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Topic: Attention Doug or Brad
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted May 09, 2008 07:44 PM
Jan, Whereas the Elmig combined all the best features of the Elmo GS1200 and the Eumig S938, the Eumo projector unfortunately combined all the worst. Movie Maker's August 1982 test report was rather harsh, stating that the Eumo scratched film, caused splices to jump, would not stay in focus for more than 30 seconds, autothreading was very unreliable, the feed spool kept falling off, bulbs only lasted 5 hours, and the sound was very uneven and susceptible to WOW, although a lot of people feel that the projectors real weak point was the 50ft spool capacity. Only a few Eumo's were ever sold, mainly in the UK where Eumig had a big following. After the Movie Maker report hit the presses, the Eumo was quietly withdrawn from production. If you see one on ebay, snap it up, as they have now become a much sought after collectors item. I spotted one at the May 2007 BFCC, where Keith Wilton was using it as a door stop to the main entrance of the Ealing town hall. By the end of the day some lucky collector had snapped it up.
-------------------- The best of all worlds- 8mm, super 8mm, 9.5mm, and HD Digital Projection, Elmo GS1200 f1.0 2-blade Eumig S938 Stereo f1.0 Ektar Panasonic PT-AE4000U digital pj
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