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Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 06, 2014, 08:07 PM:
Here is a second puzzler - what is it? The winner will receive any available cash from Osi's money tray ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 06, 2014, 08:54 PM:
Is this the Kodel experimental 16mm film format where four small frames were placed side by side in the same space as a single standard frame and projection was done by zigzagging through the rows?
If I want pennies I'll just turn some couch cushions over!
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 06, 2014, 10:03 PM:
Sorry Steve, good try. Osi's cash is still safe.
Posted by Michael O'Regan (Member # 938) on July 07, 2014, 01:37 PM:
Is this some sort of 35mm test film, Paul?
Maybe experimental film?
Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on July 07, 2014, 04:18 PM:
I seem to recall some film format that was like that for home use. the film film was mounted in a cartridge in a continuous loop and the film stepped down to show the next run.
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 07, 2014, 06:17 PM:
Still waiting for the correct answer. ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
Posted by Kenneth Horan (Member # 3) on July 07, 2014, 11:02 PM:
Is this it?
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 08, 2014, 06:03 PM:
Wow Ken rhat is something totally new to me, I have never heard of that camera before. Thanks for putting that up.
However, sorry to say that is not the correct answer to the puzzler, so keep researching!
Posted by David Ollerearnshaw (Member # 3296) on July 09, 2014, 02:19 AM:
Is it one of those sub messages that you don't see, but your brain registers?
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 09, 2014, 07:52 AM:
Sorry David, try again.
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 09, 2014, 08:00 AM:
Sorry David, try again.
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on July 09, 2014, 08:11 AM:
That multiplexed camera is a wonderful idea until the instant the home movie maker decides to edit!
It's kind of the idea of regular 8mm camera film taken a few steps too far: you can't slit the columns images apart because all the interior ones lack sprocket holes. So short of some kind of transfer to a single width film, it is what it is.
Paul,
Is this a film meant to be shown with multiple images on screen at the same time?
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 09, 2014, 08:27 AM:
Steve,
You, David, and Ken are close, but do not yet have the definitive answer.
There's a friend of this forum in New Zealand who MUST know the answer to this one.
NEW PUZZLER RULES
Every time someone takes a guess at the puzzler 2 cents are put into the 8mm Forum coin tray. If the tray has accumulated 16 cents without a correct answer, Osi gets the cash and the answer is revealed.
Posted by Guy Taylor, Jr. (Member # 786) on July 09, 2014, 11:51 AM:
I have no idea but I'm like Steve in that it is double 8 camera film. This doesn't, of course, explain the double images. I'm confused and I could sure use Osi's money.
Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on July 09, 2014, 12:34 PM:
Double 8 film??? Come on, whatever gives you that idea? It's 35 mm film stock ... and my guess is that it's what was known in the UK as "MiniCine".
http://www.freewebs.com/g1eiobri/
The American version had the same mechanism, BUT a different casing ....
http://www.freewebs.com/g1eiobri/theamericanminicine.htm
Martin
Posted by Dominique De Bast (Member # 3798) on July 09, 2014, 01:54 PM:
I thought it was a painting or a draw as the perforations don't look reel. But if three other members were closed with their answers, it must not be that. :-(
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 09, 2014, 06:38 PM:
Martin has the correct answer. What you are seeing is the 35mm film strip used in the British MiniCine projector. A very ingenious device that got 5 minutes worth of continuous motion on the screen from a single 1 foot length of 35mm film running horizontally thru the machine.. The mechanism continously indexed 4 pictures up and down behind the lens, at the same time slowly moving the film horizontally, so what you see is 5 minutes of continous panning motion on the screen. It could also be used for single still pictures. The animation frames were specifically hand drawn for the MiniCine projector:
The pot was up to 14 cents, so sorry Osi, you lose out on this one.
Posted by Martin Jones (Member # 1163) on July 10, 2014, 01:38 PM:
Don't I get the 14 cents?
OK, save it for me and add it to the other sums I win!
Martin
Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on July 10, 2014, 08:42 PM:
Unfortunately Martin someone has emptied the penny tray.
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