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Darren Payne
Film Handler

Posts: 2
From: Bournemouth Dorset UK
Registered: Oct 2005

posted 12-23-2006 02:10 PM

Hi guys,

Couldn't resist this topic.. I'm currently running 3 DP75s, one of which still retains a fully functional 70mm facility (and will remain as such!) with SRD via the Dolby cat700 penthouse reader.

Gives a superb steady picture (as long as the racking bush isn't worn) and the pad shoes are fine as I double up the springs to hold them in place.(Handy tip especially for the Intermittent shoe..)

The other 2 are 35mm only and were common place for many ABCs in the early 1970's as a deal was struck between Philips and ABC to sell unwanted mechanisms.

Would keep my 75s in favour of the Victoria 5 any day..

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John Caswell
Film Handler

Posts: 35
From: Liverpool, Merseyside, UK
Registered: Oct 2006

posted 12-23-2006 04:57 PM

Hi, we run a DP75 in our largest screen, have to agree it's got a great steady picture, and is ideal for swapping between 35mm and 70mm really quickly.

To be honest I don't have any problems with lacing 35mm on it, find it really quick and easy. Suppose it's down to what you're used to using. I agree with the points mentioned regarding the pads, they don't cause any problems for us when playing 35mm, but for 70mm we always bring out the rubber bands! [Smile]

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Stephen Furley
Film God

Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 12-23-2006 05:13 PM

quote: Bernard Tonks
I must say that whenever I saw 70mm at the old ABC, Shaftsbury Avenue, I thought the picture there was excellent. It was a twin cinema then with two projectors in each box on changeovers! Don’t remember the doors on the projectors though, were they put on later models?

I agree Bernard, I saw quite a bit of 70mm there, the re-release of '2001', 'Gettysburg' and the restored 'My Fair Lady' come to mind. By the time I saw 'My Fair Lady', not too long before it bacame an Odeon, and was converted to four screens I believe, it was looking rather tired, and slightly shabby, nothing that re-upholstered seats and a bit of paint here and there wouldn't have fixed. I haven't been there since it was converted. 'Gettysburg' was rather odd; tickets were sold separately for each half, and you could see them on different days if you wanted to. Part one was in screen one, and part two in screen two. One of the best 70mm houses in London, I think.

quote: Pete Naples
Quite a few of them around these parts, always in change over pairs for some reason, I recall most of the ABC's I worked in being equipped with them or FP20.

Quite a few ABC cincmas seem to have had them that were never equipped for 70mm, in much the same way that some Odeons that were never 70mm equipped for 70mm had Vic 8s.

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Stephen Furley
Film God

Posts: 3059
From: Coulsdon, Croydon, England
Registered: May 2002

posted 12-23-2006 05:36 PM

quote: Bernard Tonks
I must say that whenever I saw 70mm at the old ABC, Shaftsbury Avenue, I thought the picture there was excellent. It was a twin cinema then with two projectors in each box on changeovers! Don’t remember the doors on the projectors though, were they put on later models?

I agree Bernard, I saw quite a bit of 70mm there, the re-release of '2001', 'Gettysburg' and the restored 'My Fair Lady' come to mind. By the time I saw 'My Fair Lady', not too long before it bacame an Odeon, and was converted to four screens I believe, it was looking rather tired, and slightly shabby, nothing that re-upholstered seats and a bit of paint here ad there wouldn't have fixed. I haven't been there since it was converted. 'Gettysburg' as rather odd; tickets were sold separately for each half, and you could see them on different days if you wanted to. Part one was in screen one, and part two in screen two. One of the best 70mm houses in London, I think.

quote: Pete Naples
Quite a few of them around these parts, always in change over pairs for some reason, I recall most of the ABC's I worked in being equipped with them or FP20.

Quite a few ABC cincmas seem to have had them that were never equipped for 70mm, in much the same way that some Odeons that were never 70mm equipped for 70mm had Vic 8s.

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Cameron Glendinning
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 845
From: West Ryde, Sydney, NSW Australia
Registered: Dec 2005

posted 12-30-2006 04:49 PM

Personally I like them, you get use to the thread pretty quick, rock steady picture, sure running 70mm is loud, 35mm is much quieter. overall one of my favorites. [thumbsup]

I do know one cinema that did not change its oil in its dp75 for ten years (without any problems and no I don't condone this !!!!). So no need to doubt the reliability or the quality of the build of a philips or kinoton that is the basis of this legend.

PS Ive threaded the Philips at The Prince Charles, and saw a 70mm print there, I thought it was first class. tickets were really cheap. [Big Grin]

[ 01-01-2007, 06:33 AM: Message edited by: Cameron Glendinning ]

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Posts: 215

Registered: Apr 2004

posted 02-18-2008 02:31 PM

It has been 414 days since the last post.

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Bernard Tonks
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 619
From: Cranleigh, Surrey, England
Registered: Apr 2001

posted 02-18-2008 02:31 PM

quote: Ben Wales
There are Still a working Pair of the Philips DP75's working and had doors fitted, this was at the ABC Shaftsbury Avenue in London, now named Odeon Covent Garden.

The door on a Philips (Kinoton) DP 75.

This picture with many others is from the Geof Young collection now displayed on Cinephoto: http://www.cinephoto.co.uk/ I supplied the scans to Hugh McCullough, the site owner & webmaster.

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