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Desmond Godwin
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From: Ireland
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 - posted February 19, 2013 08:36 AM      Profile for Desmond Godwin   Author's Homepage   Email Desmond Godwin   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Happened to be looking on E\bay and stumbled across an 8MM Sound
Cine Camera for sale. I never seen an 8MM sound camera before!

Here is the E\bay sale page..
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/c1960-Fiarchild-Cinephonic-Eight-8mm-cine-camera-with-sound-/360487165683?pt=UK_Movie_Cameras&hash=item53eeb59ef3

Curiosity got the better of me and i wanted to know more about this camera,so i sent an enquiry to the seller.
He replied back to me and included a U\Tube Video link that
has all the info on this rare bird (sorry cine camera)

Here is the link to the Video.


http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_detailpage&v=RadCmMd6cOU

Very interesting......... :Desmond

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Maurice Leakey
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 - posted February 19, 2013 08:59 AM      Profile for Maurice Leakey   Email Maurice Leakey   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
The Fairchild Company in America introduced in the early 1960's a range of Cinephonic cameras. They used pre-striped Standard 8 film. The amplifier was transistorised and the sound separation was 56 frames. The entire system was run by a rechargeable 12-volt nickel-cadmium battery that was reputed to shoot and record 800ft of film without being recharged.

The camera took 8mm film in 100ft reels which gave five and a half minutes shooting at a speed of 24fps.

Thanks to John Wade's "Collectors Guide to Cine Cameras."

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John Davis
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From: Dunfermline, Fife, UK
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 - posted February 19, 2013 11:07 AM      Profile for John Davis   Email John Davis   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Really interesting stuff I had no idea ni-cads went that far back. I really like Kerry's Youtube video (he has a great one on the Fisher Price video camcorder that ran on audio cassettes

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Desmond Godwin
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 - posted February 19, 2013 02:04 PM      Profile for Desmond Godwin   Author's Homepage   Email Desmond Godwin   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
quote:
I really like Kerry's Youtube video
Have to agree with you there John it is exxxxcellent!

:Desmond

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Thomas Dafnides
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 - posted February 19, 2013 07:43 PM      Profile for Thomas Dafnides     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Fairchild also introduced in early 1965 , its 200 ft standard 8mm sound camera that used the Hall Sensor recording system which I believe Kodak bought the patent for, since they incorporated it in their first super 8 sound cameras in 74 or late 73? All super 8 sound cameras incorporated this sound recording system.
I know the 200ft 8mm roll sound camera was introduced at Photokina but I doubt if it ever went into production with the advent of Super 8 (nice that Kodak didn't give them the heads up). I remember the photos of it were quite impressive.

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Paul Adsett
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 - posted February 20, 2013 08:54 PM      Profile for Paul Adsett     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Kerry Decker's videos are all great. Kerry owned a photo shop here in Orlando and sold me my first S8 sound projector, a Eumig 802, back in 1975. His enthusiasm for 8mm cine was infectious, and he regulary themed his 'Nightlife' TV program, about film and film equipment. Kerry was a well known local celebrity here in Orlando. Very sadly he passed away, much to early, 4 years ago.

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Desmond Godwin
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 - posted February 21, 2013 03:23 PM      Profile for Desmond Godwin   Author's Homepage   Email Desmond Godwin   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Im sorry and sad to hear that he passed away Paul...

Desmond..

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