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Topic: REJOICE WITH ME!! A NEW SUPER 8 MEMBER IN MY FAM!!
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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 26, 2005 12:39 PM
Yep!! In my collection, that is. It's a Eumig Mark s Magnectic/optical sound super 8. I amazingly, (don't cough up your food now), paid 49.00 dollars for this fully functional projector. Heck, that's literally a steal, and it's runs purrfectly quiet.
The real revelation on this projector, however, is the optical sound. I had owned a number of optical sound super 8's and quite frankly, the optical sound really wasn't all that hot, the magnectic being much better. WOW!! I had forgotten as to just how good optical sound, can sound. My Stereo Eumig has, of course, magnificent sound, but the optical/mag projector I just got has truly great optical sound.
It's kind of a shame, in a way, as I had just bought a Yashica mag/optic and the sound, while okay, was not all that great, and I paid 179.00 dollars for that one!
Every once in awhile, you can really luck out on ebay. This projector is certianly a keeper!!!
all the best folks!!
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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 27, 2005 12:41 PM
lADIES AND GENTLEMEN!!! LET'S GIVE A BIG HAND TO JAN, WHO WILL BE APPEARING AT THE "8MM FORUM" ALL WEEK!!!
Actually, I will be re-listing, (potentially) that Yashica on ebay again, starting at 49.00, (I think a pretty good starting bid) and if it goes higher than that, I'll be at least getting back my cost for the Eumig (droooool) plus part of the Yashica back. It's in pretty good shape, quite honestly, except for one curious defect.
Although the Eumig is a much better projector, the Yashica is nearly whisper quiet. The Eumig has a slight sound to it when it runs.
The amazing thing about that Eumig, (despite everything I have already said,) is that it also came with two extra "exciter" lamps, (the optical sound lamps, for those un-initiated) as well as a WHOLE EXTRA SOUND HEAD ASSEMBLY (housing both mag/optical sound systems), so that if the mag or sound should go bad, I can completely replace them. It also came with the original manuel, (sometimes hard to come by in a sale) and the original mic for audio recording.
As I said, I think this Eumig is clearly the best projector deal I have ever gotten. The other Eumig 926 stereo projector, (it only cost 89.00!!) would have to be the second best deal.
I tell you, at least, from a collectors viewpoint, getting back into it. Ebay is a goldmine of opportunities!! I think for the collector that has loved thier prints heavily, it's actually a horrible sin, as we are finding, (as stated in an earlier post elsewhere ... the "Way Out West" one), that we just can't get near what we originally paid for our prints or what we'd just like to get.
I think that the only ones that really come near are a number of the Derrann titles, as the quality is top notch. I think, though, no modern super 8 collector has stained glass images of super 8 collecting. We're pretty much realists. We blow our cash on something that will, for the most part, only be valued by us. Tht's why, some far date in the future, I will disperse my collection to those super 8 collectors still in existence as of that time, instead of letting my family inherit them, when I know they'd only sell them for pennies to someone who really couldn't give a damn about them. (gasp, the very thought!)
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Paul Adsett
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Registered: Jun 2003
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posted August 27, 2005 02:36 PM
Sure sounds like you hit a gold mine with that Eumig M/O Osi! And to get a spare sound head assembly as well- wow!
I have never seen the M/O, they are pretty rare, but of course the same solid design as the rest of the Eumig 800 family. I only have one optical print in my collection. Played on my GS1200, the sound quality is quite acceptable, but nowhere near the quality you can get off the magnetic stripe. The big advantage of optical of course, is that the head cannot wear out, and you get none of that oxide dust generation as it goes thru the machine. Too bad more films were not released with optical tracks.
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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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Osi Osgood
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Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005
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posted August 28, 2005 12:01 AM
Jan, it sounds like you may have the same filma s I do, I just recently required, (yes, also with the Eumig) two hunting films, "Big Game Almanac" (25 minutes) and "Lost Hunter" also optical sound and 23 minutes long. They are really very "campy" (bad joke), but fun.
But, be careful, optical sound film collecting may be in your future .... beware Jan, beware!! I onlt started a year ago and I'm already up to 25 feature film prints. I could start you out on your first one .... "Conduct Unbecoming" A good british film release starring Micheal York, Christopher Plummer and Richard Attenborough, plus, (no kidding) the woman who played the bald women in Star Trek The Motion Picture, but this time, with hair!
20.00 dollars is all, and that is because it does have a Eastman fade, but still has plenty of color, especially, for some reason, once you get past the first 16 minutes. Just thought I'd offer it.
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