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Tim Killen
Film Handler

Posts: 13
From: Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
Registered: Mar 2000

posted 11-06-2003 11:39 PM

Sorry, I should have been a little more specific. I meant Kinoton have developed a turret which moves away from the gate assembly to make threading a little easier and to make the area a bit more open and accessible. In the past all Kinotons and Phillips have had a fixed turret whether it be single, double or a triple auto turret. As far as I'mm aware this has only been made available in the last couple of months.

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William Bunch
Film Handler

Posts: 87
From: Misawa, Japan
Registered: Nov 2001

posted 11-07-2003 12:28 AM

Tim, Now I understand what you are refering to. I saw another thread in here someplace mentioning a new Kinoton turret that unlatches and slides forward about 20cm to make threading easier. I don't have that feature on my FP25E. Extra space in this area would be nice to have but we are not having any difficulty threading the gate. Yes, it is tight. If you end up receiving this on your machine that would be a nice plus.

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Peter Castle
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 220
From: Wollongong University, NSW ,Australia
Registered: Oct 2003

posted 11-07-2003 03:53 AM

Yes, that extra space would be helpful. Our FP25E was delivered only 4 weeks ago and it has the fixed turret.
One problem we had was that our anamorphic lens is an antique and has a large diameter, so large that the picture from our W/S lens hits the anamorphic - shows as a barely imperceptible shadow on our screen. Maybe we better update our anamorphic.

But the major problem encountered (should have been anticipated) was that we wanted to use 5000m spools, so the projector was jacked up twice (the base and a spacer between the base and the lamphouse) so that the lens height was increased beyond our port height. Had to modify the port.

Peter

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Richard Fowler
Film God

Posts: 2392
From: Ft. Lauderdale, FL, USA
Registered: Jun 2001

posted 11-07-2003 05:35 AM

The turret that slides forward was originally used on their studio series of machine and is now available on the cinema models....but depending who is distributing Kinoton in your market, you may have to request this feature. This is not a field replaceable option since it requires a different projector chassis plate. The wide angle lenses that have become popular with the more recent short throw to "wall to wall" screens with the rear element close to the trap make this an consideration for new installs. There is also a kit to limit the travel of the opening of the gate for threading to avoid banging the lens but I considered that a [puke]

option.

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