[Frameworks] telecine projector question

[David Tetzlaff]

> so I found this on ebay
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/BELL-HOWELL-16mm-MAGNETIC-OPTICAL-Sound-Telecine-Transfer-Projector-Warranty-/250941802455?pt=US_Movie_Slide_Projectors&hash=item3a6d4c07d7
> and my question is, are all JAN projectors 5 blade?

I don't know, but that's ridiculously overpriced.

> What kind of Bell & Howell takes this?
> 
> http://www.ebay.com/itm/Bell-Howell-16mm-Projector-5-Blade-Shutter-Part-to-convert-to-Telecine-/251063843422?pt=US_Movie_Slide_Projectors&hash=item3a74923a5e
> 
> is this something that is difficult to do, install this shutter?  (I'm pretty handy with the tools......)

Yes, it's difficult. I'm a major tinkerer, and I wouldn't touch this with a ten foot pole.

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This is the kind of thing you're looking for:

http://linkee.com/x49Npj

As the listing says, this guy has been doing these conversions and selling them on eBay for many years. His price ($500) is the max you should consider paying. Like most things eBay, with patience you should be able to find one for less. I've seen them for under $300 -- used ones made as telecine models from the factory, or second hand versions of this sort of conversion. The $500 seems fair for a fresh refurb that includes an overhaul of the claw, and presumably a good set of belts, etc. If you find something cheaper, it'll be in that pig-in-a-poke eBay category, where it will probably work OK, but you're still taking a bit of a chance in an attempt to stay within budget.


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