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John Davis
Master Film Handler

Posts: 286
From: Dunfermline, Fife, UK
Registered: Jun 2008

posted September 09, 2009 04:29 PM

This is a very strange item http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/FUMEO-9910-SUPER-8-MAGNETIC-AND-OPTICAL-SOUND-PROJECTOR_W0QQitemZ280392919867QQcmdZViewItemQQptZUK_Photography_VintagePhotography_VintagePhotoAccessories?hash =item4148b86b3b&_trksid=p3286.c0.m14
it's obviously come out of the Silma factory but has optical sound (the second last clockwise position of the main switch).
Normally Silma/Bauer used to make cosmetic changes to their existing models when they produced their clones for Rollei, Porst etc, but as far as I know the Silma range never included optical sound.
Very Strange
John

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Mark Todd
Film God

Posts: 3846
From: UK
Registered: Aug 2003

posted September 09, 2009 06:04 PM

Its related to the Bauer 190 mag/opt made for Bauer also by silma I think for them.

The Bauer has the 150 lamp.

Not a great machine with no front sprocket, just a flappy plastic thing that wears before the gate and the claw pulls the film in to the machine rather than being fed.

It of course puts more pressure on the sprocket holes and the claw cam etc which isn`t so hard wearing anyway.!!!!

They are a bit better then for poly than acetate, but really only good as an occasional use machine.

Its usually very uneven and concerning the way the film is sort of unevenly off the spool and going in oscillating a bit etc.

Best advice, don`t buy one, unless very very cheap, or even better a gift.

Best Mark.

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