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I often wonder why equipment like this was just left to rot.
silkster40z@aol.com
Sat 05-14-2005
I've seen 35mm arc projectors like this in countless unused old theaters. They're as technologically antiquated as a manual typewriter...
Mnementh
Wed 06-08-2005
I see that equipment is always left behind. Yes it may be antique, but how antique can test tubes, and desks and such get, when it was left there it must of still been functional. And it is more than just these projectors.chairs, wheelchairs, beds, etc... makes one wonder with what it cost to equip some of these places.. government spending at work....
Sinister1
Sun 06-26-2005
Antiquated or not, most 35mm film prints still arrive on 20 min. reels. (the time it takes to burn a carbon arc rod)
Ed
Mon 07-11-2005
I think I've got some of the film reels from this room. Never had a way to watch them though. Do I want to?
Duran
Sat 01-07-2006
wait, I retract that last statment. I've never been in this area. I do have reels from Pennhurst though, possibly only audio.
Duran
Sat 01-07-2006
Great shot.
April
Sat 02-04-2006
Duran, would these be the same reels of film referred to by Sam's 7-28-05 post under the picture entitled "Watching the Outside"? He claimed to have or have seen films showing abuses of patients at Pennhurst.
fang
Fri 06-09-2006
such a shame that they have been left to the (what looks like) vandals!!
tony(bbq1)
Tue 09-12-2006
Wow, did someone say they uses Carbon Arcing t produce light? Amazing. I have operated old searchlights from WWII which used carbon arc. Never expected it to be in a movie projector. I do see an inspection window but cannot see if it is tinted, I am sure it is.
Very cool.
Jack_
Wed 07-30-2008
Equipment like this is left to rot because it is not worth saving. In 1987 when this facility was closed this Simplex was nothing but an old, outdated projector. It may have been expensive when it was new, but reel-to-reel / carbon arc was well outdated by that time. How much value do you see in maintaining an '82 Ford LTD....It's not classic, just old....
FilmGuy
Mon 02-02-2009
I would love to tour this place
Kobe Hawkins
Sat 03-06-2010
Hey Mr. Motts! I am a beginner photography nerd, and I have to ask a technical question on this and the next couple of photos in this series...
Why are these images a little grainy? Did you use a special filter, or was the light just so low that they came out that way??
Ms. BritBurgh
Wed 05-26-2010
Either the photo was underexposed / very contrasty, and the noise came out when I processed them on the computer, or I had the ISO cranked on my camera because I didn't want to pull out my tripod for some reason.

Both possible causes weren't intentional, I just wasn't using the equipment properly to reduce digital noise :-)
Motts
Wed 05-26-2010
Cool. I was having some similar problems, and I was just eager to get some "practical" feedback. Thanks Mr. Motts!!
Ms. BritBurgh
Thu 05-27-2010
O, the graininess adds so much to it... these type of shots are my favs...
gypsy74
Fri 06-03-2011

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