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Topic: Received 2 Bell & Howell 16mm projectors, which one should I keep
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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God
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From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted September 02, 2012 06:41 AM
I have two of the B&H 2592s and they are to my way of thinking, the "bees knees" of 16mm projection Winbert.The projector has an f1.2 lens which is a faster lens than normal for 16mm and a 200w lamp,a two position switch for lamp brightness,and a triple hard wearing stellite claw the results on screen are superb.I believe it was the last B&H to be made in their Chicago works.I paid around the £100.00 mark for mine (each) and I use them constantly.As for their worth now,I would hazard a guess around the $150-200.00 mark,but like everything else, it's only worth what someone is prepared to pay for it.I haven't encountered any problems with these projectors, although I am biased in favour of Bell & howell,these people have been making good projectors for a long time now. I have no experience of the second projector,but again B&H are a quality machine and are well made, the name says it all.
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Hugh Thompson Scott
Film God
Posts: 3063
From: Gt. Clifton,Cumbria,England
Registered: Jan 2012
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posted September 02, 2012 10:11 AM
Hi Winbert,the double speakers belong to the 2592.I might have a TQ upstairs,but I'll have to check,suffice to say I can't have used it.Both projectors are class acts,but try them side by side, and you'll see what I mean by brightness.One of the reasons I favour B&H is simply because they are very kind to film,and if there is any shrinkage or warp etc,they can cope admirably and won't damage prints.
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