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Topic: Bolex M8 and some standard 8mm recommendations
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John Armer
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 139
From: Lancaster, UK
Registered: Jan 2015
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posted June 14, 2018 04:30 PM
I recently picked up a 'Bolex 8mm projector' as part of a collection I bought. I've already got an 18-5 and fully expected it to be another one of those. When I got the collection home and had a look at everything, it turns out it's the Bolex M8 which I have to declare is the most beautiful cine projector I have ever seen.
There were one or two problems with it at first which eventually was tracked down to the power cord (!), but I've given it a clean and oil and it now runs like... a Swiss watch. What a machine, it sounds and feels like a hot air gun when it's running but it's all part of the charm, just the thing for cold winters, I guess! And a clear, sharp and steady picture.
I don't have too many 8mm prints, mostly 1920s Keaton, Chaplin and so on, but wondered it there were any recommendations for really good quality 8mm prints to put it through its paces? I have a Castle 200ft cut down of Arabian Nights which is of course a mute print of the 1942 release (I think) and it has the best picture quality - sharp and with excellent contrast - of any of my 8mm collection, probably as it's a later film and has been duped less than the older silents I have. Are there any others I should be looking out for - colour or b/w, but they should be silent of course.
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