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Topic: Kodak M100 on ebay
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 03, 2017 10:03 AM
I used to own a Kodak M100 and was very impressed with its very solid mechanical build quality, which is actually based on the 16mm Kodak Pageant projector, smooth quiet running, and rock steady picture. The picture quality was superb, with that Ektar f1.0 lens, and it may be worth buying this machine for the lens alone (if it in fact has that lens fitted). The problem with my M100 was the sound quality which was muffled and definitely inferior to my Eumig 802 which I had at that time. The M100 has a hybrid valve amplifier.
I dumped the projector (now regretted) but kept that superb lens and machined it down for use on my Eumig S938.
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Joe Taffis
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 21, 2017 06:44 PM
My experience with the M100 is this: After reading Paul's glorious review, especially of the lens, I bought one off of eBay. The lens was fine but the projector had some problems. I sent it out to Richard Patchett who agreed to look at it because of the similarities between it and the Kodak 16mm Pageant.
Well, I got it back from Richard and there were still problems, so it went back to him from here in Pa. to Michigan again. When I got it back it worked, and Richard did what he could, but I still wasn't happy with the machine, which in my opinion is a dinosaur compared to the later super 8 projectors. When I first looked inside the back it reminded me of a medieval torture dungeon with the chain drive and all! Be aware that this is NOT a more modern super 8mm projector like the Elmos and the Eumigs, etc., etc.!!!!
The problem I had with that 1.0 lens was, although it's a nice lens, it is fixed, and unless you have a really significant throw distance (mine is 16 feet), the picture is way too small...
I put it back on eBay and another forum member won the auction. He also wanted it based on the glowing review of the lens. I think he later junked the projector anyway. I don't know if he kept the lens either. In the end it was a lot of wasted money for me ![[Roll Eyes]](rolleyes.gif)
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Paul Adsett
Film God
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posted August 22, 2017 11:50 AM
I'm sorry that Joe had a bad experience with the M100, and I hope I did not mislead him. Whenever I have written about the M100 I have always pointed out that the sound quality was poor in comparison with even the entry level Eumig S802, and that it's outstanding virtue was the f1.0 Ektar lens and the 12OO FT reel capacity.
Yes, it is not a compact 'modern' design like the Eumig's and Elmo's, being built more like a 16mm machine, which to me is another virtue, certainly preferable to the S8mm plastic junk that Kodak later produced.
I first encountered the M100 back in 1973, when I rented one for a weekend to show some sound shorts for my 7 year old daughters birthday party. When I turned it on the picture quality just blew me away (this was my very first exposure to super 8mm), but the sound was low, even with the volume all the way up, and it was kind of muffled and bassey. A few weeks later I purchased a Eumig S802, and the sound quality was way superior to the M100.
So the M100 had the best picture and the Eumig had the best sound.
So, too bad about your M100 Joe, but at least you ended up with an incredible lens.
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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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