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Interview With JFK Assassination Witness Mary Lea Williams In Dealey Plaza
Robin Unger:
The Zapruder camera used a "Double 8mm" film format:
The film spools would be loaded and the camera would film on one side for 25ft
Then the spools had to be swaped over and the camera would film on the other side for 25ft.
When processed the film would be split and the two 8mm strips would be spliced together.
John Mytton:
This is such a silly argument and I don't know why it needs explaining.
Zapruder had about two minutes of film to play with and obviously the main event that he wanted to capture was JFK's Limo driving past him because at the time who knows what he may have filmed, the Limo may have stopped and JFK could have shaken hands with the crowd who knows? So when Zapruder saw the motorbikes turning into Elm he started filming but when there was no Limo, he instinctively stopped filming to conserve the limited precious film, then when he was certain that the Limo was in sight, Zapruder started filming again. The critics must think that Zapruder had unlimited film but the reality is that Zapruder was well aware of his limited resources and wanted every frame to count!!
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cqseFaM6s
JohnM
Robin Unger:
--- Quote from: John Mytton on April 24, 2026, 10:18:05 AM ---This is such a silly argument and I don't know why it needs explaining.
Zapruder had about two minutes of film to play with and obviously the main event that he wanted to capture was JFK's Limo driving past him because at the time who knows what he may have filmed, the Limo may have stopped and JFK could have shaken hands with the crowd who knows? So when Zapruder saw the motorbikes turning into Elm he started filming but when there was no Limo, he instinctively stopped filming to conserve the limited precious film, then when he was certain that the Limo was in sight, Zapruder started filming again. The critics must think that Zapruder had unlimited film but the reality is that Zapruder was well aware of his limited resources and wanted every frame to count!!
//www.youtube.com/watch?v=j1cqseFaM6s
JohnM
--- End quote ---
Exactly John.
He had approx 50ft of film (2x25ft) and was trying to preserve it for when the limo arrived.
Robin Unger:
Eyewitness "Patricia Ann Donaldson" said that the Limo was in this position when she heard the first shot.
Robin Unger:
Hughes Film showing the limo turning on to Elm.
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