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John Salim

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  1. Ah no ... old Ektachrome could be one of many processes used over the years. see here.... https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ektachrome#Variants John S B)
  2. Pretty much every B&W negative film ( except print films ) have some sort of cast. John S
  3. Yes, 7285 was actually Ektachrome 100VS ( 'vivid saturation' ) emulsion, and did in some instances look like Kodachome ! John S
  4. Fujichrome Provia ( marketed as Provie 100D ) is an excellent quality film - probably the best colour reversal cine film out there at the moment. I process many of these carts, as well as 35mm and 120 Provia stills films, and some images are just breathtaking ! The only thing ( many ) folk complain about is, the carts are only loaded with 40ft of film not 50ft. This I believe is because 'Retro Enterprises' ( in Tokyo, Japan ) load both Super 8 and Single 8 carts ( .... Single 8 only having a 40ft capacity with acetate base film ). John S :rolleyes:
  5. A camera operator friend once told me there were rumours that magazines were prone to scratching film. Anyone know if this was true ? John S :mellow:
  6. Are these drawings available as a pdf download at all ? John S :rolleyes:
  7. Here's a very interesting video showing Rank Film Laboratories ( Denham ) custom printing system for striking feature length films ( single roll ) from 1982. John S :rolleyes:
  8. Kodak have said they're only coating on one base thickness ( for super 8, 16mm and 35mm ) so won't be producing 120 ( thinner ) or 5"x4" ( thicker ) based films. John S :mellow:
  9. ON8MIL in London sell a range of KAHL Standard 8mm film..... https://www.on8mil.com/product-category/8mm-film-packages/standard-8/ John S :)
  10. What a great design Robert ....simply re-thread and you're away ! Thanks for sharing that. John S
  11. How will you run both E-6 and ECP on the same machine Robert ? John S :mellow:
  12. You can get some good Super 8 deals from ON8MIL in London. link here... https://www.on8mil.com/product-category/8mm-film-packages/super-8/ John S -_-
  13. I don't suppose there were any 35mm IB Technicolor prints made at any time ? I know Metrocolor was the production lab, but those would make the best reference prints. John S :unsure:
  14. Crikey, that's a bit of a jump for Logmar to go from Super 8mm to 65mm ! John S :o
  15. Shooting handheld with that Arri BL & 1200 ft mag must have been a bit of a handful John ! How's your back ??? John S :rolleyes:
  16. Hi, Thanks, yes I've seen that wiki page, but wondered if I could track down a specific camera's number. John S
  17. Hi all, Before I contact Arri, is there a website or database anywhere where I can find the year of manufacture for Arri SR series of cameras ? Many thanks, John S :rolleyes:
  18. Fumeo made super 16 gates for their machines. I assume for checking dailies or running sep-mag at festivals. John S :)
  19. "out of phase, I mean miss timing between shutter and movement, using on arri 435 or Panavision XL." Do I understand correctly that this something that has to be done by a technician, so it's more about servicing and not about the certain camera? Yes, a camera technician would have to purposely adjust the phase ( mis-time ) the shutter and pull down mechanism as this isn't normally desireable - and thus not accessible by the operator. Whether or not it's adjustable ( without stripping down ) on certain cameras I don't know. John S :)
  20. Gareth, I know test films are difficult items to find nowadays, but Boston Light & Sound used to sell SMPTE test films. Probably worth asking ( ....though not for the Channel Four film of course ). Link here..... http://www.blsi.com/about_tech_capabilities.php John S B)
  21. Friedemann, can you post a picture clearly showing all of the top of the tanks ? Continuous machines like this will only be configured to one process really, but sometime can be adapted ( a bit wasteful or not very good for quality ). And I doubt you can install a re-exposure lamp anywhere on the processor ! Running multiple strands can be done as long as the rollers are flat and use rubber spacers on all rollers. Even then I wouldn't trust it as the tension would be different on all strands - and take up could be a problem. Most of these machine types use convex rubber coated rollers ensuring the film runs down the middle of the rollers / tanks. For tempered water, you can adapt a small, cheap shower heater with a power 'dimmer' (... and fit a thermometer in-line to monitor the temperature ). John S :unsure:
  22. Hi Friedemann, Which process is your machine configured for ? I use an older Bray processor ( the daddy of the E series ) which isn't too different. I don't have any paperwork, but happy to advise you. Geoffrey Bray ( ex Bray Processors ) doesn't seem to want to help with their old processing machines now as he's now into plastics manufacturing ( ....he's also very difficult to get hold of ). Cheers, John S :rolleyes:
  23. I thought Ektachrome was only coming back in 35mm ( stills ) and Super 8mm. John S :mellow:
  24. That looks like a 3.5mm jack socket ( PCB mount ), but if it's just kicking about in there ....... GAWD KNOWS ! John S :unsure:
  25. Nice one Diamond Dom ! I discovered the worm was a little sticky so ( very lightly ) touched it with some oil and that freed it up nicely. Thanks very much for your expert advice - it's very much appreciated :rolleyes: Best wishes, John S
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