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Kudos for www.dp70.com
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at dp70.com and at
in70mm.com
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by: Thomas Hauerslev, editor |
Date:
11 June 2005 |
08 Aug 2003
Great site.
70mm is the only way to go
Sigfried Seeliger |
Tue, 20 Jan 2004
I am delighted to find your website, with its encyclopaedic
discussion of the history and technical features of this
legendary projector. As a youngster growing up in 1950's NYC, I
had the benefit of viewing films at nearly every DP70
installation. I can attest to the truly magnificent images this
projector provided for the top run films of that era, including
"Ben Hur", "Oklahoma!", "Porgy and Bess", and
"Lawrence of Arabia".
Aside from IMAX, the conventional movie multiplex "experience"
of today is simply pathetic, digital surround sound
notwithstanding. The pitiful remant of a screen, devoid of
curvature, appropriate size or even a dignified curtain makes
the theatre going experience practically irrelevant. At least in
my own home theatre, we properly dim the lights as the film
begins, especially in the old "roadshow" spectacles that have
"overtures" - e.g. "Ben Hur" and "Lawrence".
I am really glad to learn that Bob Harris has two DP 70's to
view the marvellous results of his restoration efforts.
Keep up the fine work.
Thanks again.
Jonathan Kleefield |
24.09.2002
Greetings!
I am a frequent visitor to your site and have appreciated the
work you have done to make it so
informative and interesting. Thanks for putting up this
great site.
Sincerely, Vernon Cramer |
20. august 2001
Dear Thomas,
A pleasure to hear from you. Your work, in documenting Mr.
Todd's vision, is worthy of doctorial awards. I will answer any
technical questions you have. However, I can not add anything
that you have not covered.
The Todd-AO process, especially the films photographed with the
first bug-eye lens and 30 fps, are the best presentations, I
have put on a screen. The DP70 is the finest moving picture
machine ever built. It has never been equaled, and I doubt it
ever will.
Keep up the good work. Cinema will never be the same as when
Mike Todd was with us.
Regards, John D. Carver, USA |
30.08.2002
You have one of my favorite sites on the net.
Great work keeping the History of the DP70 alive.
Bill Gabel, USA |
7
Oct 2002
Keep up the great work on the site.
Kindest regards
Mark Gulbrandsen
Salt Lake City
UT |
09.12.2001
Dear Thomas,
Thank you for a great site on the DP70 projector and 70mm
projection.
Jerry Axelsson, Projectionist in Lund, Sweden |
Very interesting website as I just have been looking it over.
Bill Dubiel, USA |
Your web site? YEAHHH, STILL GREAT !!!!
Best regards, Luc, France |
Hi, Enjoyed your wide-screen site very much.
Charles Slater, Australia |
Just a quick note to congratulate you on your excellent website
in respect of the Philips DP70, projector a machine I worked
with for a few years at the
Queens Theatre in Newcastle On Tyne. U.K.
Neil Thomson, Odeon Cinemas, Newcastle, England |
March 25, 2002
Hi, you have a wonderful site on the best projector ever made.
Great work!
Bill Gabel, USA |
24
Sep 2002
I am a frequent visitor to your site and have appreciated the
work you have done to make it
so informative and interesting.
Vernon Cramer, USA |
Congratulations for all what you do in favour of DP70. I am a
fan of these machines.
Best Regards, Gerard Cortés, Spain. |
24
Sep 2002
Had a look at the DP70 site - great resource.
Peter Hall, England |
10
February 2004
We love your website, and our DP70's
Kind Regards,
Peter Ricketts
Projectionist, Lunar Drive-In Cinema, Dandenong, Victoria,
Australia
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1
January 2005
This is one of the best designed websites I've seen!
Joe Boczki, technician and former projectionist in Portland, USA
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31 July 2005
Dear Thomas,
Around 1969/70 when I was working with two Zeiss Erneman
installation engineers ( the British agents in fact) who where
installing five Erneman projectors (3x35mm & 2x16mm) at
Associated Television Centre in Birmingham were I was working as
a projectionist following the closure of the cinema. I remarked
to one engineer that " The projector base looked very similar to
that on the Philips DP 70" which I had just recently finished
working with at Coleshill St; ABC. His reply astounded me, and
to this day I still wonder if it was true or not. He commented
that Mike Todd had originally approached ERNEMAN to make his
DP70 projector, and which they had agreed to do, and so carried
out the initial design work, which, when it was completed, they
then asked Mike Todd "How many machines do you want us to
build?" The reply astounded them, since they did not consider it
was worth all the effort to set up the tools for a such a small
order. The design plans(or perhaps part) were then taken to
Philips who did not mind in the least a small order, and they
then built the DP 70 as it was eventually called.
Perhaps the historical record can confirm or otherwise this
(now) rather old story, but I thought it should be mentioned
just in case since the Erneman mounting base was exactly the
same (though smaller) than that fitted to the DP 70's
Regards, John Duddy |
January 8, 2006
Hi Thomas
Found your website while surfing on Google . Wow !
congratulations on your fascinating work. I am retired now , but
worked on the DP70's at the Regent Theatre, Wollongong
Australia. The theatre has now closed but I believe the machines
are still there . From what I hear they are hoping to have the
theatre heritage listed . In the early 70s I was the envy of all
the projectionists on the south coast of New South Wales, as we
were the only theatre to be running 70mm !
I have a few photos if they are of any interest to you .
Cheers Dave Graham
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