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Author Topic: Port Glass Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2000 04:29 PM                        I finally got my port glass installed that I bought from TCI it's the kind with anti-reflective coatings etc. What great glass! I've never seen such clear anything! Sometimes I look at it and can't tell it's there. Usually you can move your head around and catch a reflection off something so you can see the surface, but not with this stuff. It's amazing.  |  IP: Logged Brad Miller Administrator Posts: 17775 From: Plano, TX (36.2 miles NW of Rockwall) Registered: May 99 posted 01-17-2000 04:35 PM                     What's the size of the piece of glass and cost? How thick is it?  |  IP: Logged Scott Ribbens Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Los Angeles Registered: Oct 1999 posted 01-17-2000 05:56 PM                     I have a sample of the stuff. It is very good. I brought the other thread for some time ago, back to the top of the list. Brad I think the TCI glass is about .35 to .45 cents a square inch., but don't quote me on that. They cut to whatever size you need.  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2000 06:22 PM                        My piece was 12x18x1/4 and it was about $100  |  IP: Logged Scott Ribbens Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Los Angeles Registered: Oct 1999 posted 01-17-2000 08:09 PM                     That works out to about .47 cents a square inch....unless that included S & H, then of course the price would be less.  |  IP: Logged Greg Mueller Phenomenal Film Handler Posts: 1687 From: Port Gamble, WA Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-17-2000 08:15 PM                        The number was rounded off to the high side. It was slightly less than 100 and included shipping. But I was trying to make a comment about the quality of the glass, not it's price. Sorry for the confusion.  |  IP: Logged Scott Ribbens Expert Film Handler Posts: 118 From: Los Angeles Registered: Oct 1999 posted 01-17-2000 09:17 PM                     Greg, just saying that the glass was a decent price at maybe .40 to .45 cents a square inch.. Since Brad was wondering what the price was. Well worth the cost. Like I said, I have a sample of the glass you have sitting here next to me. and the quality is very good. I like it alot.  |  IP: Logged John Pytlak Film God Posts: 9987 From: Rochester, NY 14650-1922 Registered: Jan 2000 posted 01-18-2000 07:35 AM                        Using optical quality port glass with anti-reflection coatings has two major benefits: less flare (better contrast) and more light on the screen. I bet if you compare your old port glass to the new anti-reflection optical glass, you have picked up a few footlamberts of light on the screen. Plus the dark areas of the picture are blacker and have more shadow detail. With proper care and cleaning, that $100 investment in high quality port glass will deliver better pictures for years to come. Congratulations! ------------------ John Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist Worldwide Technical Services, Professional Motion Imaging Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419 Eastman Kodak Company Rochester, NY 14650-1922 USA Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243  |  IP: Logged Martin Frandsen Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: Denmark, Europe Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-18-2000 06:09 PM                     I have heard that ISCO lenses also makes port glass as well, can anywon confirm that?I will soon need 2 pieces for my home cinema set-up.  |  IP: Logged Steve Guttag We forgot the crackers Gromit!!! Posts: 12814 From: Annapolis, MD Registered: Dec 1999 posted 01-18-2000 06:16 PM                     >>"I have heard that ISCO lenses also makes port glass as well, can anywon confirm that?I will soon need 2 pieces for my home cinema set-up."<< I haven't heard about ISCO making optical port glass but Schneider is "distributing" optical port glass (it isn't made by them). Steve ------------------ "Old projectionists never die, they just changeover!"  |  IP: Logged Martin Frandsen Master Film Handler Posts: 270 From: Denmark, Europe Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-18-2000 07:17 PM                     Thanks steve for the update, i said ISCO in my first post in this subject, but was of cause thinking of Schneider.I will contact my dealer and order some Schneider port glass. BTW i live in europe close to the Schneider facility that's why i will order from them, if i were to ship the glass from the US all the way to europe, i wont dare think how it will look like when it arrives (broken) The glass you buy in the US, im sure is very good.  |  IP: Logged

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