Having personally threaded 35mm, 16mm and Super8 / 8mm, one thing applies to ALL film. Never ever let any part of the film including the leader touch the floor. If you do, the dirt from the floor will slowly work it's way inward and after a few showing the dirt will be projected on the screen and affect the viewing experience. The dirt from the floor can also increase the risk of the film getting scratched and that is very bad.

One interesting tidbit for those watching film projection videos; Note that you did not see him "frame" the image in the aperture, as 35mm and 70mm projectionists must always do. He just placed the film flat on the rail, and away we go. This is because 16mm film uses only ONE perforation per film frame, as opposed to four for 35mm and five for 70mm. So in 16mm, the film is always in frame. There may be a little adjustable mask used to better fit the image to the screen, but there is no such thing as an "out-of-frame" condition, which used to cause no end of annoyance to movie-goers. Interestingly, the small guage (8mm & 16mm) film projectors did not use the Maltese Cross intermittent movement that the 35 and 70mm projectors did. They could not! A Maltese Cross movement turns 90° every cycle of the movement, or four perforations in 35mm and 5 perforations in 70mm, translating to a generous sprocket diameter of 24.2mm (about an inch diameter) for 35mm, and 30.2mm for 70mm. To use this mechanism in 16mm, the sprocket would have only four teeth on it, and would be only 9.7mm (3/8 inch) in diameter - bringing far too much stress to the film and the mechanism. There "have" been some rare examples of 16mm projectors (EIKI being one) that used the unusual 8-branch Maltese Cross, allowing these values to increase to 3/4" diameter, and thus to use a sprocket - the advantage being that it is constantly engaged with the film, and helps hold it steady when it is not in movement (when the image is being projected). But most 16mm projectors use a reciprocating "claw" mechanism instead, leaving the film free to float around while it is being projected. Claw mechanisms can be very precise - all great film cameras use them, including Mitchell, Arriflex and Panavision, but these mechanisms are accompanied by a registration pin, holding the film firmly in place while it is not being advanced, something that 16mm projectors do not generally use. Maltese Cross and Claw mechanisms are not the only ones to have been used in 16mm projection. There have also been "ramp" mechanisms (notably used by Philips) which may combine the advantages of both.

This projector looks like serious business! I have a somewhat similar Eiki, but. Definitely no xenon bulb or changeover system

The soundhead has a Davis loop system. The flywheel under the film gate is the loop restorer. Nice video, thanks!

I use to have a kalart 16mm projector! :)

yo no cap nice vid helped a lot brother

Very nice video! Those big EIKI projectors look great! Well I ran a lot of 16mm and Super 8 through projectors from the 1970s through 90s. Siemens 2000, Bell&Howell TQI, Bauer T 600,.... I refrain from stopping a film mid reel unless it´s absolutely necessary, since the drum of the optical sound head will scratch the film. Nice 16mm prints taken from the 35mm intermediate through a 16mm interneg are hard to find. Most are grainy dupes from a 35mm print. The one you projected seems to be very nice. Thanks again.

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I have an earlier version of it with the changeover button on the top of the frame, just ahead of the handle. It's a great machine even though it sounds like an air-raid siren.

That is so Vintage!

Thanks for sharing what size of Reels can it take.

Nice video

these are great videos, I've been binging all of the projector videos, do you think you will do a video on the digital cinema projector? Also can the college receive the DCP hard drives like theaters do or is the digital cinema projector used for other functions within the college?

Great video! I learned a lot!! And you're a cute guy, too!

Hello could tell us if .....we can get one or two of these 16 mm machines for us,please.....Thnks.

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I have a 16mm projector and one 7 inch reel with family events on it. No sound. I've checked the libraries and retail camera shops and I can't find a 16mm empty reel. Can I view the reel and let the film drop on the table?

Im surprised these Eiki projector doesn't have the Eiki Zoom lens adaptor, They just screw on to the end of the existing lens.. not much use if your using the anamorphic lens adaptor but it makes getting the projected image to closer fit the screen a breeze

we had these at school.

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16mm = ..... resolution in pixels?

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you like wasting time in useless chatter who watches this video is already an expert in 16mm projections.