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

[Ekrem Serdar]

Ben, just out of curiosity, were these Kodak cartridges?


On Wed, Aug 20, 2014 at 7:47 PM, <ben.weinstein at mindspring.com> wrote:

> 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
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> >>>
> >>>
> >>>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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ekrem serdar
austin, tx
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