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Posted by Brian Stearns (Member # 3792) on July 08, 2013, 06:20 PM:
Why do some have small holes in the center while others have large holes which requires an adapter? Just wondering
Posted by Akshay Nanjangud (Member # 2828) on July 08, 2013, 06:35 PM:
Smaller holes -> These are Standard 8mm reels
Larger holes -> Are Super 8 reels, adapters enable use with 8mm projectors
Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on July 08, 2013, 06:55 PM:
That's right.....standard/regular 8mm films are usually on the reels with the small holes (99% of the time),then super 8mm came along and I presume they used larger holes to seperate the two 8mm guages/format? The centre adapters allow the different sizes to be compatable with any 8mm projector.
Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on July 09, 2013, 04:35 AM:
Some dual gauge projectors need a Super 8 spool for their take-up.
Posted by Bruce Wright (Member # 2793) on July 09, 2013, 05:14 PM:
Any projector ?
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