopped production of slide
projectors.
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