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Topic: Looking to buy optical super 8 projector.
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted August 20, 2008 08:14 PM
Robert, do you know much about projectors in general? If you can repair a projector, then I may have an offer for you on a EUMIG MARK S O & M. It does have issues. It need a new claw, that's the one issue.
If you can replace a claw, then this may be for you. I'm not looking to rip off anybody. Please note that it even comes with a replacement mag/optical sound assembly. This model, (as many other Eumig's) had this nice thing where you could take out worn out head assemblies and replace the entire part.
This was my main optical projector, but honestly, I don't have the extra money or the ability to do the fixing. One thing I can tell you is that the optical sound, on this specific brand of projectors, has amazingly good optical sound, good low end and high end, which is somewhat rare for optical sound.
I forgot, you might want to also replace the main switch as well, as I was having problems with it. Like I said, it'll go for a song, (and the shipping to your country of course.)
If your interested, please e-mail me at
toac2001(at)hotmail(dot)com
(will that work Kev? ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
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Gary Crawford
Jedi Master Film Handler
Posts: 979
From: Manassas, VA. USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 21, 2008 11:31 AM
Osi...I got my little Eumig s m&O...from a New York camera company...on a clearance deal back in the mid 1980's...or so for 100 dollars brand new. I didn't get an optical print until a cheap print of Island of Dr. Moreau came up years later. I had always heard and read that 8mm optical was the pits and was really surprised when I ran that print. The sound was very very good..and without that mag sound flutter that some mag prints exhibit. I used the M and O mainly as a backup super 8 machine and it's now as the backup to the backup, but it's still in perfect shape. Just yesterday, by coincidence, I took delivery of an Elmo St800 , which was unusual from two aspects. It has mag AND optical sound ( and it's not the GS model) and someone wired in an outboard transformer which has enabled it to use the 200watt ESC bulb that the big GS1200's use. It also came with two features, one mag sound of African Queen and one optical of the Earthling. Ran a bit of the Queen to test picture and mag sound. Haven't run an optical test yet. But I got this little beauty off ebay from someone in Canada for $172.00 plus , of course, about 50 dollars shipping. Still a great bargain, I think.
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Osi Osgood
Film God
Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted August 21, 2008 03:36 PM
... and just think Gary, that's exactly what I'd want for the Eumig Mark S O&M ... what you piad for shipping, 50.00. As I said, it does need a little work, but that added plus is that it has the whole extra mag/optical sound head assembly.
Hey, just curious, how has your copy of Earthling held up? I've ran into a lot of Kodak SP prints which are largely faded, but I also finally ran into an earlier stock print, and this has nearly spot on color, just a little scratched, but I'll put up with a few scratches over badly faded color anyday!
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