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Seeking lab to convert French 9mm film to anything current
I have a few 9mm films that are of French manufacture, ca. 1930 that
I'd like to have converted to anything current so we could view them (family films). Does anyone know of any conversion companies that can handle such a format? The cans are steel cylinders crimped shut. The cylinders are 5cm in diameter and 1.5cm thick, and have a bite taken out of a section of edge to access the film inside (makes it look like a small-mouthed PacMan). The hub has a squared hole, presumably to mesh with an external winding mechanism. There's a brand name of "Pathex" embossed on the cannister. Please e-mail me with any info, or if it would help you to have a photo of the cannister. TIA - ============= - Dale Gombert (SkySea at aol.com) 122.38W, 47.58N, W. Seattle, WA http://flavorj.com/~skysea |
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Seeking lab to convert French 9mm film to anything current
j. fabian wrote:
In article , SkySea wrote: I have a few 9mm films that are of French manufacture, ca. 1930 that I'd like to have converted to anything current so we could view them (family films). Does anyone know of any conversion companies that can handle such a format? snip Please e-mail me with any info, or if it would help you to have a photo of the cannister. TIA - ============= - Dale Gombert (SkySea at aol.com) 122.38W, 47.58N, W. Seattle, WA http://flavorj.com/~skysea Do you mean Pathe "Baby" 9.5mm film? 9.5mm film can be recognised from the single sprocket hole punched centrally between frames. If so then a major digital telecine company in Los Angeles should be able to accommodate you. Maybe. If not then I would look in Paris, France or Mumbai, India (home of Bollywood) as they might have better access to obscure French equipment. Expect to pay handsomely. As an alternative you _might_ be able to find a Pathe Baby 9.5mm projector on eBay and convert it yourself with a camcorder. Hope this helps jf The only place I know of in the US that does 9.5mm transfers is: http://www.colorlab.com There are several other places overseas, but since you indicated you are in the US, I figured you would probably rather use a US based facility. Derek |
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Seeking lab to convert French 9mm film to anything current
This is fantastic -
Thank you, J. and Derek. I have never known what the proper term for this film is, but Pathe "Baby" 9.5mm sure sounds like it describes it well. At least now I have a name for the format. I see from Derek's suggested web site that a 9.5mm conversion is available. And looking for a projector is a good idea too. Especially at the conversion prices (but I'll bet this is time-consuming to do). Hope exists! Now to figure out how much I'm willing and able to spend on this... Derek Gee wrote: The only place I know of in the US that does 9.5mm transfers is: http://www.colorlab.com There are several other places overseas, but since you indicated you are in the US, I figured you would probably rather use a US based facility. Derek j. fabian wrote: Do you mean Pathe "Baby" 9.5mm film? 9.5mm film can be recognised from the single sprocket hole punched centrally between frames. If so then a major digital telecine company in Los Angeles should be able to accommodate you. Maybe. If not then I would look in Paris, France or Mumbai, India (home of Bollywood) as they might have better access to obscure French equipment. Expect to pay handsomely. As an alternative you _might_ be able to find a Pathe Baby 9.5mm projector on eBay and convert it yourself with a camcorder. Hope this helps jf ============= - Dale Gombert (SkySea at aol.com) 122.38W, 47.58N, W. Seattle, WA http://flavorj.com/~skysea |
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Seeking lab to convert French 9mm film to anything current
On Apr 22, 6:38 pm, SkySea wrote:
I have a few 9mm films that are of French manufacture, ca. 1930 that I'd like to have converted to anything current so we could view them (family films). Does anyone know of any conversion companies that can handle such a format? The cans are steel cylinders crimped shut. The cylinders are 5cm in diameter and 1.5cm thick, and have a bite taken out of a section of edge to access the film inside (makes it look like a small-mouthed PacMan). The hub has a squared hole, presumably to mesh with an external winding mechanism. There's a brand name of "Pathex" embossed on the cannister. Please e-mail me with any info, or if it would help you to have a photo of the cannister. TIA - ============= - Dale Gombert (SkySea at aol.com) 122.38W, 47.58N, W. Seattle, WAhttp://flavorj.com/~skysea We can also do this work though color lab, depending on the condition of your film may be the better choice. Color lab has one of the very top end transfers in North America and they also do film restoration so if the film is not in great shape then definitely...they're the way to go. We have a very good transfer but 9.5 is only a recent edition to our services and we're having a bit of a difficult time getting supplies such as reels and splice tape. If you were willing to wait a while for it then you might want to consider us. We're a good deal less expensive. All the best Greg Miller Film Rescue International |
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