On Mon, Aug 12, 2013 at 11:55 PM, Mark Ostrowski <most...@telefonica.net>wrote:
> > A local production company was giving away a 16mm Steenbeck editing table > for the cost of its removal so naturally I enlisted the help of three > strong men and brought it home and now it occupies a prominent place in my > living room, since it is impossible to get up the stairs or fit into any > other room. > If it's a 901 with the "skirt legs" those legs actually come off, as does the viewer, so broken into four parts the machine is easier to move (with others helping of course, since the table portion is still heavy w/o legs and viewer attached). > Has anyone made theirs S16 (viewing) compatible? Approximate costs > involved? > Paul Tomasko used to sell conversion kits. It includes cut or modified rollers, and insert optic, and (I believe) washers to raise the height of the prism. The image ends up being smaller on the screen in order to fit full frame 1.66 inside the 1.33 viewer. Steenbeck's official version of this include a lens manufactured for s16, and a widescreen viewer, which is indeed rare, though I heard they can be made to order for $$$$$s. > Any other new ways to put these machines to good use? > Many folks use the Steenbeck as a printer. Alain -- 40 FRAMES Alain LeTourneau Pam Minty 40 FRAMES 5232 North Williams Avenue Portland, Oregon 97217 USA +1 503 231 6548 www.40frames.org www.16mmdirectory.org www.emptyquarterfilm.org
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