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Topic: Kodak Instamatic M100A projector manual
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Gerald Santana
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1060
From: Cottage Grove OR
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted January 01, 2013 06:07 PM
Hi Kenneth,
Finding this machine is a true "score" which, fortunately happened to me about 4 year ago at thrift store. I thought it was a 16mm projector at first until I brought it home, started some Google searches and then found this 8mm Forum!
The original manual's are out there but have had no luck at all getting one, even from Forum members that may have one! It looks like you may have to buy it but, I agree it's kind of shame that it's not on the Forums list of manuals.
I can tell you that this is one of the best, large-capacity Super 8 projectors in town. It takes up to 1600' reel but, I have never seen one larger than 400' made by Kodak for this model. You can also find a special adapter for the speaker out and connect it to any speaker. I use the speaker from my 16mm Kodak Pageant near the screen and the sound is great!
Hands down, superior to any large capacity projector that I've come into contact with. It has a 1.0 lens that is bright and razor sharp. It also has settings for light output (in the housing) to extend the life of the lamp. I eventually found a zoom lens for it, which is 1.4 but, since I keep the projector close to screen, it brings out the picture and fills the screen nicely.
Congratulations!
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted January 01, 2013 07:45 PM
You can get a reprint of the M100 manual from Old timer Cameras in the UK:
http://www.oldtimercameras.com/stock/Model.asp?Model=5422&ModelPage=true
Several years ago I kad a Kodak M100, and it is indeed an impressive looking machine, literally a super 8mm version of the 16mm Kodak Pageant. The machine has really great light output, and has the Kodak f1.0 22mm Ektar lens (non-zoom) which is hands down the best lens I have ever seen on a super 8 machine, and thats including the Elmo f1.0 lens. The PQ is amazing, with a razor sharp flat focus field and stunning contrast. Its worth buying this projector just for that lens!
The thing I did'nt like was the sound quality (at least on my particular machine), I found that my Eumig 802 had much better volume and fidelity. So I eventually dumped my M100 - but I made sure I kept the lens, which I now use on my Eumig S938 Stereo, where its presence raises the perfomance of the 938 to a whole new level.
The f1.0 22mm Ektar lens, with the barrel machined down to 32mm for use on the Eumig S938:
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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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Kenneth DePriest Jr
Film Handler
Posts: 64
From: severn MD
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted January 04, 2013 06:06 PM
SO it arrived tonight at about 6:00 o clock. first off, the photo's in the auction cleverly hid the fact that this is a school Projector, and has large black magic marker on the back side and a few drink rings on top for good measure.
They showed the blurry reel spining in the pic, but now that I have it, it RUNS SUPER SLOW barely budges at all like a really really slow fan if you ever heard one. To top it off, there is a atag affixed to the handle that says "sound weak and garbled, runs ok lamp ok" now I dont know how they tested the sound the thing barely moves! One more Ebay belief I have shattered. I used to think if a seller specializes in Lenses and projection equipment you can trust their grading, but alas not in this case.
Later on in that evening....
well I got it working, the sound is clear but you have to turn it all the way up and be in front of the projector to really hear it, I didnt realize you have to flip out the lens to get it to thread or else the film gets stuck....not a bad projector when it works.
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Gerald Santana
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1060
From: Cottage Grove OR
Registered: Dec 2010
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posted January 05, 2013 02:05 PM
Kenneth,
Before you try taking it apart, let me just mention that you will need to remove the entire front end of the machine and you will defiantly need a schematic.
If the take up arm is slow just check the belt on that arm. If the audio is warbled or low, clean out the sound head with alcohol and a q-tip, be very careful not to push to hard or to loosen small wires.
Avoid disassembling anything until you know just what the problem may be, chances are you may do more harm than good if you don't know. It sounds like all it needs is a cleaning and trying another film, some are louder than others.
If the sound is low try pushing up gently on the sound head while you adjust the plate with two screws. This part can be taken off to manually take the film out of it's path in the event of a jam. Make sure the plate is on correctly otherwise your film might get chewed up so try using leader or an unwanted sound film loop.
This is an automatic thread machine so, the film path should be clean, you don't need to swing out the lens to thread, that is, unless it's necessary. Try sharpening the supply reel leader into a point or using a butt splicer.
Glad you have the lens on the machine, I think only a "tune-up" is needed on the machine. If the pots are scratch when you turn up the volume, that is normal, you can always set the volume level and keep it there. Again with a 3/8 adapter (or something like that), you can plug into the speaker and hear different results.
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Paul Adsett
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted January 06, 2013 09:35 AM
The M100 is definately a projector you can fall in love with. The design is so straightforward and functional, and it is a really rugged machine - just like a 16mm machine, as already noted.
When I had mine, I concluded that the only weakness of this projector was the design of the sound head. The head is mounted onto the end of a cantlever beam spring which is sprung down onto the mag sound track on the film. There is nothing to really align the film with the sound head as it passes over the sound head. The engagement of the sound head is also a pretty complex linkage mechanism. If the sound side could be sorted out, the M100 would be a magnificent machine.
Gerald, could you post some pics of the sound head area?
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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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