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Author Topic: Your Favourite Projector and Booth Floyd Justin Newton Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 559 From: Phoenix, Arizona, USA Registered: Jun 2002 posted 05-20-2006 05:12 PM                     Oh!  |  IP: Logged Chris Unwin Film Handler Posts: 20 From: Langley B.C. Canada (Vancouver) Registered: May 2006 posted 05-21-2006 05:14 AM                     I didn't see anyone else mention Simplex-XL Projectors. Incredebly reliable machines with a rock solid steady picture and very easy to maintain. Every Drive-in I have worked has had Simplex-XL projectors because they still produce a very steady picture even with a long throw. My favorite booth has got to be the Hollywood Theatre in Vancouver B.C. Canada. Two Simplex XLs' with manual changeover. NO AUTOMATION WHATSOEVER!! Which is a nice change, plus the theatre is a beautiful art deco palace that opened back in 1935. Also has a belcony and still has a working auditorium clock to the left of the screen!! (Very rare!)Also has TWO red velvet curtains (original. from Italy) that are still opened and closed for every show.  |  IP: Logged Chad M Calpito Master Film Handler Posts: 435 From: San Diego, CA Registered: Apr 2006 posted 05-25-2006 12:39 PM                        I do remember using the Simplex XL Projectors as well. I have to agree with you on those machines. I can't remember which theatre I used them at, but, I do remember using them at one point. Very reliable.  |  IP: Logged Jack Ondracek Film God Posts: 2348 From: Port Orchard, WA, USA Registered: Oct 2002 posted 05-25-2006 12:44 PM                        The projectors in the picture Monte posted are XLs.  |  IP: Logged Bill Gabel Film God Posts: 3873 From: Technicolor / Postworks NY, USA Registered: Jan 2002 posted 08-16-2006 06:24 PM                     I like the DP-70 and the Century JJ models.  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 08-16-2006 11:33 PM                     quote: Billy Bell converted them from three to two terminal lamps Wow now there is a legend. I remember having tea with him in 1994. Before my trip to London I had never seen a Carbon lamphouse converted to Xenon before, as in Australia its simply not done. The quality of his conversions was first class. Favorite Booths, Camden Parkway, London Vic 8 (RIP) National Film Theatre, Vic 8 South Bank London Village Cinema City(sc1)Sydney Bauer U3 70mm thx (RIP) Walker St Cinema Sydney Simplex E7 plus Peerless Magnarcs, 2000ft c/o (RIP) Favorite projectors Bauer (one of the first models)They truly purred Never liked the U3 due to oil spray on the lens, frosty vision. Cinemacannica vic 8 Philips DP 75 Century JJ IMAX 3D cos its so complicated Simplex e7 I've worked in over 50 cinemas over the last 20 years and have managed to avoid Christie Although I am now dealing with Super Platters for the first time  |  IP: Logged Bernard Tonks Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 619 From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England Registered: Apr 2001 posted 08-18-2006 04:38 AM                     quote: Cameron Glendinning Favorite Booths, Camden Parkway, London Vic 8 (RIP) The Independent Camden Parkway, (ex Gaumont / Odeon) following closure for 3 years, was taken back by Odeon, and is now a five screen multiplex. I remember seeing the Vic 8s running during the former Odeon & Parkway days when a single screen. Also the Cinemation 50 x 30 pin matrix board. Auditorium information.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-18-2006 10:52 AM                       Favorite booth: Circle 25 D/I, Lexington, KY (RIP) This is the booth I learned in at age 12. Huge theatre (1,200+ cars), RCA Dyn-Arcs (Ashcraft Super Cinex's) running an 11mm trim, behind Century C's, and RCA 9030s. Although, my favorite projector/reproducer combo eventually became Century SA's on either SH-1000s or R-3's, the Circle 25 booth was the best ever. It was built for both standard 35mm format service and horizontal VistaVision projection! 4-projector booth... IN A DRIVE-IN! Favorite all-around lamphouses: XeTron and Super Lumex's.  |  IP: Logged Darryl Spicer Film God Posts: 3250 From: Lexington, KY, USA Registered: Dec 2000 posted 08-18-2006 11:14 AM                    quote: Tim Reed Favorite booth: Circle 25 D/I, Lexington, KY (RIP) This is the booth I learned in at age 12. Huge theatre (1,200+ cars), RCA Dyn-Arcs (Ashcraft Super Cinex's) running an 11mm trim, behind Century C's, and RCA 9030s. I believe in the final years of that drive-in they put in a large capacity reel system. When I worked the Sky-Vue Drive-in in Winchester it was the first year that they converted to xenon. I learned to opperate the carbon arc projector since it was the back up. I wish they had left the reel spindals on that one because we could have used it to run the intermision trailers. I always hated it when the screen had to go dark between features. They used a eprad large capacity reel unit for the features. In 1990 they converted it to a two screener and added a speco platter system and a periscope mirror unit. The carbon arc system looked way better than the xenon conversion they done in the mid 80's. The xenon they were using 3k I think was just to small for that main screen.  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 08-18-2006 11:31 AM                       You're absolutely right, Darryl, as usual. You have a good memory, guy. Subsequent to Mid-States taking over the theatres there (and the drive-ins really went downhill quickly after that), they kept the #2 Century head at the Circle 25, and put it on a forward-only Sword system, along with an Eprad soundhead (yeeeuck!) and Kneisley Xenex I 4k lamp. Except for a BX-100, they installed the same setup across the street at the Family D/I. After my 1974-75 excursions in the carbon arc days, I came back and ran these "updated" booths in the '78-'79 seasons. Even in that short time span, the theatres were but a shadow of what they were just 3 seasons prior. Re: Sky-Vue... you're right. It was a 3k Kneisley conversion, and I'd tried my best to talk them out of doing that doghouse deal, but that's what Chakeres did in all their drive-ins. I came back to that theatre (I'd operated there in '75-'76 and in '78, I believe) to manage/operate in '89 on the "new" system (before periscope/2nd screen)... I used the carbon machine for cartoons and clocks. Yes, sir!  |  IP: Logged Gunnar Asgeirsson Film Handler Posts: 64 From: Iceland Registered: Jul 2006 posted 08-20-2006 12:02 AM                        Cinemeccanica Vic5 is the best projector in the world... My favourite booth will be in the Cinema here in iceland called "Smárabíó" Everythink is perfect there  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 08-20-2006 05:03 AM                     Gunnar, I thought Iceland was all converted to Digital or mostly digital....? Mark  |  IP: Logged Cameron Glendinning Jedi Master Film Handler Posts: 845 From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia Registered: Dec 2005 posted 08-20-2006 06:19 AM                     quote: Bernard Tonks The Independent Camden Parkway, (ex Gaumont / Odeon) following closure for 3 years, was taken back by Odeon, and is now a five screen multiplex. I worked there in its final year, It was a 1100 seat (from memory) with a 60ft screen and probably the best sound I think I ever heard! personally lined up by Dion at Dolby. The second screen was 110 seat with 2 sets of curtains, in what was formerly a resturant. There was also the remains of a projectionist training school! It was a beautiful theatre. 70mm prints everywhere. Just curious to know what remains? Was the main carved up into 4? Is the wonderful Art Deco foyer still intact?  |  IP: Logged Stephen Furley Film God Posts: 3059 From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England Registered: May 2002 posted 08-20-2006 06:32 AM                     It was also among the first few cinemas in London to install Dolby Digital sound; certainly the first independent to do so.  |  IP: Logged Monte L Fullmer Film God Posts: 8367 From: Nampa, Idaho, USA Registered: Nov 2004 posted 08-20-2006 02:38 PM                     Now,, since we're talking about favorite machine and booths, I have to deterr this topic a bit to some specifics of certain machines ... and that is the shutters. Okey, we've seen the three known versions - Barrel shutters, single and the double shutters. Both the barrel and the double shutters uses the dissolving methods, whereas the single just does the cutting. Granted, is it due to simple mechanics why the barrel shutter (still used in some of the European units, and was dearly used by Motiographs, which were excellent machines for a good number of years) was discontiuned, in as much as the double shutter with the complex transmission could have been the reason for manufacturing, but were any of these shutters better than others, or just was it other factors to use a simple shutter ... or, you could say, that I'm asking "which was was the best, or was it a "six-of-one", "half-dozen-of-another" sort of thing? thx-Monte  |  IP: Logged

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