[Frameworks] Eiki projector problems

[Fred Camper]

Wanting to be sure I had a good 16mm film projector, eight or nine years 
ago I purchased a new Eiki from Dwight Cody, who has a good rep. It 
worked fine, except that the image was too warm, orange-pink. His advice 
was to try a new bulb. That did not help. In some despair over what to 
do, I just stopped using it.

Then, last night, at one of the schools I teach at, a 
projectionist/archivist brought a school Eiki to show some films to my 
class. The light was pink. Actually, it had been pink for a screening in 
an earlier semester, and I had tried to ignoreit, happy to have the 
services of a good projectionist. Yesterday during class, the bulb blew. 
She changed it. Still pink, Perhaps a little pinker.

I favor film, but compared to this light in some ways digital would be 
better, especially for certain kinds of black and white films.

Has anyone had this experience before? Any ideas for a fix? This little 
problem, combined with some massive ones in the world today 
(https://www.fredcamper.com/Rants/231210World.html), suggests a long 
walk off a short pier, but I am not yet ready for that…

Fred Camper
Chicago
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