6X6 Projector

railwayman3

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Witold said:
Super Slide frame is about 35x35, at least I have mounts of this opening, so this would illuminate fine if projector is good enough to illuminate standard 35mm slides.
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"Superslides" generally came from cameras giving 12 exposures on 127 film ( https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/127_film ), with the image norminally 40 x 40 mm. I have seen projectors which cut off the corners of a projected image of this size, so it would be worth checking if anyone were thinking of buying a projector for Superslides ?
 

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What I specifically indicated: there are frames (which I happen to own too) with 35x35 opening. Which most likely were to make sure a "super" slide would be easily projected on any 35 mm projector.
 

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The nominal size for Superslides is 40x40mm.
The official film gate size is a bit larger, the copy mask gate a little smaller. For slide mount gates the figures vary. German projector manufacturers typically refer to 38x38mm.
 

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A good cheap American made mid-century-modern 6X6 projector is the Realist 620 Deluxe.
 

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One may wonder why west-german manufacturers were so reluctant on superslides. (I refer to those manufacturers as they were many with countless models.) I did not find any indicator that superslides were popular at all in West-Germany.
 

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Rolleiflex was pushing superslide on 120 film adapters for the T and Rolleicord Va/b.
A lot of wasted film real estate with these however. 12 shots on 127 just isn't enough...
too bad because some of my favorite cameras use 127.
 

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^^ If you haven't already, I'd suggest you check for used 6x7 projectors and their prices ( it's enough to take your breath away ) . Peter
 
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