RE: Eclair ACL English mags at 75fps?

[cinesota@yahoo.com]

I've never cranked an English 400 up to that speed, but I wouldn't think 
it would handle it too well nor do I think it was designed to.  The 
English 400 was a workaround for those underpowered, single speed 
motors, so I would guess that the engineers who built it never intended 
it to hit those speeds.

Keep in mind, I'm in the camp that running a 25-30 year old camera 
(built by a defunct company, with no easily obtained spare parts) at 
75fps is not a prudent move, French or not.  I wince when I think about 
what is happening to the internals of an ACL running at that frame rate.

I also drive the speed limit, so that should tell ya something about me.

Others say it's no problem for their cameras.

-Ray


Barry Green wrote:
> I know the English 400' mags were designed to take some of the load off 
> the original 24fps-only motor... but how do they do when driving the 
> camera at 75fps?  Are English mags better for the camera because of the 
> torque issue, or do they get in the way? 

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