8mm Forum: Elmo Range of Projectors

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Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on November 09, 2006, 01:40 PM:

For the equipment junkies; some projectors [Wink]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on November 09, 2006, 10:33 PM:

Mike
Great photos, Elmo projectors were certainly built to last. I still have my original ST1200M I bought second hand in 1979 its over 30yrs old and I will never part with it, it has never let me down "not once" I consider it one of the most reliable projector ever made [Smile]

great thing about ELMO projectors is the ease at cleaning the gate etc. Super8 would not be where it is today with out them.
Graham. [Smile]

Posted by Joerg Polzfusz (Member # 602) on November 10, 2006, 03:17 AM:

Hi,

am I allowed to use those pics in the super8wiki?

Jörg

Posted by Adrian Winchester (Member # 248) on November 10, 2006, 03:59 AM:

Great material, Mike. Is this taken from an Elmo promotional brochure?

Interesting to see the 1.1 lens being offered as I have a silver one that goes well with the ST-600D and I wondered if these were also offered for the ST-1200. Perhaps it's an earlier lens and they later all became the black metal version.

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on November 10, 2006, 07:17 AM:

Joerg

Help yourself. If you're interested there's loads more where these came from...

Adrian

Yes, these all came from a couple of small leaflets put out by Elmo in about 1975 and 1978 respectively. Regarding the lens, I also have one of the silver 1.1 lenses, it's in its original box ( [Wink]

) which states that it's for the GP range of projectors. I guess that means they were available very early on and probably already on offer at the start of ST 1200 production?

Graham

Good to here your ST 12000 M is still going strong, it constantly amazes me how even 30 years later these machines are still so plentiful and working well!

Mike [Cool]

Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on November 15, 2006, 11:11 AM:

Great pics,there once again Mike.Excellent.Andy.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on November 16, 2006, 03:59 PM:

Mike
Here is an oldie still goes to.! Elmo 8 mm Model E-80.

Projection Lamp: 500watt
Room Light Control: "Fade in/out and Off" can be done with light controller.
Speed Control: Easily done with speed control knob.
Projection Lens: 1 inch F/1.5 coated.
Graham [Smile]

Posted by David Evans (Member # 482) on November 23, 2006, 11:15 PM:

Seeing the above from Mike (thanks - most interesting!), is the SP Hi-Deluxe one of the better Std 8 projectors around? If so, are there any around for sale? If not, is there a better projector for Std 8? Needs to be able to give a 9 ft picture at good brightness, also mag sound.

I have a Toei Talkie, which is fine for use at home with a few people, but I want to show Std 8 films to a larger group!

Thanks in advance for any guidance.

David Evans

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on November 24, 2006, 06:44 AM:

Graham

Thanks for the picture of that great old Elmo, looks as though it's built like the proverbial tank and should see us all out!

David

The SP HI-Deluxe is a great projector, very well engineered and a pleaseure to use. It certainly is a good bet for relatively large screen showings of Standard 8 films. The combination of the 150w lamp and the F1:1.1 lens makes it optically one of the best Standard 8 compatible projectors.

Mike [Cool]

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