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Kurt Gardner
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 193
From: San Antonio, TX
Registered: Aug 2005

posted June 08, 2006 08:35 PM

How true. I got a Sankyo projector off eBay from Alaska and it must have been stored where the sled dogs sleep. It cleaned up okay and is actually in pretty good running condition, but it smells like animal secretions!

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted June 08, 2006 09:07 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/BELL-HOWELL-FILMOSONIC-600ZRX-SUPER-8-8-mm-PROJECTOR_W0QQitemZ7627922568QQihZ017QQcategoryZ15255QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Someone tell me how they managed to test a super-8-only projector using standard 8mm film - and conclude that everything worked fine. [Razz]

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Joerg Polzfusz
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006

posted June 09, 2006 03:19 AM

Maybe this is one of those dual-format projectors that can be switched form Standard8 to Super8/Single8?

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Douglas Meltzer
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Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 09, 2006 11:19 PM

Here's that professional movie audio projector we've all been looking for.

Doug

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

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From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted June 10, 2006 02:43 AM

sure... but with such a big "wow", I would be reluctant to acquire it... [Wink]

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Andrew Wilson
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: dundonald,belfast,co.antrim,northern ireland.
Registered: Jan 2006

posted June 10, 2006 03:29 AM

in the uk ebay web site,thers two films for sale.
starting bid £60.00;buy it now for £75.00.
is this seller from another planet?.
those are both 1x400fts only.andy.

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted June 10, 2006 08:36 AM

Joerg, that's just it - the B&H Filmosonic projector is a super-8-only machine. I should know as I'm on my second one personally. [Wink]

Doug, wow! What is that "projector" doing in the slide projectors category [Roll Eyes]

Should get nice sound out of those magnetic stripes, though, eh [Wink]

I'm still looking for the lamp and lens, though [Razz]

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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 10, 2006 04:08 PM

And it take sall sizes [Eek!]

Now why didnt anyone else come up with a machine capable of playing all sizes....would that be 35mm down to std 8 [Big Grin]

Kev.

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Antoine Orsero
Master Film Handler

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From: marseille france
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 13, 2006 01:35 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/16mm-BARDOT-and-CARDINALE-on-set-HOME-MOVIES-1971_W0QQitemZ9147619715QQihZ011QQcategoryZ63821QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted June 13, 2006 02:14 PM

Antoine, this is true archive material. The cinematheque should buy this...

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Kurt Gardner
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 193
From: San Antonio, TX
Registered: Aug 2005

posted June 13, 2006 02:19 PM

Some people are so deranged. If somebody bids on that I'm going to pass out.

Re: the audio projector -- the seller had to say "WOW!" because "FLUTTER" would sound girly.

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Douglas Meltzer
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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 17, 2006 04:03 PM

http://cgi.ebay.com/16-MM-FILM-FRENCH-CONNECTION-FU LL-LENTH-FEATURE_W0QQitemZ9149069348QQcategoryZ63821QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This is classic! A print that "WOULD BE GREAT FOR SOMEONE WITH VERY POOR EYESIGHT."

Doug

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

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From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted June 17, 2006 06:56 PM

Crazy.

Either this print is 100% faded to blank, or the guy is offering a full-coat perforated magnetic tape and doesn't know it. [Eek!]

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 20, 2006 03:31 AM

I have contacted the seller and he replied that he has a reel with transparent cells but soundtrack with it.

I don't know if this actually exist, what for?

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted June 20, 2006 04:06 AM

Jan is right, this could be an extreme case of fading. Funny listing.

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted June 20, 2006 04:34 AM

JM, as I mentioned above this is his reply

quote:
just clear film ,only thing that was printed on the film was the sound track of the movie.

So what does it mean?

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: France
Registered: Oct 2004

posted June 20, 2006 04:51 AM

Have you tried lemon juice? [Big Grin]

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Jan Bister
Darth 8mm

Posts: 2629
From: Ohio, USA
Registered: Jan 2005

posted June 20, 2006 07:09 PM

It just occurred to me that if this was a regular print that had completely faded away, then the soundtrack would have, too. In other words, the explanation about a soundtrack-only print sounds plausible. [Eek!]

Isn't that how 16mm prints are made, anyway - from separate picture and soundtrack negatives? Or am I talking gibberish?

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Kurt Gardner
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 193
From: San Antonio, TX
Registered: Aug 2005

posted June 21, 2006 10:20 AM

Here's someone who's at least being honest about what he's selling..."one of the blurriest prints I've ever seen"!

http://cgi.ebay.com/Super-8mm-film-collection-Flash-Gordon-Apollo-15-Equi_W0QQitemZ9149638201QQcategoryZ63821QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

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Joerg Polzfusz
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 815
From: Berlin, Germany, Europe, Earth, Solar System
Registered: Apr 2006

posted June 23, 2006 02:38 AM

Are you looking for a nice "projector"? Try this one:
http://cgi.ebay.com/8mm-FILM-PROJECTOR-LAFAYETTE-RADIO-20-REELS_W0QQitemZ170000700113QQihZ007QQcategoryZ15253QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem
[Roll Eyes]