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Topic: Victoria 5 Curved Gate
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John Walsh
Film God
Posts: 2490
From: Connecticut, USA, Earth, Milky Way
Registered: Oct 1999
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posted 06-03-2001 10:03 AM
Sorry; another question I should have asked eariler.... Can these new gates also be fitted to V9's?Thanks for the pictures, BTW! What lever does what? I'm guessing the bottom (round) knob is film tension; the center lever is to open/close the gate. I can't figure out what that smaller, flat lever is at the top, next to the knurled screw for the laterial guide rollers.
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Vernon Cramer
Film Handler
Posts: 16
From: Virginia Beach, VA, USA
Registered: Mar 2002
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posted 01-27-2004 08:26 PM
Although this topic is somewhat old, we finally installed a curved gate on one of our Victoria 9s and the results are so remarkable I wanted to encourage anyone else with a Vic 5 or 9 that the curved gate is well worth the money. Everything we've run through it is virtually rock-steady on the screen, even with the tension set at the lowest setting. Ran our SMPTE focus loop and you had to look very closely to detect any movement at all.
Although it was noted somewhere else on this thread that the gate will not fit a Victoria 9, the curved gate assembly will actually fit if the projector has the newer two-lens turret (some minor grinding on the projector housing is required before the assembly will line up properly with the holes on the projector head). Unfortunately, the older three-lens turrets do not have enough clearance for the curved gate assembly.
If you have a Vic 9, 5, or even a 4 and have the newer two-lens turret but are using the old-style gate, the curved gate will make a world of difference in what you see on the screen and is well worth the investment.
Threading the newer gate is significantly different but after a threading a couple of test loops a few times I was getting quite comfortable with it. You also do have to watch the size of the top loop with the new gate when threading. However, these inconveniences are very, very minor when compared with the benefit of gaining an incredibly stable of the image on screen.
For all you Cinemeccanica fans with Vic 5s or 9s (and probably 4s) the curved gate is a must. I recommend it highly.
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