Posts: 52
From: Ashley, Pa. USA
Registered: Jun 2006
posted November 19, 2009 08:44 AM
I'm looking for an Elmo ST-180, ST-600 or ST-1200 projector. Must be fully serviced and in good working condition. I need something I can depend on for good sound transfers of home movie films. I am willing to pay a reasonable realistic price.
Thanks, John
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Posts: 979
From: Manassas, VA. USA
Registered: Jun 2003
posted November 20, 2009 07:36 AM
John, did you get in touch with Steve Osborne of Reel Image.?.he's got several..and told me he could lay hands on a nice elmo st 600 if you didn't want to go the larger , more expensive route.
Posts: 52
From: Ashley, Pa. USA
Registered: Jun 2006
posted November 20, 2009 08:41 AM
quote:John, did you get in touch with Steve Osborne of Reel Image.?.he's got several..and told me he could lay hands on a nice elmo st 600 if you didn't want to go the larger , more expensive route.
I have not. How do I contact him?
TIA,
John
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Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003
posted November 20, 2009 04:50 PM
John, you can call The Reel Image 24 hour/7day Voice Line (937) 296-9036. Leave a message stating what you want and i'm sure Steve will get back to you.
Posts: 52
From: Ashley, Pa. USA
Registered: Jun 2006
posted November 20, 2009 04:55 PM
quote:John, you can call The Reel Image 24 hour/7day Voice Line (937) 296-9036. Leave a message stating what you want and i'm sure Steve will get back to you.
Thanks Joe! I see you're located not too far away from me. I'm loving this weather!
John
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Posts: 1592
From: United States
Registered: Jun 2003
posted November 22, 2009 05:00 PM
John, with all due respect I would advise against the machine in the previous reply. Way too much money for this ST1200D...probably needs more than its worth, as it doesn't work now!!!!. May be needs new belts, or may be something worse! I wouldn't take a chance...the price is too high and so is the shipping! Did you contact Steve Osborne? He'll give you an HONEST deal. If you left a message, be patient, he will get back to you.
Posts: 701
From: Massachusetts
Registered: Jun 2003
posted November 22, 2009 05:32 PM
These projectors are not appropriate for video transfer. You need something with a 5-blade shutter to avoid the flicker.
Ideally, you should find an ELMO TRV-S8 model which has a built in CCD pickup.
Here's one that closed on ebay with no bids - you might be able to negotiate the seller down a bit on the price...
posted November 22, 2009 05:59 PM
Hi Joe, I respect your feedback regarding the elmo I found,Im no expert and thats what this forum is for, many thanks
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John, I did the ebay route. I have an ST-600M I'm looking to sell that I got off ebay. I have no time to mess with an unknown condition projector. I'm looking for something that has been serviced and in known good condition. I do appreciate the tip though. Thanks.
Joe: I have not had the chance to contact Steve Osborne yet, been quite busy with film transfer work. I hope to chat with him sometime this week or next.
Steven Sigel: I am not using the projector to transfer the image from the film, only to capture the sound track. I have a high-res frame-by-frame machine for that. The reason I capture any image at all at the time of sound capture is to use the image as a visual cue for syncing the sound track to the digitized footage. Hope that explains my method of madness. The Elmo TRV is a little overkill for what I want to do with a machine.
John
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