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Topic: Which projector should I go for?
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Flavio Stabile
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 707
From: Roma, Italia
Registered: Feb 2005
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posted November 04, 2013 12:46 PM
hi Joel,
in my opinion I would stay on an halogen projector, like a standard ELMO GS 1200.
Both the Xenon version of ELMO or HTI version (not Xenon!) of the Beaulieu are really noisy, due to presence of the big fan to maintain low the temperature of the lamp.
Unless you have the possibility to have the projector in an isolated room, consider this as a possible issue!
The Beaulieu has also another issue, in my opinion... if you need to change the standard reels (120 or 180mt) of a film during a projection, you have to shut down the lamp every time! Of course this is not a good practice for a HTI lamp because it reduces its lifetime. This will not happen for the ELMO, where the lamp can be left on.
On the countrary the lamp replacement is a pro for the Beaulieu, because the lamp replacement in a Xenon model (like the ELMO) is not very practical and safe and requires a certain expertise.
I would consider also the cost and how easy to find are the lamps: the original ELMO lamp (Toshiba) is no more available while the OSRAM HTI lamp used in the Beaulieu can be found.
Last, but not least, these two models are not so easy to find and really costly... I spent about five years to buy bought and today I still continue to use more often my halogen version of ELMO. ![[Wink]](wink.gif)
I hope to have added some bit of useful information for your final choice ! ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
Flavio
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted November 04, 2013 12:48 PM
A high end EUMIG is always a great bet. Eumig's are well renown for being extremely delicate with film, which I appreciate, (the less scratches and wear the better, eh?).
I also use high end CHINON's as well, (the 9500 model), however, some CHINON's can be horrible with film. I have had good luck, however.
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 04, 2013 02:20 PM
I second Lee's choice of the Eumig 938, a superb machine, but you need to get a good f1.0 or f1.1 lens for it. The lens that came with the 938, featuring an optical levelling system, is not that great.
If you just have to have the brightest picture, the Elmo GS1200 is hard to beat, particularly if converted to a 2-blade shutter and fitted with the f1.0 lens.
No matter which projector you are looking at, remember that the lens quality is everything in super 8 projection.
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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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Gary Crawford
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 979
From: Manassas, VA. USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted December 13, 2013 06:48 AM
I , too , was a bit disappointed in the outputs from the St1200Hd's.... I was running them through a mixer using the mixer's line level jacks. However, just for fun one day, I put them into the mixers mic level inputs. IT WAS PERFECT. The line level from the projector was low enough not to cause distortion of any kind, but really cleaned up the sound...gave it punch, sparkle and plenty of volume headroom. I've been using it this way for about a year now...with no problems. The difference in quality and volume was enormous. In fact, with that hookup, the st122hd's sound as good or better than the GS1200. My mixers are just very small Radio Shack units, powered by a 9 volt battery.
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