Re: Realist cutter- Mike K. (digest 1582)

[P3D Michael Kersenbrock <michaelk@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

> RE: MIke K. listed why he thinks the  Realist viewer is superior.
> 
> Perhaps overlooked is the fact that the index pin can be adjusted so the
> frame line to be cut is exactly in place. The index pin being in one of

You're right that I didn't talk about that much!  Thanks for expanding
my description.

I did kindof reference it when I said that

  "The cutter cuts a (manually) calibrated distance from a perf-hole".

"Manual calibration" is perhaps a bit vague.  :-)

> the perfs. And then you just advance 5 perfs or 7 perfs etc.for the
> camera format. What may not be well known is that once adjusted on a
> film THAT ADJUSTMENT IS FOR THE CAMERA THAT TOOK THE FILM and may have

I think it's a good idea to "check" periodically even within the same
film "strip", let alone changing films.  Just paranoid I guess.... 

Mike K.


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