I have recently purchased my Kelmar Media Cleaners at NCS for about 511.00 a piece.

do you need aw3 brackets?

what will yoyu be using PTR's for?

i would also try looking in used equipment in the film handlers forum.

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--"That's my story and i'm sticking to it!"--

PTRs are widely used by film laboratories, film-to-video transfer labs, special venue theatres (e.g., IMAX), and theatres. As noted in other threads, they can become overloaded with debris from severely abraded film, but are very effective with normal dirt levels. Because of their cushioned soft surface and rolling contact with the film, they have very low risk of scratching film (e.g., they are used for cleaning camera original film at labs), and leave no residue on the film.

P.S. - I'm the co-inventor of PTR film cleaning. That's why I'm so enthusiastic.

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John P. Pytlak, Senior Technical Specialist
Worldwide Technical Services, Entertainment Imaging
Eastman Kodak Company
Research Labs, Building 69, Room 7419
Rochester, New York, 14650-1922 USA
Tel: 716-477-5325 Fax: 716-722-7243
E-Mail: john.pytlak@kodak.com

Moneywise, a media cleaner is cheaper and most people here will agree does a better job (especially ran wet with FilmGuard).

(Sorry John, had to be said. )

Note:8:50 PM 5/26/2000, I have just discovered that my price was not figured correctly. It should probably be a bit lower that I posted. I will double check this and make any correction to the prices I posted on Tuesday. Those that ordered film cleaners today will have their accounts credited the difference. Thanks to all that have purchased!!

1) Booth supplies (splicing tape, oil, etc.) must be ordered from Capitol City Supply
2) Projector parts must be ordered from MTS.

Tell them it's really for repairing the popcorn machine and get it out of petty cash. Hell, the suits think the customers are only there for the soda and popcorn anyway.

Is that price for genuine Kelmar film cleaning media or for Neumade?

Steve

At the FPC price of $57.15 per PTR, and assuming a 3-month useful life, cleaning five shows a day with a pair of rollers costs only about $0.25 (25 cents) per show. Web cleaning media and FilmGuard are likewise a good investment in on-screen quality. Unfortunately, they are not compatible: you can't use PTRs on a print treated with FilmGuard because of the oily residue.

BTW, I was never a fan of using media cleaners DRY, since there was always risk of catching an abrasive particle and scratching the print. I once saw an entire print trashed because a dry media cleaner was used to clean a print that had an accumulation of cement dust from some booth construction work. The media looked like a piece of sandpaper from the dirt it picked up, and the print had numerous scratches throughout its length.