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Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 22, 2006, 07:54 PM:

Hi chaps,
I was a bit worried that these pics may not have uploaded correctly. Hopefully it has worked out rite.
Regards, Graham

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on May 22, 2006, 10:41 PM:

WOW. I would positively love to sit in your screening room and watch a flick and munch some popcorn. Then stop by for a visit in the booth, naturally [Big Grin]

Posted by Dan Lail (Member # 18) on May 22, 2006, 10:50 PM:

Graham, I love it! Drool, drool. [Big Grin]

How much is a ticket to NZ? Can't wait to start building my booth for five projectors. [Wink]

Tell us the names and guages of the projectors and the outboard gear. [Smile]

Posted by Alan Rik (Member # 73) on May 22, 2006, 11:30 PM:

That is a truly beautiful set up. It sure beats taking the projector out, putting it on a stand, on top of a yellow pages phone book, getting the little wires and running them to the speakers, etc.
Truly magnificent and great work!

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on May 23, 2006, 12:58 AM:

Wow! Thats superb. Is that a 35mm machine I can just make out? I see your using a 35mm scope lens on the GS. How have you managed to fit it? I dont see any support etc.

Great setup.....I want one!

Kev.

Posted by John Clancy (Member # 49) on May 23, 2006, 03:14 AM:

Bugger all that, I want more information on Jar Jar Binks. What a cute little fella'!

Posted by Chip Gelmini (Member # 44) on May 23, 2006, 10:28 AM:

"I see your using a 35mm scope lens on the GS. How have you managed to fit it? I dont see any support etc."

Wasn't that my idea a few years back? LOL Anyways, good to see someone following it.

CG

Posted by Andrew Wilson (Member # 538) on May 23, 2006, 03:36 PM:

brillant set up there;but how did you fit a 35mm scope lens to your gs1200 stereo?.once again great job.andy.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 23, 2006, 04:21 PM:

Thanks everyone
Kev the 35mm is a Ernemann 2 and was installed at a rural town hall in the 1920's and was originally a front shutter silent projector and used up to 1998 in the hall,its a beautiful old machine and for an eighty year old she runs really well, the scope lens on the GS is mounted on a bracket secured to the bench you can't see that in the photo,the lens swings out of the way..it's very heavy! Chip you are absolutely right I got the idea from the article you wrote in the FFTC,so when I had the opportunity to try it I gave it a go,the results are very good,I intend to use the lens on the 35mm as well .
John I was wondering if someone would mention JarJar!It's a real talking point and it's Yvonne's! she won it in a raffle,it takes pride of place as you can see in the photo.
If anyone comes to New Zealand you are more than welcome to pay us a visit,Yvonne will even make you some tea and scones while you watch a film. [Smile]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on May 23, 2006, 04:53 PM:

Well I see that Chip doesnt read the previous posts [Big Grin]

Come on chip... [Big Grin]

I have to say that the setup is most impressive. Tell us more about the sound setup which is what I think is under the bench from the look of all those wires.

Chip/Graham, How do these 35mm scope lenses compare to say the 16 and super 8 lenses that most of us use? are they less critical to set up?

Kev.

Posted by Paul Adsett (Member # 25) on May 24, 2006, 09:32 AM:

Great set up Graham! Wish I lived in NZ so I could visit you and Trev! Anyway, is that a video projector I see hanging from the ceiling? No problem with that of course, as I also have a VP and I find super 8 and VP are an ideal marriage and complement each other very well.

Posted by Joe Taffis (Member # 4) on May 24, 2006, 05:00 PM:

Graham, ditto to everything Paul said, very nice! [Smile]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 27, 2006, 04:56 AM:

Hi Kev
Sorry for not getting a reply in sooner,the sound for the GS1200,B/H 16mm and 35mm are all fed into a 4 way audio switch box from there the L/R output goes to a Sony Graphic Equalizer and into a Yamaha receiver.The wiring in the photo is the back of the amp, also connected to the amp is a DVD recorder player for both analog and optical for digital.With another DVD player tape deck and VCR which is connected to two video projectors.

Regarding the scope lens I have found it to be much sharper in focus overall than the 16mm Proscar lens I have used in the past,I use a 1.4 zoom lens in the Elmo for scope.

Kev I was going to upload a photo of the bracket but have been unable to as it says the password is wrong,It's the same as I used in this post, could you please advise.

Regards Graham

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on May 27, 2006, 06:25 AM:

Hi Graham, All very interesting info, Thanks.

The password for uploading is exactly the same as the one you use for coming onto the forum so shouldnt be giving you a problem.

Maybe you should try again and make certain you havent got our caps lock on etc etc.

Look forward to seeing the scope bracket.

Kev.

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 27, 2006, 09:22 PM:

Posted by Barry Johnson (Member # 84) on May 29, 2006, 05:47 AM:

Very admirable and very professional.
To me there is this downside see.I run a six-plex projection suite and to have that lot in my home would be no break from the routine.
Because of this,I just love to pull the six-foot screen out of the ceiling and set up the ST1200 ay the other end of the room.
Real sad home movie bugger I am!! [Embarrassed]

Posted by Kevin Faulkner (Member # 6) on May 29, 2006, 05:51 AM:

Graham, did you have to make that bracket up yourself or was you able to find that somewhere? It does all look very professional.

Kev.

Posted by Jan Bister (Member # 332) on May 29, 2006, 11:02 AM:

Kevin,

quote:
was you able to find that

-- is it me or are you adopting American slang here [Big Grin]

Posted by Graham Ritchie (Member # 559) on May 30, 2006, 04:49 AM:

Hi Kev
I made the bracket out of scrap bits I found in the garage,I thought I would give you a quick history of our little cinema,We built it in the early 90's with a small projection box and we used old aircraft seats from work,the seats had fold down trays and still had the signs (your life jacket is under your seat)I sent some photos and some info on the cinema to Derek Simmonds who kindly mentioned about puting it in the magazine (FFTC) this was in 1996. It was a real honour.I contacted some retirement homes offering its use and in time it grew popular and every winter since we show films to the oldies,with tea and scones.Since then I have made a bigger projection box to house the 35mm and a new entrance way, with the ok from Yvonne, on provision we do the work ourselves it took many months to complete,I am not too bad with a hammer,drill and skill saw.It has taken 12yrs to get it to this stage and I'm still tinkering Yvonne says "a work in progress".
Regards Graham [Smile]

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