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I use those same shutter speeds when shooting off the screen with my 35mm still camera. The slow speed insures that you don't get a partial picture. With a 1 second exposure, if you catch the beam in the middle of the screen you've got 60 passes on half the screen and 59 on the other. Not much difference. Not sure what film stocks are available in 16mm. I would expect that the slower film would give better color saturation, thats generally true. I read the Avid article Friday afternoon. There was some interesting stuff in there. I didn't know you could control the speed of a Bolex's shutter with an external motor. The only other time I've filmed off the screen, using 8mm, the banding was terrible. The shutter speed was too fast, even in single frame mode. That was why I had the kludge with the b&w monitor in mind. I figured a long-persistance monitor would compensate for it. After reading the AVID article, I'm not sure all that hassle is necessary. By a 'Time-Life mysteries of the unknown' coincidence, a card from those same camera show guys arrived today, hawking an upcomming swap meet. I think I'll go Bolex hunting. -Jim