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Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
Registered: May 2010

posted April 13, 2018 01:59 AM

Does anyone have any info on this?
It appears to be a film projector.
A film friend in Australia has just received it with other film stuff.

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Matthieu van der Sluis
Master Film Handler

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From: Barendrecht, The Netherlands
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posted April 13, 2018 04:39 AM

If it needs to stay flat like this during projection, it looks to me somthing they used in airplanes.
Pretty cool, because it looks a bit like IMAX projection this way.

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Osi Osgood
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posted April 13, 2018 10:53 AM

Quite interesting. it almost looks like a "prototype" of sorts. The in-flight films, as a general rule, were large cartridges that would load into the projectors.

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Enriko Kolesky
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From: Port Elizabeth, South Africa
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posted April 13, 2018 02:09 PM

My first post all the way from South Africa! I would also think this is a prototype of some sort. The protruding pulley at the front and the specifically shaped lamphouse looks a lot like my 16mm GEM projector. Would be interesting to know if it operates in a flat position.

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Phil Murat
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posted April 13, 2018 03:00 PM

Hello,

I agree this looks like a machine which could be used in former Aircraft "long haul".

However they were working with a cartridge.

No doubt this is a professional machine , looks an enduring one !!

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Mike Spice
Master Film Handler

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posted April 13, 2018 03:22 PM

I wonder if it was for showing film strips of some kind, rather than 'movies'

The dotted line for the film path looks to large for a moving film, to me...

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Clinton Hunt
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
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posted April 14, 2018 09:00 PM

Here's an update from the new owner ...
Hi Clinton, I just had another look at that mystery, put a super 8 film through the sprockets & gate & all fits & turns perfectly, I cannot see any ' made in any country ' but the lens is Bolex - Switzerland.I still have no power so I will pull it apart & check the fuse.

And just now ... Hi Clinton again, there was a loose wire inside, globe works all sprockets work, speed works but it's noisy, & amazingly the bright pic. on the wall is the right way up how does that work, I thought it would be sideways, all I can say " Amazing " but noisy.
To be continued ...

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Matthieu van der Sluis
Master Film Handler

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From: Barendrecht, The Netherlands
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posted April 15, 2018 01:28 AM

Wow, it is a projector with an IMAX look and feeling. Really really cool.
Does it have sound as well?

It probably use a prisma to turn the picture 90 degrees.

Would be nice to show photo's with two large reels on it, and also with working results?

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Paul Adsett
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posted April 15, 2018 11:25 AM

I'm wondering if that big knob at the front left is a "lens shift" joystick arrangement, used for alignment to the screen, and now commonly found on many home video projectors. If that is the case, then it looks like this may well have been used on airlines.

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Winbert Hutahaean
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
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posted April 15, 2018 04:49 PM

Is there any relation to this:

Megasystem?

it is indeed a 70mm projectors being discussed there.

I google and found a lot of info there:

Google for: Mega projector

And found on Ebay some photos:

https://www.ebay.com/itm/Megasystems-8-70-Large-Venue-Cinema-Projection-System-/28 1959192848

cheers,

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Clinton Hunt
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From: Waharoa,North Island,New Zealand
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posted April 15, 2018 11:50 PM

There’s some good thoughts here,ta guys [Smile]

I thought the front knob to the left was maybe an inching knob for the film?
He’s got it running and projecting but it’s very noisey so I suggested some oil?
And he will post some pics of it running,I think he’s found something unusual and possibly rare,well rare to be in a personal collection [Smile]

I’m a little bit jealous of him!
I will keep you posted [Smile]

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