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Topic: RARE optical Feature "The Hot Rock" on ebay
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Osi Osgood
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From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted August 26, 2011 01:42 PM
Hey folks!
It is with sadness that I'm finding myself having to part with one of the rarest super 8 optical features that I have, (it's the only print I have ever come across), but with the having to purchase the new keyboard, I have had to list this one on ebay.
It's the 1972 heist comedy "The Hot Rock", starring Robert Redford, Goerge Segal and Zero Mostel, among others. It is the full feature and a super 8 optical sound print.
The print is in largely great shape, considering it's age.
The bidding starts at 49.99 on US ebay. My wife is selling it on her ebay account. I'll give a slightly better description of the print than she did.
The print has very few lines at all, being in very good shape in that regard. The color is the standard Eastman early 70's color. That is, unlike the laster eastman that when it goes, it goes beet red or pink, this print has all the colors gradually fading, but not too bad. The colors just aren't as vibrant as they were upon release, but this is an almost 40 year old print.
Please note, this print's first 30 or so seconds were taken from another print of this feature and for some reason, those first thirty seconds have no optical sound, but the rest of the print does.
I hope it finds a good home in some lucky collectors home that will cherish it as much as I did. This print has been kept in cold storage in the refridgerator, (with selica gel packets in the freezer bad, to keep humidity away from the print) and in a frost free fridge, so that gives an idea as to how much I liked this very rare print. Its the only print I have seen of this feature on super 8 optical.
If someone could make a little link to it, I'd appreciate it.
OSI
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Osi Osgood
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posted August 27, 2011 10:22 AM
Actually, it does help.
It cannot alter or reverse the color loss before I got ahold of it, but it stops the color from continuing it's downward slide, which is why I refridgerate all my eastman film stock prints that mean a lot to me, (that is, the non L.P.P. eastman).
But this process does in fact help to maintain proper color. How many of us, for instance, have noticed in the camera shops, that they keep thier film stock in refridgerated units, (well, the more intelligent camera shops)?
It's because it helps to maintain the freshness of the film.
I will also list the Jerry Lewis feature, "The Geisha Boy' in a day or two as well, also well refridgerated!
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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted August 29, 2011 10:22 AM
Hey Winbert ...
No, it's a magnetic feature. Usually, since most people know about magnetic sound, I won't state magnetic, as it's (well, most of the time) obvious. I only list "optical sound" if the print is in fact, optical sound, as that is not usually expected.
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