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Topic: Help on motor-driven Pathescope Ace
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted February 13, 2014 07:14 PM
Hi Clinton, I get a very sharp picture with my Pathescope Ace, usually sharper than super 8, depending on the print. If your Ace is not sharp, it must be a problem with the projection lens. Does it need cleaning? Also clean the internal reflector and condenser lens. I have converted my Ace to halogen lighting which gives a much whiter and brighter picture than the old pathescope bulbs, which are just about impossible to find anyway. So I can get good results up to about a 2ft wide matt white screen. Its an easy job to do. The Ace does not have framing adjustment, as the earlier Pathe Baby has, so unfortunately there is nothing you can do about the edge of the sprocket hole appearing on the screen - that is a function of the framing accuracy of the film print itself.
-------------------- The best of all worlds- 8mm, super 8mm, 9.5mm, and HD Digital Projection, Elmo GS1200 f1.0 2-blade Eumig S938 Stereo f1.0 Ektar Panasonic PT-AE4000U digital pj
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