[Frameworks] Super 8 camera BROKE!!!!!

[ben.weinstein at mindspring.com]

woa thanks for the help.  the cartridges were jammed and i got 1 to work.  The other 2 are boned i guess.  Thanks yall


-----Original Message-----
>From: Buck Bito - Movette <buck at movettefilm.com>
>Sent: Aug 20, 2014 8:27 PM
>To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 camera BROKE!!!!!
>
>Ben,
>You can see if those carts are seized by trying to pull down a few frames.
>Hold the cartridge with the pressure plate (film) facing you and the label
>side to your left (label text should be right side up), and try sliding a
>few frames down. There should be only a little bit of resistance -
>basically just enough to keep the film stationary when its not being
>pulled by the claw.
>It the film doesn't move with moderate finger pressure, the cartridge is
>seized and you might try smacking it a couple of times before repeating
>the test.
>-Good luck!
>---Buck Bito
>
>
>On Wed, August 20, 2014 4:45 pm, ben.weinstein at mindspring.com wrote:
>> I tryed 3 different cartridges and they all did the same thing
>>
>>
>> -----Original Message-----
>>>From: Buck Bito - Movette <buck at movettefilm.com>
>>>Sent: Aug 20, 2014 7:10 PM
>>>To: Experimental Film Discussion List <frameworks at jonasmekasfilms.com>
>>>Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 camera BROKE!!!!!
>>>
>>>As I recall, seizing cartridges were a big problem...<snip>
>>>-Good luck!
>>>---Buck Bito
>>>
>>>Lawrence "Buck" Bito
>>>Movette Film Transfer
>>>1407 Valencia St.
>>>San Francisco, CA 94110
>>>415-558-8815
>>>Open Tuesday - Saturday
>>>www.movettefilm.com
>>>
>>>
>>>On Wed, August 20, 2014 3:53 pm, Ryder White wrote:
>>>> I'd agree with the others..try another cartridge. The same thing
>>>> happened to me on a couple different cartridges I got from the
>>>> same case...it seems
>>>> like a manufacturing defect made the hub seize up.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 3:28 PM, Scott Dorsey <kludge at panix.com> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> Are you sure it's a bad camera and not just a bad mag?
>>>>> --scott
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