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Paul Adsett
Film God

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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 27, 2008 04:29 PM

A Beaulieu 708EL S8 sound projector has popped up on US ebay:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Beaulieu-Super-8-Mo vie-Projector_W0QQitemZ150208375669QQihZ005QQcategoryZ15255QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

What's it doing in the bathroom?! [Eek!]

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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posted January 28, 2008 03:36 AM

Because it's repeatedly projecting the shower scene from Psycho... [Big Grin]

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Brad Miller
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From: Dallas, TX, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 28, 2008 05:19 AM

I have one of those. It is a great projector.

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Michael O'Regan
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From: Essex, UK
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posted January 28, 2008 05:47 AM

Difficult to see from the picture, but, is this a manual threader?

-Mike

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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From: France
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posted January 28, 2008 06:27 AM

I used to have one. Good machine (great capacity, good Schneider lens, easy semi auto threading, back pressure plate on film gate) but a finicky micrometric focusing system which tends to burn fingers and an average sound unit.
After using extensively both the Beaulieu 708 and the GS1200, the Elmo wins.

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Kevin Faulkner
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From: Essex UK
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posted January 28, 2008 08:52 AM

JM, I have to say that I agree with you. I had the stereo version and in the end I couldn't wait to get shot of it.
For me the GS wins too.
I used to get issues with poor sound quality on some package movies but was told this was down to the non standard head widths. Those same movies played back fine on the GS.

Kev.

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Jean-Marc Toussaint
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posted January 28, 2008 11:55 AM

Indeed, Kev, soundheads on the Beaulieu are slightly narrower than on other machines. And the assay which claps around the film in this area isn't very tolerant to thick splices and films that aren't EXACTLY 8mm wide.

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Lee Mannering
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From: The Projection Box
Registered: Nov 2006

posted January 28, 2008 03:19 PM

Brad.
Me also got a 708 and I just love it and use it for most shows now. 2400ft reels make life much simpler and a fairly simple film path is kind to film. Nice job..

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Alan Rik
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From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 28, 2008 04:33 PM

I have to say that I own one of these as well. I think they are fantastic machines. The light from them with their 2 bladed shutter and the fast pull down claw, micrometric focusing and their kindness to films...just great. I use the GS mostly for recording films and playback of of scope films but lately I have been using the Beaulieu more. When I received it, it had numerous problems but I sent the machine out to Bjorn from Beaulieu Sweden and he replaced the motor, the claw and some other things and this machine just purrrrss. It seems no matter what film I put through it, it is always quiet and silky smooth. Beaulieu 708EL Stereo and Elmo GS1200? Ah...Apples and Oranges! [Smile]

Now where is that review of the Fumeo 9145 Xenon Stereo Machine? [Eek!]

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Winbert Hutahaean
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From: Nouméa, New Caledonia
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 28, 2008 10:18 PM

quote:
What's it doing in the bathroom?!

Paul, his description tells everythinh

quote:
Its very clean and ...

The projector has just taken a bath... [Big Grin]

cheers,

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Jim Carlile
Film Handler

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From: Burbank, California, USA
Registered: Apr 2007

posted January 29, 2008 10:50 PM

No, whoever buys it might be taking a bath. Maybe it's a hint.

Check out the zero feedback.

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Lee Mannering
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Registered: Nov 2006

posted February 02, 2008 05:24 AM

Me thinks buying any antique item such as a vinatge projector is taking a chance, but if you find a good 708 as I did you will certainly fall in love with it.

Happy cine day!

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Jim Carlile
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From: Burbank, California, USA
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posted February 04, 2008 03:27 AM

Very strange bidding history on this. A zero feedback selling to another zero feedback, on a $500 item that only got that way because the "winner" set the first bid high on that amount.

Looks like a shill to me.....

quote:
646isaac( 0 ) US $503.00
Jan-25-08 07:41:14 PST

7***p( 56Feedback score is 50 to 99) US $500.01
Jan-30-08 20:27:30 PST 646isaac( 0 ) US $311.99
Jan-25-08 07:41:14 PST( 467Feedback score is 100 to 499) US $306.99
Jan-29-08 18:34:36 PST 646isaac( 0 ) US $299.00
Jan-25-08 07:41:14 PST
Starting Price US $299.00
Jan-20-08 20:27:35 PST

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