8mm Forum: measuring film footage

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Posted by John Richard Almond (Member # 2939) on October 17, 2014, 06:32 PM:

Is there a way of measuring how many feet of film mechanically ?
Im asking on behalf of a friend. do the counters on projectors measure in feet?

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on October 17, 2014, 06:40 PM:

The counters measure frames.

Here's a chart to determine how many feet.
http://www.paulivester.com/films/runtimes.htm

Posted by John Richard Almond (Member # 2939) on October 17, 2014, 07:21 PM:

Thanks Janice.

[Big Grin]

Posted by Pasquale DAlessio (Member # 2052) on October 17, 2014, 09:32 PM:

Janice

I have a crush on you!

I want to see your projectors.

Run my fingers through your film.

Unwind your screen.

Do a splice or two with you.

And most of all.....check your film speed!

Sorry, I just couldn't hold back any more. [Eek!]

Pat D

Posted by Janice Glesser (Member # 2758) on October 17, 2014, 09:40 PM:

Oh my Igor!...I'm blushing [Roll Eyes]

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on October 17, 2014, 10:59 PM:

Pat, we all have a crush on Janice! [Smile]

Posted by Maurice Leakey (Member # 916) on October 18, 2014, 02:20 AM:

Most spools will have a printed gauge which you can align with the film, usually feet and metres are shown.

Posted by Kevin Hassall (Member # 2352) on October 18, 2014, 04:57 AM:

ha ha pat you make laugh that was funny

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on October 18, 2014, 05:55 AM:

Projector counters vary. Some Eumig and Bolex counters count 18 frames units ie seconds at 18 frames/sec running speed. An example is the Bolex SM80 and Eumig 800 series. I don't know any amateur projectors that count feet or metres

Posted by Maurizio Di Cintio (Member # 144) on October 19, 2014, 03:18 AM:

Bauet T 610 has a digital frame counter. Eumig S 940 is the same but can convert the figure to mins e sec at the push of a botton (only for 18 fps, though).

Some Sankyo's film counters show a digit each for frames.

Posted by Paul Mason (Member # 4015) on October 20, 2014, 06:40 AM:

It seems that the Eumigs with the Sonomatic device (820, 822, 824) count individual frames.

Posted by Mitchell Dvoskin (Member # 1183) on October 20, 2014, 02:17 PM:

Search eBay for "16mm frame counter", there are usually lots of these.

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