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Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on December 26, 2008, 12:20 PM:

Any body get any movie gifts for Christmas? Well, under my tree was this beautiful little 1932 vintage Kodascope 50, from my daughter. It is in really great shape, no paint nicks or rust, and is in full working order- even the lamp works!. Another great looking piece for my shelf collection.

Posted by Claus Harding (Member # 702) on December 26, 2008, 01:54 PM:

Congrats Paul, that is a pretty little machine you got yourself.
I have two Kodascopes, a '28 and (I believe) a '30, and they truly are both fun to run and to look at.

As for filmic gifts...well, our up-to-date friends gave us a DVD.. [Wink]

I didn't ask my wife for the 6000-ft Goldberg 16-mil reel I wanted; she's 'dubious' enough about the ones already nestled under the bed, so let sleeping reels lie, as it were [Roll Eyes]

Best,
Claus.

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on December 26, 2008, 09:51 PM:

Paul,
All credit to your daughter for her good taste in presents and for finding a nice projector from that era in such great condition! I'd be curious to know what sort of lamp it has?

Posted by Michael De Angelis (Member # 91) on December 26, 2008, 10:11 PM:

Paul, that is one neat little workhorse. Great condition too.
I suppose it was purchased from an online auction?

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on December 26, 2008, 11:37 PM:

Hi Adrian,
The lamp in the Kodascope 50 is specified on the nameplate as a 115 volt 400 watt lamp. It's a very big lamp with an elaborate filament stack- a real work of art in itself. Curiously the filament array is not parallel to the plane of the gate but rotated at an angle of about 45 degrees. Maybe they did that to get more light concentration focussed into the gate aperture, or maybe its the wrong lamp type, which is a real possibility after 75 years! There is a heat blocking shutter in front of the lamp that swings into place to protect the film if the projector stops running. The speed of the projector is adjusted by a rheostat knob on the lamphouse. The projector has two sprockets and a single claw pin. I ran a 200 ft roll of film through it , and it projects a very steady picture up to about 30 ins wide.
Anyway running this projector really makes you appreciate the efficiency of modern halogen lighting and wide aperture lenses. Even though the little Kodascope is burning up 400 watts of lamp power, it's light output does'nt even come close to a modern projector with a 12 volt 100 watt halogen lamp. Even more though, you really appreciate a projector design that runs as good today as it did in 1932! Show me any video hardware that will last that long!

Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on December 27, 2008, 06:54 AM:

Food for thought, Paul, food for thought.

This is a great gift and it will look awesome on your shelf, a superb addition to your collection.

As far as cine-gift are concerned, my better half gave me a Disney's Bolt themed shirt and I treated myself with a Technicolor print of Robin and the Seven Hoods.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on December 27, 2008, 12:11 PM:

Hi Paul
Took the following photos on Christmas day of my daughter April and my granddaughter Ella when they turned up. April had hand painted "Fantasia" onto canvas from a photo she got of the internet and put her own touch to it. I was over the moon recieving this painting and thought it was brilliant gift. April had put a lot of time into painting it, a real personal touch to Christmas.

Graham.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on December 27, 2008, 01:44 PM:

What a great painting Graham! A perfect Christmas gift for you. I'm sure it will be hanging with pride in your movie room.

Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on December 27, 2008, 02:07 PM:

That's a really nice piece of work there, Graham.

-Mike

Posted by Graham Sinden (Member # 431) on December 27, 2008, 03:31 PM:

Paul, Your next project for 2009 is to fit a 2-blade shutter and Halogen bulb into the Kodascope 50.

Then see if you can find a way to fit the Kodak Ektar 22mm f1.0 lens into it. You might have to completley replace the lens holder as I dont think its big enough. If you find any films available, a scope bracket might also be a good idea. [Big Grin]

Happy new year

Graham S

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on December 27, 2008, 06:16 PM:

Thank's for that great suggestion Graham! [Big Grin]

But I thought the first thing I would do will be to incorporate 2400ft spools! [Big Grin]

Actually though, the conversion to a 12 volt halogen bulb would be well worthwhile. It would improve the safety of the machine and that 400 watt lamp heats up the room fast - the last thing we need here in Florida!

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on December 27, 2008, 08:25 PM:

Paul and Michael

Thanks for your comments and will pass them onto my daughter [Smile]

Regarding your 1932 Kodascope projector its remarkable that a projector made all those years ago is still in such good condition. It says a lot for Film Projectors I dont think I have ever come across one no matter what its age that cant be got up and running, even the little Standard 8 Eumig I bought at a auction for $12 last month runs perfect, image looks good. Thats one of the things I enjoy about this hobby, "running movie projectors", it can also becomes contagious, my son has set up a small cinema where he lives with his Eumig projector etc even our young cinema projectionist with his Eumig 940 tells me he is going to set things up in his sleepout later this year so I guess Super 8 has still got a bit of life to it yet [Wink]

.

I was reading about film collectors in the UK who have given up on film altogether for video projection, pity, I think its a big mistake to give it all away, there is still so much history and interest in film and film projectors and you can see this with the young and old that I show around the projection room at work or the film projectors I run at home.

Graham.

Posted by Graham Sinden (Member # 431) on December 28, 2008, 05:20 AM:

Paul,

Seriously I agree with you about the bulb being a work of art. I have a 1000W bulb (not sure where it came from) and keep it as an ornament as I have no real use for it. A lot of work has gone into it supporting the long filament between 2 glass rods.

Graham S

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