2025 FAFM | February 22 | V
-[ V is for Viewer ]-
Craig by Kalart 16mm Projecto-Editor film viewer for editing use. This unit appears to be from the late 1950s or early 1960s. The 16mm version was introduced sometime during the 1950s and remained on the market until at least the mid-1970s with only minor changes. Viewers like these were often sold as part of a editing package, including a set of rewinders and a film splicer; 8mm and Super-8 versions of the viewer and editing package were also available.
Yes, this unit is from the same company better known for their 16mm projectors. Viewers produced during the 1970s were badged Craig by Kalart-Victor.
This unit hasn't been used in decades. I cleaned most of the interior and exterior dust off prior to the photoshoot. Unfortunately, some of the front-surface mirrors inside the unit had blemishes that couldn't be cleaned off, hence the splotchiness.
Note: I had to resort to some Photoshop masking trickery with another shot, taken without strobes, to show the screen unaffected by the use of strobes. The mirror alignment inside the viewer is not perfect, resulting in the slightly cockeyed image. Also, the haze behind the unit is light spilling out from ventilation louvers.
2025 FAFM | February 22 | V
-[ V is for Viewer ]-
Craig by Kalart 16mm Projecto-Editor film viewer for editing use. This unit appears to be from the late 1950s or early 1960s. The 16mm version was introduced sometime during the 1950s and remained on the market until at least the mid-1970s with only minor changes. Viewers like these were often sold as part of a editing package, including a set of rewinders and a film splicer; 8mm and Super-8 versions of the viewer and editing package were also available.
Yes, this unit is from the same company better known for their 16mm projectors. Viewers produced during the 1970s were badged Craig by Kalart-Victor.
This unit hasn't been used in decades. I cleaned most of the interior and exterior dust off prior to the photoshoot. Unfortunately, some of the front-surface mirrors inside the unit had blemishes that couldn't be cleaned off, hence the splotchiness.
Note: I had to resort to some Photoshop masking trickery with another shot, taken without strobes, to show the screen unaffected by the use of strobes. The mirror alignment inside the viewer is not perfect, resulting in the slightly cockeyed image. Also, the haze behind the unit is light spilling out from ventilation louvers.