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I am sorting out some ideas for showing 8mm films taken by my Father in the late 1950's through to the late 1970's mostly of the family growing up, and looking at ways to project and archive to digital medium for my children. Earliest memories are of Dad using a Bell and Howell Sundial camera, later changing to an Eumig C3M. I remember visiting the camera shop in the local town and viewing the Eumig and an Admira 8F to choose a replacement for the Bell and Howell around 1960. At this time an Eumig P8 projector was acquired, and I remember the film shows of the returned film in the yellow envelopes, and being trusted sometimes with the hand crank for the rewinding of the film to the spool.
The P8 projector is still with me, along with a collection of film, at sometime spliced into long 400ft lengths, which are waiting to be shown to the family again, and also to be archived to a digital medium - advice sought for this last task.
The P8 has been pressed beck into service, the gooey belt replaced, the machine oiled and cleaned, and tested without film.
Investigating local on-line markets, I found a Bolex 18-5 for a sensible price, and I have realised it was converted to include the sound synchronizer, which was an optional extra (£25) at the time of purchase, (or I guess as a factory service after purchase), which included the conversion work on the projector and the 18-5 Synchronizer Unit to attach to a tape recorder. The projector is listed at £60 in a 1964 Wallace Heaton Blue Book.
This is the view inside the back cover. I have not come across this before in my search for pictures of the Bolex 18-5.
I have more detailed pictures, and will show if anyone is interested.
Some time ago I collected an early Leitz Cinovid projector which is very compact and runs very smoothly and quietly, and takes the large 400ft spools.
Browsing through the new forum posts I have not found much talk here for the Cinovid. I have looked at the old forum bet have not found a way to search.
Perhaps I should add I have a Eumig Mark 502D, which I forget how or why came to me, but this also uses the 'spaceman' bulbs
The Bolex and the Cinovid use the 8v 50w so called 'spaceman' or 'divers' lamp which as many of you will know are very expensive in the UK, and I would be interested in a conversion unit.
Has anyone tried to use a LED conversion for their projectors?
Has anyone a cheaper source of the 'spaceman' bulbs for these projectors?
Thanks, I will think of more to add I am sure, as I explore.
Thanks
I am sorting out some ideas for showing 8mm films taken by my Father in the late 1950's through to the late 1970's mostly of the family growing up, and looking at ways to project and archive to digital medium for my children. Earliest memories are of Dad using a Bell and Howell Sundial camera, later changing to an Eumig C3M. I remember visiting the camera shop in the local town and viewing the Eumig and an Admira 8F to choose a replacement for the Bell and Howell around 1960. At this time an Eumig P8 projector was acquired, and I remember the film shows of the returned film in the yellow envelopes, and being trusted sometimes with the hand crank for the rewinding of the film to the spool.
The P8 projector is still with me, along with a collection of film, at sometime spliced into long 400ft lengths, which are waiting to be shown to the family again, and also to be archived to a digital medium - advice sought for this last task.
The P8 has been pressed beck into service, the gooey belt replaced, the machine oiled and cleaned, and tested without film.
Investigating local on-line markets, I found a Bolex 18-5 for a sensible price, and I have realised it was converted to include the sound synchronizer, which was an optional extra (£25) at the time of purchase, (or I guess as a factory service after purchase), which included the conversion work on the projector and the 18-5 Synchronizer Unit to attach to a tape recorder. The projector is listed at £60 in a 1964 Wallace Heaton Blue Book.
This is the view inside the back cover. I have not come across this before in my search for pictures of the Bolex 18-5.
I have more detailed pictures, and will show if anyone is interested.
Some time ago I collected an early Leitz Cinovid projector which is very compact and runs very smoothly and quietly, and takes the large 400ft spools.
Browsing through the new forum posts I have not found much talk here for the Cinovid. I have looked at the old forum bet have not found a way to search.
Perhaps I should add I have a Eumig Mark 502D, which I forget how or why came to me, but this also uses the 'spaceman' bulbs
The Bolex and the Cinovid use the 8v 50w so called 'spaceman' or 'divers' lamp which as many of you will know are very expensive in the UK, and I would be interested in a conversion unit.
Has anyone tried to use a LED conversion for their projectors?
Has anyone a cheaper source of the 'spaceman' bulbs for these projectors?
Thanks, I will think of more to add I am sure, as I explore.
Thanks
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