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Author Topic: Japanese projector makers-current situation info Erkan Umut Film Handler Posts: 27 From: Istanbul, Turkey Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-21-2007 06:59 PM                        * TOKIWA CO., LTD. Tokyo (KK Tokiwa Seiki Seisakusho, means Limited Co. Tokiwa Precision Manufacturing) makes 35mm and 16/35mm standard line. I have visited their factory, and was the agent for Turkey in 1995. Sells also former Shinkyo brand (Shinkyo Electric Co., Ltd. Tokyo-now closed down) 35mm portable stocks, as well as Chinese 35mm portable made by Shanghai August 1st Precision Machinery Co., Ltd.-AFPM (formerly Shanghai August 1st Film Machinery Factory); * NIPPON DENSHI KOGAKU (KOGYO) CO., LTD. Tokyo (also known as Japan Electronic Optical (Industry), brand: Cineforward, office in Tokyo and factory in Toda, Saitama) makes 35mm and 16/35mm standard line; * VICTOR ARCS CO., LTD. Tokyo (formerly Victor Sound Equipment Co., Ltd.) has stopped to sell Fuji Central brand 35mm and 16/35mm standard line and Hi-Central brand lamphouse made by Hiraoka Kogyo Co., Ltd. (Hiraoka Industry) Hanno, Saitama-now closed down; * EIKI CORP. Osaka (formerly Eiki Co., Ltd.) has stopped to make portable and standard 16mm line very limited. I have visited their office in 1995; * ELMO CORP. Nagoya (formerly Elmo Co., Ltd.) has stopped to make portable and standard 16mm line. I have visited their office in 1995; * YOKOGAWA PRECISION CORP. Tokyo-now closed down (formerly Hokushin Electric Works, Ltd., brand: Hokushin, means Northern Star) has stopped to make portable and standard 16mm line. Info on Japanese 16mm and 35mm cinema projector makers: http://www.erkanumut.com/j.htm (Info on Chinese cine equipment and raw stock film makers: http://www.erkanumut.com/prc.htm) [ 05-25-2007, 02:56 PM: Message edited by: Erkan Umut ]  |  IP: Logged John Hawkinson Film God Posts: 2273 From: Cambridge, MA, USA Registered: Feb 2002 posted 03-21-2007 09:03 PM                     Re: "EIKI [...] makes portable and standard 16mm line very limited." In 2003, Frank said, "Eiki is phasing out their 16mm projector production line at the end of the year," and I assume that actually happened... --jhawk  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-21-2007 09:43 PM                       Thanks for the info, Erkan!  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-21-2007 11:15 PM                     Ahhhhh, At last someone who knows Japaneese machines. I have a 16/35 Nippon Denshi Kogaku projector that I have been trying to find parts info on for years. I am missing the 16mm gate on this one. Do you know if any of these parts are available. Not sure why I want to complete this machine these days but it would be fun to run it. Thanks! Mark  |  IP: Logged Tim Reed Better Projection Pays Posts: 5246 From: Northampton, PA Registered: Sep 1999 posted 03-21-2007 11:40 PM                       quote: Mark Gulbrandsen was the last to post Denshi Kogaku Is that like sushi?  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-21-2007 11:52 PM                     Donno, I'm not really into Sushi. Last time I had it was when I worked at Canon in the late 70's. Mark  |  IP: Logged Paul Mayer Oh get out of it Melvin, before it pulls you under! Posts: 3836 From: Albuquerque, NM Registered: Feb 2000 posted 03-22-2007 12:45 AM                        You guys just knew I wouldn't be able to resist... 日本電子工学工業 Nippon Denshi Ko(u)gaku Ko(u)gyo(u) Lit. Japan Electron Engineering Industry, i.e. Japan Electronics Industries  |  IP: Logged Erkan Umut Film Handler Posts: 27 From: Istanbul, Turkey Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-22-2007 04:52 PM                        quote: Mark Gulbrandsen I have a 16/35 Nippon Denshi Kogaku projector that I have been trying to find parts info on for years. I am missing the 16mm gate on this one. Do you know if any of these parts are available. Mark Japanese dual format projectors use Elmo 16mm projector heads mainly. Cineforward is no exception of that. [ 03-22-2007, 07:51 PM: Message edited by: Erkan Umut ]  |  IP: Logged Mark Gulbrandsen Resident Trollmaster Posts: 16657 From: Music City Registered: Jun 99 posted 03-22-2007 05:14 PM                     I will post a picture of it when I am back in town and perhaps you would recognize it. The projector uses dual 16/35 sprockets and the 16mm gate interchanges with the 35mm gate and so on. It is definately not Elmo. Mark  |  IP: Logged Erkan Umut Film Handler Posts: 27 From: Istanbul, Turkey Registered: Jan 2000 posted 03-22-2007 07:59 PM                        quote: Mark Gulbrandsen The projector uses dual 16/35 sprockets and the 16mm gate interchanges with the 35mm gate and so on. So, yours is not like a double head one as most of them are, and like Ernemann 16/35mm or 35/70mm projectors. Hmm I see... Never seen before. I eagerly am waiting for the picture... By the way, the latest Fuji Central projectors have Eiki 16mm heads. [ 03-23-2007, 05:23 PM: Message edited by: Erkan Umut ]  |  IP: Logged

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