Erkan Umut

Does anyone have the Optasound 116R instruction manual? Would it be possible to scan it at high resolution. Will have it printed out. Sincere thanks!

We are probably dealing with a prototype camera or a camera produced in very small quantities! I searched all my databases and never come across this model. I think the GOIF went bankrupt in 2007.

Hi Jason, That's correct! Gan Guang brand and totally an ACL knock-off. Probably made after 1980. Will find more info for you... That factory also made ELMO-16CL projector knock-off. Gan Guang GF-100/101/102: https://www.flickr.com/photos/wise-man/43849443384/in/album-72157710336572487 The one you found online SX16K was made by AVM (Qinhuangdao Audio-Visual Machinery Research Institute). Also a similar design ST-16 was made by JOC (Jiangxi Optical Complex-Jiangxi Optical Instrument General Factory) Some info on my Blog: https://sayyes2analog.wordpress.com/2015/07/18/prc-cam/ Hope this helps for now. Best, Erkan

Hi Charlie, I sent you an email regarding to ARRI. Hope you get it. Cheers!

Its called Phase Shifting. I was used to use that feature extensively in my works. Arriflex 16BL with BLEQ motor and 16SR/SRII need an external accessory (PHU) for controlling. SR3 doesn't need, however you can use the external synchronization unit ESU-1. As you mentioned, the BOTEX unit was intended for the ACL II.

Hi everyone, I recently got a CHINON 877 MACRO. If you have its instruction manual along with illustrated figures, I'd be glad if you could scan it at 300dpi color. Sincere thanks for your effort and time!

As you know, the beam splitter of Bolex Reflexes have a thicker pan prism. That's why Bolex reflex lenses are differs in design. Also, 16ST (16S) utilize two-blade shutter, which, in turn, enables to run it at half the speed. So, to eliminate the flicker causing, the mirrors on the blades have symmetrical black stripes providing extra black outs.

I am fixing some old sales literature found on the archive org. I need a high-resolution photo of the ACME printer model 102, taken from the same viewpoint, seen below. As you see, the middle part was lost due to improper photographing. I have found the same in an advert online, but it doesn't fit to my page resolution. (At least 300dpi will work.) Thank you!

The manual for MAGNON was found: Magnon HF-880 DUOTRACK projecteur - mode d'emploi 31 pages FRA GBR DEU ESP 4732kb

Dear Martin, SVEMA, Shostka and TASMA, Kazan had continued to made light-sensitive and magnetic tape materials right after the dissolution of the Soviet Union. SVEMA also made OEM manufacture for a while. There was a huge demand for 16mm color reversal stocks by TV stations in the former republics other than Russia since the video systems were obsolete (mainly LOMO equipment) or not available yet. Not to mention the other types of materials in various formats for studios and archival news gathering purposes. Imported stocks were few and available to the bigger privileged enterprises like MOSFILM, ORT (State-run CHANNEL 1), etc. I was a technical manager at a company, which also operates a film lab, and in connection with those manufacturers to import raw stock for budget film productions here in Turkey. However, it was so difficult to deal with them for business as the activity of the foreign trade enterprise responsible for chemical exports in Moscow was stopped (turmoil). Then I have been in many republics to find stocks the lab needs. I bought a very good Russian book about processing Soviet films since I can read Russian. Here we were stopping the reversal process of the 90 GOST Tungsten color reversal (Och-90L) in the first step to get negative results only with the native EI decreased. SVEMA in the early 90's had made a color negative that can be processed with the ECN-2. All the Best, Erkan

Hallo Andreas, hab ich die Anleitung. Muss man scannen erst. Grüsse an Salzburg! Erkan

Dear Forum Members, I am currently looking for the instruction manuals of these Super 8 sound projectors: RICOH HI-SOUND 1200M MAGNON HF-880 Duotrack Could someone provide me with the scans. Sincere thanks for your attention! Best, Erkan

Finally, enjoy! Thanks to Mark Gulbrandsen, Grant Loucks of AGE and Jonathan Froes Cinema Products GSMO manual