What's the matter, Bunky? You bought a Bell & Howell projector on Ebay that was "untested with film but runs okay" and now you can't tell if you are looking at film of a baby or a buffalo?
The culprit is most likely a fogged zoom lens. Some B&H zooms had silicone inside for smooth zooming action. Unfortunately the silicone got bored with its original location and has migrated to the surfaces of the inside glass elements instead. This gives an effect equivalent to showing the film through a frosted bathroom window.
Unless you are a qualified lens repairman, the remedy is to buy one of our zoom lenses to replace it.
The current listing is for a zoom with one inch (1") (25.4mm) barrel diameter and a groove for focusing. All B&H dual-8 USA-made machines used this size, as also did most late model super-8 only USA made projectors. It will not fit earlier super-8, or any regular-8, projectors with the 7/8" or 3/4" barrel, or Far East versions. If in doubt, remove the lens and measure the diameter of the barrel next to (but not inside) the focus groove.
The original lens comes out by pulling outwards on the Focus knob, and simultaneously pulling out on the lens. The new lens goes in by pulling outwards on the Focus knob, simultaneously pushing in the new lens, then releasing and turning the Focus knob or pulling in and out on the lens until the spring-loaded nub on the inside of the Focus knob pops into place in the focus groove of the new lens.
The replacement lenses vary in appearance and vary slightly in specification, but you would be hard pressed to see any difference between them on the screen. We will send whatever we have on hand, it will be tested to assure no fog inside.
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