8mm Forum: New to the Forum

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Posted by Paul Stanley (Member # 1109) on April 07, 2008, 01:13 PM:

This is my first ever posting on this forum so I hope to get the hang of it.
I was at a University lecture which had just been given by a vintage film enthusiast and he put me in touch with the 9.5mm Forum. Mr Mannerings posts I see are plentiful on these pages so you may not be surprised to hear it was he who was giving a excellent lecture about the Pathe 17.5mm film system and also demonstrating two Pathe Rural machines which he had electronically rigged for an automated switch over from reel to reel. These machines were made during the 30’s but he seemed to have spent some considerable time carrying out significant modifications to the pair of machines including improved lighting which filled the 180 screen well. So this is where I join the Forum and have become interested in 17.5mm film following on from Lees lecture and I hope to bring something to the forum in the future which may also interest others.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on April 07, 2008, 06:56 PM:

Welcome to the forum Paul. Anyone coming from a place named Pinewood get's an extra special welcome! [Smile]

No question that Lee is the mainstay of our little 9.5mm forum, you may want to search these pages and view some of his YouTube specials showing 9.5mm equipment. And if it's that famous Pinewood that you live in, you are a stones throw away from the British Film Collectors Convention in Ealing on May 24.
I have to travel a little bit further. [Big Grin]

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