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Topic: kodascope eight model 50 projector
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 24, 2012 09:19 AM
Hi Hugh,
Yes this little machine is a throw back to a time when things were built to last. The Kodak 50 is vintage 1936. Even this very basic projector has rugged ,quality construction. No plastic parts to break off on this machine! It even has a centrifugal shutter, which blocks light from the lamp if the projector is not up to speed, thus eliminating film burning. I also have a Pathe Baby from 1922. Both these projectors still run perfectly, and will undoubtedly last another 100 years or more.
Contrast that with a video projector I purchased 7 years ago. It needs a new polarizer (parts cost about $100.00) but the manufacturer will not just do a polarizer replacement, they have to replace the whole optical engine of the projector as this is designed as a throw away assembly. Cost about $1,000! So its cheaper to throw away a perfectly good projector and buy a new one, than to repair it.
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Paul Adsett
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posted August 27, 2012 08:49 AM
Dick,
The Kodascope 50 was a good little projector for its time (1930's), but in no way represents the quality of 8mm projection that can be obtained with a more modern machine. The 1960's and 70's saw multiple breakthroughs in 8mm projection, chief among them being the introduction of low voltage halogen lighting and the use of very fast and very high quality lenses for both camera and projectors. The difference betwen your 1930's Kodascope and say a Bolex 18-5 from the 1960's is literally like night and day.
Also, there were many cheap and nasty 8mm cameras on the market, that certainly did not do justice to 8mm. But films shot on high quality camera, such as the 8mm Bolex cameras for example, will knock your socks off when you see them, and will generally put digital video to shame.
And, of course, you have to remember that shooting good quality film was a skilled process back then. There was little or no automation in the camera, so you had to understand things like film speed, shutter speed, lens aperture, depth of focus etc.
For people who took the time to master these things, and who used good quality equipment, the results on the screen were often breathtaking.
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Elmo GS1200 f1.0 2-blade
Eumig S938 Stereo f1.0 Ektar
Panasonic PT-AE4000U digital pj
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