Re: [Frameworks] 16mm graflex / singer / telex projectors

2013-05-06 Thread k. a.r.
I have easily owned 50+ projectors over the years, and have had a coupleathree of these go through my collection. (I think I have one sitting unused in my basement right now, actually.) I never used them for very long. The threading is complicated, and hard to get out mid-reel, ( i.e. if the

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm graflex / singer / telex projectors

2013-05-06 Thread Thomas Dexter
I like these machines a lot, built like tanks, easy to clean and take apart, really great with damaged film, fast loading and ideal for short loops (which I use them for) The weight and availability of bulbs, as you mention, are the main issues for me - that and they look like something pulled out

Re: [Frameworks] 16mm graflex / singer / telex projectors

2013-05-06 Thread 40 Frames
On Mon, May 6, 2013 at 9:36 AM, Ekrem Serdar wrote: > > Recently had a nice experience projecting with one of these (the manual > load ones), and I'm considering getting one and having it be my primary > instead of the pageant. > > Seems to be easier to find zoom lenses for them, and they see