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Topic: Elmo ST-800 Super 8 Projector

Roger Shunk
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 604
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Nov 2011

posted January 09, 2012 08:33 PM

Hello,
I recently bought an Elmo ST-800 Projector and it came with the standard F/1.3 lens. Is there a better lens that I can get to make the films a bit sharper? And if so are they hard to come by and also expensive?

Thanks,
Roger

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Winbert Hutahaean
Film God

Posts: 5468
From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 09, 2012 09:30 PM

There are to kind faster lens for this Elmo, ie. 1.1 and 1.0.

You can get 1.1 easier than 1.0 (very RARE!!).

Once you have 1.1, you will see the diffferent with your 1.3. It is very much sharper and brighter.

A 1.1 will be around $70-$150/each.

All Elmo GS1200 originally came with 1.1

cheers,

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Winbert

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted January 09, 2012 09:44 PM

Congrats Roger on your new Elmo. I just bought a ST800 also...I haven't received it yet, but it most likely has the 1.3 lens. I'll just have to see the images projected with this lens first before deciding if it's worth an upgrade.

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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Jon Addams
Jedi Master Film Handler

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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Apr 2007

posted January 09, 2012 10:17 PM

quote:
"Congrats Roger on your new Elmo. I just bought a ST800 also...I haven't received it yet, but it most likely has the 1.3 lens. I'll just have to see the images projected with this lens first before deciding if it's worth an upgrade."

Hello Janice,

Have nice visit in Boston and a safe return home.

IMHO, there is no comparison between a 1.1 and a 1.3 lens on an Elmo. Whatever brightness you see with a 1.3 will be at least 30% brighter with a 1.1. That's a lot of light. [Wink]

Enjoy the grandchildren, I'll be in Boston visiting mine in the first week of March.

Jon

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Roger Shunk
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 604
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Nov 2011

posted January 10, 2012 01:05 PM

Thanks Winbert & Jon

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