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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 13, 2004 09:50 AM

Anyone ever experience film wear problems with the high speed rewind through the open film path on an Eiki 3580. I've been using a B&H 1585 and of course it rewinds across the top of the projector. I've got my Eiki maintained and am ready to use it for the first time. [Cool]

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Michael De Angelis
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1261
From: USA
Registered: Jul 2003

posted November 13, 2004 02:44 PM

I do not own an Eiki, and I do not recommend
rewinding through the film path.

Film can have many variances, as well as dust
or accumulation in the path, and this would surely
be an opportunity for anything to dislodge, rub
and free itself back onto the soft emulsion of
the film stock. [Eek!]

Just my two cents worth.

Michael

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John A. Pommon
Film Handler

Posts: 69
From: San Francisco, California 94131
Registered: Nov 2004

posted November 17, 2004 09:42 PM

Hey Dan, although designed to handle the task wouldn't it rewind a little faster outside the channel? If the supply reel is played through tails then you would rewind reel to reel. I suppose if you had a choice I'd opt for reel to reel rewind especially with fuller heavier reels . . seems easier on the clutch.

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