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From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011
posted July 30, 2016 04:11 PM
Theoretically yes Dom. I use a 85B (orange filter) on my camcorder when capturing non-faded images from my MovieStuff Telecine Projector. It has an LED lamp that has a blue/green tint and the orange filter does a good job of neutralizing the colors. I guess it just depends on how severe the lamp changes the film color. It may not be significant enough to be noticed.
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From: La Mesa, CA, USA
Registered: Nov 2008
posted July 30, 2016 04:55 PM
I've had both Marc 300 and xenon projectors. They do not appreciably help red prints. They put out a bright 5500 degree Kelvin blue-white light which gives a vibrancy to unfaded colors, but really doesn't help red or pink prints very much. I suppose if a film were just starting to shift toward red, xenon could help a bit.
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013
posted July 30, 2016 05:10 PM
Thanks for both answers. Following what you say, Janice, about the fact that the brighter the lamp is, the best the results are with a filter, a xenon lamp and a filter gives probably the best improvment.
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From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014
posted August 08, 2016 12:35 PM
good observation Steve, ...speaking of black and white, on red stock, or otherwise..., I am wondering if there is another filter we can use/add that makes the contrast better on b/w films where the faces have whitened a bit. Is there a way to improve that? What filter colour improves contrast?
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From: Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Registered: Dec 2014
posted August 11, 2016 01:25 PM
Steve got me thinking more on this and how colour filters can potentially alter a B/W image...I figured maybe someone had tried some different colours to see what could happen to improve contrast. Although this pertains to photography, this link is interesting in that some have ventured down this path with some interesting results: Coloured filters for B/W Photography If i had some gels, i would love to experiment further...
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From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013
posted September 12, 2016 03:44 PM
I tested today the filter with two pinkish to redish scopitones and it did work. The picture is improved. I had a sound problem with my 16 mm projector (I use this one seldom, only for magnetic 16 mm films) so I don't know how the filter reacts with very red films but I certainly don't regret my Investment !