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First post ought to include an introduction, right? My name is Hideki and presently live in Cottage Grove, OR. Grew up in Seattle where, as a 70s kid, used my step-brothers' Sears/GAF Super 8 and Baia editor. I would make friends act in movies for my birthday party. Was library A/V manager in middle school so would answer the call to splice and return broken 16mm films to the classrooms; also did stage crew and operated the 16mm carbon-arc projector in the auditorium. Shot Super 8 and regular 8 until mid-90s. Fast forward to 2022. Using knowledge gained from working on open reel tape decks, I had some confidence to work on 8mm projectors. Finally owning good equipment, I have hosted three 8mm viewing parties so far this autumn and have shot several cartridges of Tri-X. I appreciate the existence of this forum and thanks to all who contribute.
In order to play Japanese Super 8 films with optical audio, I just picked up a Yashica P810. (Thanks to those who posted about the P810 here in 2016 - it was very informative and key to the purchase.) It seems to work fine but the film loop between first sprocket and film gate is inconsistent in size (causing frame slipping) and there's a noticeable rattle (noise) in reverse. I then noticed there's a metal bar at the rear (linked to film guides for the film loop after the film gate) with a hole in it. It's quite loose and I can't help but think something should be attached to it.
I have been unable to find a manual or photos of a P810 without the front covers so cannot confirm if something is missing. Could someone tell me if it's supposed to be this way or not? Thank you!
First post ought to include an introduction, right? My name is Hideki and presently live in Cottage Grove, OR. Grew up in Seattle where, as a 70s kid, used my step-brothers' Sears/GAF Super 8 and Baia editor. I would make friends act in movies for my birthday party. Was library A/V manager in middle school so would answer the call to splice and return broken 16mm films to the classrooms; also did stage crew and operated the 16mm carbon-arc projector in the auditorium. Shot Super 8 and regular 8 until mid-90s. Fast forward to 2022. Using knowledge gained from working on open reel tape decks, I had some confidence to work on 8mm projectors. Finally owning good equipment, I have hosted three 8mm viewing parties so far this autumn and have shot several cartridges of Tri-X. I appreciate the existence of this forum and thanks to all who contribute.
In order to play Japanese Super 8 films with optical audio, I just picked up a Yashica P810. (Thanks to those who posted about the P810 here in 2016 - it was very informative and key to the purchase.) It seems to work fine but the film loop between first sprocket and film gate is inconsistent in size (causing frame slipping) and there's a noticeable rattle (noise) in reverse. I then noticed there's a metal bar at the rear (linked to film guides for the film loop after the film gate) with a hole in it. It's quite loose and I can't help but think something should be attached to it.
I have been unable to find a manual or photos of a P810 without the front covers so cannot confirm if something is missing. Could someone tell me if it's supposed to be this way or not? Thank you!
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