Nicholas Chen

yes there appears to be lenses on both ends of the scope. I dont know if there is a lens behind the scope. but I dont see anything that seems out of place.

yep tried all of that. and still nothing. Im shooting a test strip of technicolor leader. once I could sort of see the words technicolor but I was using a piece of white paper. and held it a foot from the lens. no matter how close or far and dark it is, the image jsut looks like a spot light from a flashlight.

Hello. I am new to 8mm/s8mm projectors. infact im new to projectors in general. Anyway I bought a Bell & Howell Autoload Dual format projector for $8 at a local thrift shop. I ran some super 8mm thru it and everything seems to be working. film advances, light turns on etc. but im having the hardest time getting the image to show up. here is a picture of the projector here is how the film is running thru it. I dont have a screen, does that matter? i 've been shining it against a white wall. I have tried pulling the lens to zoom in and out and turned the focus knob and yet the images just doesnt show up. I cant even see a hint of the image. its all just light shining on the wall. like a flashlight. can some one help me out? I have pulled the lens out and cleaned it with a lens cloth. if i hold the lens up and look into it backwards. (front to back) it is like a magnifying glass. everything is upside down. but if i look thru it normally (like how the light enters and exits the lens) everything looks liek frosted glass.