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John Vice
Junior
Posts: 21
From: Lexington, KY, USA
Registered: Sep 2016

posted October 23, 2016 12:29 AM

Any folks here own one? I placed my order over a month ago, so I'm hoping the time is drawing near on delivery. I haven't asked the manufacturer for an update because I don't want to be "that guy". Any tips/tricks from users? Any caveats or things to be aware of before I get started?

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Dino Everette
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Long Beach, CA USA
Registered: Dec 2008

posted October 23, 2016 11:52 PM

John
I use this extensively on a daily basis, and I find that it is great in many ways. A couple of tips I would say are clean the rollers, especially the stationary, tension rollers after every reel as dirt can impact the smoothness of the transfer. Also play around with the sensor and lamp on different reels before transferring as they will have an impact on your satisfaction, because the sensor is reading the sprockets and having a clear edge or a black edge can require an adjustment to get it to cleanly read all of the frames.

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John Vice
Junior
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From: Lexington, KY, USA
Registered: Sep 2016

posted October 24, 2016 08:33 PM

Good info! Are you using the Universal, or the Retro 8?

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