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Paul Adsett
Film God

Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 25, 2007 12:55 PM

Another Princess is up for sale on ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/PATHESCOPE-PRINCESS-9-5mm-CINE-PROJECTOR_W0QQitemZ230120317623QQihZ013QQcategoryZ11722QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

This one looks in very good shape and is bargain priced compared with the last one that sold at over $1000.00! [Eek!]

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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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Kevin Faulkner
Film God

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From: Essex UK
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 26, 2007 07:42 AM

A real work of art indeed [Smile]

K.

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GS1200 Xenon with Elmo 1.0...great combo along with a 16-CL Xenon for that super bright white light.

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Dan Lail
Film God

Posts: 2110
From: Loganville, Georgia, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted April 26, 2007 03:16 PM

Very nice! Looks a bit like an alien life form.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted May 01, 2007 02:58 PM

Sold for $720.00! Amazing!

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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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Trevor Adams
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 763
From: Auckland,New Zealand
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 11, 2007 07:08 PM

Another Princess went for $672 today.I notice it is the second one "minicine" has bought! Maybe he intends cornering the market? [Wink]

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Trevor

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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1149
From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted November 11, 2007 08:44 PM

Hi All,

I bid on the combined Prince/Princess kit someone offered, until I came to my senses and figured I was up against some dedicated collectors and I didn't feel like going broke just on principle, especially since so far I have been doing only Super-8 and 16. But I wanted 'just one' of the 9.5s in my small collection (sigh.)

Then I landed a Pathe 'Lux' from a collector in Israel a few minutes later, just like that, so, assuming this one lives up to its lovely description, I will have yet another format to justify more financial ruin.

They say you only live once, but since I started collecting film and gear, I realize I may not even make it that far... [Big Grin]

But what fun.
Claus.

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Paul Adsett
Film God

Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted November 12, 2007 09:21 AM

Hi Claus,
The Pathescope Princess is the most basic projector you can imagine. Why it commands such a high price on ebay is beyond me. Must have a cult following or something.
If I were you I would look around for a Pathe Baby ( or Pathe Ace) in good condition. You see a lot of these on ebay and they are very solid machines and far far better than the cheaply constructed Princess. The Baby is a better built projector than the Ace.

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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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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1149
From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted November 12, 2007 12:12 PM

Paul,
Thanks for the info; I'm glad I passed on the combo.

The Pathe 'Lux' I am getting is evidently an unusual one. It was a later model with higher light output, but people didn't want it because it caused the notched still frames to burn.

Consequently, according to the seller, there aren't that many of these. I think the story was that Pathe intended it for use with non-notched film only, but I am not sure; I am completely new to 9.5.

Best,
Claus.

Claus.

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