8mm Forum: Non-rewind reels

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Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on August 13, 2008, 01:59 PM:

Has anyone ever used (or does anyone use) the GEPE NON-REWIND REEL ? If so, with what degree of success?

Martin

Posted by Jim Carlile (Member # 812) on August 14, 2008, 05:02 AM:

Hi Martin-- I've never used them but I hear they are real cumbersome and they never caught on for that reason-- they were considered to be kind of a joke and not too easy on film. A clever trick, though. Somebody spent a long time thinking about how to do it.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on August 14, 2008, 06:43 AM:

Got a picture of one of those things?

Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on August 14, 2008, 09:56 AM:

Here it is, shown mounted on a Eumig machine spool arm;

Apparently you use two; the first is loaded as a take up spool, and then transferred to use as a feed spool with the second then used for take up. Because the film feeds out from the middle of the spool, you never need to rewind.
(Am I wrong, but dont some pro film tables work this way?)

Martin

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