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Author Topic: Japanese-made 35mm Projectors Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 01-30-2001 09:32 AM                     The MicroCine portable is a decent little machine. When the Eaton's Centre cineplex converted to 35mm from 16mm years ago all 21 screens used them for many years grind in each of the rear screen booths. Later they were replaced with Prevost p55's  |  IP: Logged Stefan Scholz Expert Film Handler Posts: 223 From: Schoenberg, Germany Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-01-2001 02:40 AM                        I agree on the Microcine,it is not too bad,I used to own one, until UPS dropped the return shipment package after a use abroad from an aircraft door. Insurance value was ITL 1 (about 1/2000 USD), so I never received compensation. It used a 400W metal halide bulbv, which was as bright as 1600 Xenon, but the color of light was lacking red content. But bright enough for evening outdoor screening in a town hall square in Italy. THe best portable I came across is the Kinotone FP 23, which is a compact, FP30D projector. It consists of three parts, Spool tower base, Xenon lamp, and projector mechanism. Each individual component hides away in a flightcase, weighing around 70 lbs. A "home version" comes with 400 W halogen incandescant bulbs with automatic backup bulb turret, built into the shutter housing. The projector then is about 100 lbs, due to the built in lamp transformer. With this type a reel arm up to 6000ft comes on top. Really neat stuff, and practically FP30D think Brad has a photo, I e-mailed some time ago. The MP 30 we owned leaked oil like hell, and was not reeally good. Another famous recent portable is called Veronese from Italy featuring 1600 W Xenon in a very compact package. Quite commonly used in rural screening setups. Again, nothing for commercial use... The list of good portables is rare.  |  IP: Logged Gordon McLeod Film God Posts: 9532 From: Toronto Ontario Canada Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-01-2001 08:32 AM                     All the microcine's we used had a 500watt xenon light source with an internal powersupply Wassman makes a fair portable  |  IP: Logged Mitchell Cope Master Film Handler Posts: 256 From: Overland Park, KS, United States Registered: Jun 99 posted 02-02-2001 11:35 AM                     Here's a picture of my 35mm A.V.E. Transportable projector. It was manufactured in Japan around the 1960s by a company named Shinkyo. It has what I think is a great, steady picture. Haven't figured out how to put a reverse scan led in it. Maybe someday.  |  IP: Logged Erkan Umut Film Handler Posts: 27 From: Istanbul, Turkey Registered: Jan 2000 posted 02-02-2001 02:28 PM                        Dear Mr. Cope, Thank you for posting this beautiful SHINKYO pic! They're great machines. This company SHINKYO ELECTRIC INDUSTRIAL CO., LTD. is closed years ago unfortunately... They made some stationary or standard-like models. They are the portable type heads and reels mounted on pedestals, which I never want to own! This company is well known for its portables. However, as a TOKIWA agent in Turkey (in the past), I announce that Tokiwa resells them. By the way,would you email me that pic. It makes me happy Thanks so much!  |  IP: Logged Stefan Scholz Expert Film Handler Posts: 223 From: Schoenberg, Germany Registered: Sep 1999 posted 02-06-2001 01:46 PM                        Gordon, most Microcines were 500 Watt Xenon, or 400 W tungsten halogen bulb, but there also is a 1600/2000 W Xenon type. The Micron portables are made again, according to a friend in Italy. I did not really liked the Wassmann, or the Marin, the ones I had leaked oil like hell. It was really interesting to learn about all those japanese projectors, I was just familiar with the Tokiwas, which I actually liked to work on.  |  IP: Logged

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