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Movie Man Don · 07-14-2012, 01:42 AM

Flatnate...those are very valid questions that I get asked by a lot of people.
I come from the movie theatre business. Retired now, but owned and operated a chain of 11 movie theatres in the southeast until 2000. I'm one of those 35mm diehards who resisted the switch to digital in movie theatres.
Since I've been introduced to the digital cinema world I have changed some of my ideas about 35mm vs digital. While I'll always project 35mm prints the advent of BD and digital projectors makes it possible for me, my friends and neighbors to enjoy many classic titles that finding 35mm prints would prove very difficult if not impossible. Digital from my 5010 looks really, really good. I still maintain that digital lacks the "depth-of-field" that I see in 35mm film. But that's just me. People who come over for movies parties don't have a clue whether I'm running digital or 35mm and honestly don't care. They just want a nice bright picture with kick-butt sound. I think my 5010 is a great addition to my booth and I'm having a great time now with the beautiful, bright 3D that the 5010 allows you to enjoy.

In terms of light on the screen, there's not much difference in the brightness between to two. The xenon bulb in the Super LumeX might be a tab brighter but not by much. I can't focus the 2000 watt bulb down too tight because of a "hot" spot on my silver screen.

I quit collecting 70mm prints years ago simply because of storage issues. That hobby takes up a lot of room. All of my 70mm prints were 6 track magnetic sound. I got out of the 70mm business before the advent of DTS Dolby 70mm and digital 70mm prints. Many of the magnetic track prints had audio track damage and that proved to be a real nuisance. Running mag prints, one has to keep the projector paths de-magnitized or the track can become damaged. That's a whole other can of worms.

Hope I've answered your questions.

07-14-2012, 01:42 AM	#14
Movie Man Don Active Member Member since:Jun 2012 Location:Sun City, California Home Theater Gallery:23	Flatnate...those are very valid questions that I get asked by a lot of people. I come from the movie theatre business. Retired now, but owned and operated a chain of 11 movie theatres in the southeast until 2000. I'm one of those 35mm diehards who resisted the switch to digital in movie theatres. Since I've been introduced to the digital cinema world I have changed some of my ideas about 35mm vs digital. While I'll always project 35mm prints the advent of BD and digital projectors makes it possible for me, my friends and neighbors to enjoy many classic titles that finding 35mm prints would prove very difficult if not impossible. Digital from my 5010 looks really, really good. I still maintain that digital lacks the "depth-of-field" that I see in 35mm film. But that's just me. People who come over for movies parties don't have a clue whether I'm running digital or 35mm and honestly don't care. They just want a nice bright picture with kick-butt sound. I think my 5010 is a great addition to my booth and I'm having a great time now with the beautiful, bright 3D that the 5010 allows you to enjoy. In terms of light on the screen, there's not much difference in the brightness between to two. The xenon bulb in the Super LumeX might be a tab brighter but not by much. I can't focus the 2000 watt bulb down too tight because of a "hot" spot on my silver screen. I quit collecting 70mm prints years ago simply because of storage issues. That hobby takes up a lot of room. All of my 70mm prints were 6 track magnetic sound. I got out of the 70mm business before the advent of DTS Dolby 70mm and digital 70mm prints. Many of the magnetic track prints had audio track damage and that proved to be a real nuisance. Running mag prints, one has to keep the projector paths de-magnitized or the track can become damaged. That's a whole other can of worms. Hope I've answered your questions.

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