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Paul Adsett
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 - posted April 06, 2006 04:54 PM      Profile for Paul Adsett     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Just curious, does anybody know the dates when Elmo started and finished production of the GS1200 series?

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David Kilderry
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 - posted April 07, 2006 11:46 AM      Profile for David Kilderry   Author's Homepage     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Hi Paul,

I believe the first models went on sale in 1978 and they could still be bought new in 1986. They may have been available for some time after that, but I think production ceased at that time.

They were one of the last Super 8 projectors available, I understand the Beaulieu continued after this time with the 708 EL and perhaps Fumeo and even Silma.

I wonder what was the last Super 8 projector manufactured?

David

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Adrian Winchester
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 - posted April 07, 2006 12:20 PM      Profile for Adrian Winchester     Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
I decided to get one in 1987 or 1988 and as good second hand ones were hard to find, I looked into buying a new one. It was exasperating as I was just too late, although they still appeared on cine dealer ads until at least very close to that time. For a while in the UK, a good second hand one was around £1,400 - not much cheaper than new ones had been.

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Douglas Meltzer
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 - posted April 07, 2006 01:28 PM      Profile for Douglas Meltzer   Email Douglas Meltzer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
According to a chart in Juergen's great "Movie Projectors" book, the Elmo GS-1200 started production in 1976. However that may be a misprint since in the text he uses 1978 as the starting point. The Xenon version had a run from 1980-1982. That rare beauty, the GS-1200 P Com, arrived on the scene in 1983.

Doug

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Mike Peckham
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 - posted April 08, 2006 02:11 PM      Profile for Mike Peckham   Email Mike Peckham   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Doug, I might be wrong, and as I´m currently in Guatemala I can´t check my back issues of Movie Maker , but I´m pretty sure that although the GS 1200 wasn´t available until 1978, a prototype was on display at the 1976 Photokina. So Jurgen is probably right on both counts.

Jurgens book sounds intersting, I shall have to look into getting one when I get back, is it still available?

Mike

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Douglas Meltzer
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 - posted April 08, 2006 04:27 PM      Profile for Douglas Meltzer   Email Douglas Meltzer   Send New Private Message       Edit/Delete Post 
Mike,

I reviewed the book back in August, and the review mentions where you can order it from. Projector Book

John Whittle mentioned he ordered directly from the publisher. John, did you ever get your copy?

Doug

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