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Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on November 19, 2015, 08:49 PM:
Hi all,
I won on Trademe in New Zealand a RETRO BLUE PLASTIC FILM REEL CASE for NZ$25,it looked like it holds 8mm films but
when i picked it up it was bigger and way cooler than I expected!
I think it must hold 16mm or maybe 35mm films? And film size of a bit bigger than 400ft.
Has anyone seen these before or is it maybe a limited release for shipping films etc.
It's size is 45 cm long x 25 cm in diameter.
Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on November 20, 2015, 04:38 AM:
Love it! But never seen one like it before...
Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on November 20, 2015, 05:02 PM:
Each gap will hold 2 x 16mm films in cans, which makes me think it could be for 35mm films.
Posted by Steven J Kirk (Member # 1135) on November 20, 2015, 05:09 PM:
Probably for taking 35 or 16 to the lab from the camera directly. How much film did a 16mm camera used in TV production hold, for instance... something like that.
Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on November 21, 2015, 01:01 PM:
That's an interesting find...
A 35mm feature was generally delivered on 5 or 6 2000ft/600m transport reels. Sometimes less, sometimes more, depending on the total running time.
Transport reels for 2000ft/600m in 35mm have a larger diameter than 25cm. Even reels on cores are slightly larger than 25cm.
There are six spaces that could apparently hold 12 1000ft/300m 35mm reels.
And that case is also supposed to be opened while "standing up" (feet at the bottom). Very strange.
[ November 21, 2015, 04:27 PM: Message edited by: Jean-Marc Toussaint ]
Posted by Jean-Marc Toussaint (Member # 270) on November 21, 2015, 04:27 PM:
Another idea: Could that case have been meant to carry around old style computer magnetic tape data storage reels? These had a diameter of 25cm. And those "grooves" on this case spacers seem to be adequately placed to hold such reels steady for transport.
Posted by Clinton Hunt (Member # 2072) on November 21, 2015, 08:00 PM:
That's a thought Jean-Marc ![[Smile]](smile.gif)
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