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Guy Taylor, Jr.
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: Galveston, Texas, U.S.A.
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posted October 21, 2014 12:39 PM

There are, of course, several other odd gauges of film that are much rarer and not often discussed. I was wondering how many of you have projectors for the less common gauges, such as 17.5mm, 22mm, 28mm?

I personally am fascinated by some of these odd old almost forgotten machines.

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David Ollerearnshaw
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Penistone Sheffield UK
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posted October 21, 2014 01:42 PM

I wonder why Kodak made 16mm film gauge? From 35mm that should be 17.5mm x 2 and from that 8.75 x 2. With no waste too. Film sizes, marvellous scope for collecting

I wonder if this was better than super 8mm?

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Dominique De Bast
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posted October 21, 2014 05:38 PM

For 16 mm instead of 17,5 mm, I think it was to avoid to make it too easy to split a 35 mm filmstock as it was unflammable. Then the 8 mm came because it was half 16mm.

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Brian Fretwell
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posted October 21, 2014 06:05 PM

Yes 16mm was acetate from the start 35mm could still be nitrate, Kodak didn't want people storing dangerously inflammable nitrate stock at home.

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Panayotis A. Carayannis
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posted October 22, 2014 03:00 AM

Guy, ask Dino Everette !!

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Chris Bird
Expert Film Handler

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From: Kingston upon Thames, UK
Registered: Jul 2013

posted October 22, 2014 03:40 AM

I do 28mm and have three projectors. It's great as the machines, around a century old, have huge charm, and the picture quality is amazing. I've not got into 17.5 as the only available machine in England, the Home Talkie, is regarded as a film shredder. I think Dino has all those three gauges plus films for them!

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Dominique De Bast
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From: Brussels, Belgium
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posted October 22, 2014 04:54 AM

Last Sunday, there has been a 17,5 mm projection at the Get Together annual 9,5 in England (see the 9,5 section of the forum). The projector used was a converted Siemens and attracted attention.

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Thomas Dafnides
Expert Film Handler

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From: St. Louis, Missouri USA
Registered: Dec 2009

posted October 22, 2014 07:10 PM

Nitrate film.... veteran Hollywood cameramen from the 40's said acetate film never did attain the quality of nitrate based film. There was an aura of luminosity that was beyond acetate. I would love to see a nitrate print projected in a theater.

[ October 22, 2014, 09:15 PM: Message edited by: Thomas Dafnides ]

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Christian Bjorgen
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From: Kvinnherad, Norway
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posted October 23, 2014 04:34 AM

I was lucky enough to see a nitrate film from 1921 projected in Bergen a few years back. Stunning quality - the sharpness was incredible.

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