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Posted by Jaime Barbosa (Member # 5537) on August 25, 2016, 11:05 AM:
I am new to the world of 8mm and Super 8. This my first posting. I recently bought 2 cameras at a thrift shop. The Kodak Brownie 8mm Model 2 and the Nizo 561 Macro Super 8. Both are in excellent condition. I ordered film for both of them this week. I have been researching projectors and have narrowed down my choices to 2 models from Elmo. They are the HP-A and the HP-C. Does anyone have any experience with any of these 2 projectors? I'm not sure what the difference is between them. I plan to transfer my videos to digital, and I think these will work well due to the variable speed feature. I like the compactness of them too.
Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 25, 2016, 02:16 PM:
Jaime
I think you may mean the FP-A and the FP-C. They are both dual gauge.
They appear to be very similar, the former was introduced in 1965, and the latter model a year later.
Be aware that nether model can be un-threaded manually.
Posted by Jaime Barbosa (Member # 5537) on August 25, 2016, 06:39 PM:
Yes. You're right. I misspelled it. Thank you. What is the advantage of having the manual option?
Posted by Steve Klare (Member # 12) on August 25, 2016, 08:44 PM:
Mistake post....
-Sorry!
(Carry on!)
Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on August 25, 2016, 10:02 PM:
Jaime... I have had both of these models. The FP-A has a second socket next to the power socket to synchronize with an external tape recorder. The FP-C does not have this feature. Other than that they are pretty much identical.
Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on August 26, 2016, 04:43 AM:
The advantage of having a manual unload option is that you can remove a partially projected film should you wish.
With these two projectors (as with many auto-thread projectors) you will have to run a film to its end when it exits the projector.
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