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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).Your post triggered a memory... years ago I used to repair 8mm and Mini DV camcorders - 10 or more a week.. A problem I saw often was...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).The option to turn off the auto exposure is great, but it also means you might have to baby sit the digitizing. I ran a small reel my...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).It was in the takeup hub. Mine is a late 2025 build - maybe they changed them. If the motor is just a DC motor, adding a resistor will...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).I removed one of the two washers the heavy wound coil spring pushes against inside the hub (there is one on top of the coil spring and...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).Even before I attempted my first scan, it was my impression that the take-up reel had too much pull, so I took the take-up section apart...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).The bottom of the frame seems to jump more than the top which seems mechanical to me... if I'm off base on this, feel free to yell at...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).Annnnnnndddd... you were right! I honestly thought I had done it correctly, but what I did was start the recording, the perform what I...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).OK, I reinstalled the latest D firmware (FW271), and I'm still in the same boat - very dark scans (and still no frame or zoom but that's...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).Yes, when I flash with the latest version you posted in #775, I get the OSD and I also now get "FW271" in the upper right side of the...
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JJohnCT replied to the thread Hacking the Kodak Reels 8mm Film Digitizer (New Thread).As far as I know, the camera itself is fine, but the optics are the biggest bottlneck. There are people who replace the lens to gain...
