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Luigi Castellitto
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 715
From: Campobasso, Italy
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted May 14, 2019 01:16 PM
It's true that it's important to pay attention to the position of the light bulb, attention at the filament, maybe buy a substituted halogen lamp, even if with this I never found more light.
But I also agree that the Minette, in any format, are superior editors. In the Reg 8 versions they don't have a very large screen, but they are really defined and with good brightness.
In the other thread I talked about Yashica Editor Model II, also good.
After having owned Goko two format, I don't recommend this editor, it's not very precise with film.
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Luigi Castellitto
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 715
From: Campobasso, Italy
Registered: Jun 2013
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posted May 15, 2019 02:59 PM
The dual formats Gokos don't perform very well with the Super8 format. If you try wind quickly, at high speed, the holes tend to come out of the sprocket teeth. Of course, It doesn't happen with top models, and Michele is interested in Normal 8,
which has largest and most stable holes.
But it's true that the Gokos have a large and fairly bright screen, but the focus is less than the Minettes.
Good, instead, the Zeiss, even if it doesn't have the adjustment for the frame height.
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Kev Morrison
Film Handler
Posts: 76
From: Land of the Mouse, USA
Registered: Feb 2018
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posted May 15, 2019 06:33 PM
Michele,
To answer your question completely...
Based upon my limited experience - it depends.
If you're simply looking for the brightest, clearest viewer, I agree with what many have already said, and that is the Minette (S-5). This viewer has a glass screen, is smaller in size for the total viewing screen area, and that translates into a very nice, bright image.
But - even though I've retained my Minette (out of several viewers I had collected, and since sold), I found it slightly more awkward to use compared to my Echo 912, or my Goko GM-3003 (motorized drive) viewer.
While both of these viewers weren't nearly as good image-wise as the Minette, I found that they were easier to use (for me) in editing, and both viewers could handle 600ft+ film reels (the Minette S-5 viewer is limited to 400ft reels). They also have accessory shoes where a frame counter, sound speaker, or a film cleaner can be attached if you need these functions. The Minette? I didn't see that it had these capabilities.
My Goko GM-3003 was especially valuable to me in that my rotator cuff in my right shoulder is a bit cranky at times, and turning a film reel handle to view & edit 2400ft of film would have been a long, painful process. Love those Goko motorized drives!
By the way, I believe that Goko made editors/viewers for Elmo and some other companies, so that's why you'll see that most of these viewers look very similar identical.
Michelle, I know that there are some other nice viewers out there that you can consider, but I'll limit my comments to what I've worked with.
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