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Topic: Fumeo Pro X4 Projector

Graham Ritchie
Film God

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From: New Zealand
Registered: Feb 2006

posted November 01, 2007 07:33 PM

From the Kempski catalog.

Claimed to be the worlds brightest and cheapest Super8-Xenon projector, using a horiontal 500W Xenon lamp, which is claimed to give 750% more light on the screen as with an ordinary 150W Halogen lamp!

The igniter which is placed in the lamphouse together with a electroformed reflector is made of pure nickel!. In this reflector the lamp shown above 500W XBO lamp is placed. Three-way adjustment from the outside is possible. The lamphouse has a lock system for personal safety, plus a safety device that switches the lamp off in case of insufficient cooling.

This projector seems very impressive, has anyone ever come across or used one?

Graham.

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Claus Harding
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted November 01, 2007 07:44 PM

Graham,

That has to be the 'White Tiger' of Super-8 home projection. I remember when the regular Fumeo was introduced late in the Super-8 days, and already then it was so unobtainable as to be almost mythological. The Xenon version I heard mentioned somewhere along the way, but never saw.

In, what, maybe 20-50 screening rooms across the globe, that beast is now sitting, most likely never to be sold.... [Roll Eyes]

I don't even want to think about what an EBay auction of that would wind up being.

500W through a Super-8 gate...what would it look like?

Claus.

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Mark Todd
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posted November 01, 2007 08:28 PM

I see on ebay you can buy a chinese video projector lamp of say 1000 1500 2000 lumens etc for around £25 new last up to 8000hrs, maybe these are going to be a good option for maga light projectors 8 or 16mm ??? they look similar to that lamp.
Best Mark.

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

posted November 03, 2007 02:22 AM

That machine weighs around 200lbs and really is for a dedicated projection booth. Not to be moved until you have your friends over unwittingly!
Ignacio from Spain is the only member I have ever known to have one. Also I think Paul Foster had one at one point. He was asking around $5000 Euros I think. I can't imagine the shipping cost!
A beauty for sure but if you want the BEST...that would be it. Ignacio's machine was hand built for him by Fumeo (As I think they all were built to order) and his is a Stereo Machine. Somewhere on the net are some reviews of this machine by him. Suprisingly I think he says the HTI lamp is brighter than the 500Watt Xenon. However the Xenon is cheaper per hour to use.

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