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Timothy Duncan
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 150
From: Russellville, KY, USA
Registered: Sep 2014

posted October 04, 2014 08:54 AM

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Vidar Olavesen
Film God

Posts: 2232
From: Sarpsborg, Norway
Registered: Nov 2012

posted October 04, 2014 09:00 AM

Welcome to the magic world then :-) Film has this magic feel for me at least, so hope you'll get the same love from this.

Enjoy and hope you decide for a sound projector later on, it's well worth it

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Zechariah Sporre
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 557
From: Ladysmith, WI U.S.A.
Registered: Dec 2010

posted October 04, 2014 09:43 AM

Hi Tim, great to see new people joining the hobby. I only started collecting about 5 years ago. I was at an antique store and I happened across 4 old comedy 8mm films (Keaton, Laurel & Hardy, etc). I thought it would be awesome so I picked them up and then I ran over to another antique store a couple weeks later and found a projector. Well it took about 6 months until I made the leap into sound films.
All that said, this forum is full of great people that have always been willing to help me along with "stupid questions" and even spare parts.
I think that is a great idea to get your nephew involved. My oldest daughter loves old films. I don't know to many other 4 years olds that ask when a movie is being put on (whether it's DVD, VHS, or 8mm) "does this have talkie sound or is it a silent?" [Smile]

Beware though, buying films can become addictive [Wink]

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There is a fine line between a hobby and a mental illness

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Clay Smith
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 144
From: El Cerrito, CA, USA
Registered: Jan 2014

posted October 04, 2014 10:23 AM

Hi Tim,
There is nothing quite like projected film. Welcome to the forum. - Clay

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

Posts: 4486
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted October 04, 2014 11:48 AM

Welcome, Timothy. You will love projecting films ! don't hesitate if you have any question...

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Dominique

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Julian Baquero
Expert Film Handler

Posts: 165
From: Bogota, Colombia
Registered: Mar 2011

posted October 04, 2014 12:12 PM

Hi Tim, welcome to the hobby, projected film is addictive. My story is the following. When I was a kid we had a Bell and Howell silent projector, this was in the seventies before VHS, Laserdisc, etc. (I am now 45). I really loved the moments we spent as a family watching family films and a small collection of shorts, most of them Disney. The Bell and Howell died some decades ago, but the films were let on a bookshelf untouched for years. About 5 year ago I decide to buy a new projector (ELMO ST1200HD) and I rediscovered the magic of super 8mm. I had the opportunity screening the old family films and many "new" ones to my father before he passed away two years ago, those moments where magical for my father and mother and I will cherish them forever. I don't think the experience had been the same if we had been reviewing a VHS tape. That's the sort of magic that comes form cinema. Now I have other super 8mm projectors, a regular 8 and a 16mm ELMO AL. Hope I can get a portable 35mm someday. My collection grew from a few shorts to hundreds of films, in the last years I have given away part of my collection to friends who are new to the hobby, it's really pleasing when you find people that share the same interest and what to keep the hobby alive. Now I have a 1 year old kid, I just hope someday he will take the torch.

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Osi Osgood
Film God

Posts: 10204
From: Mountian Home, ID.
Registered: Jul 2005

posted October 04, 2014 12:42 PM

Great to hear from ya, Tim. Enjoy this wonderful hobby that has hopelessly enslaved so many of us! [Big Grin]

(and aren't we happy to be so?!!)

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"All these moments will be lost in time, just like ... tears, in the rain. "

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Jim Schrader
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1628
From: Savage, MN, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 05, 2014 03:02 PM

Welcome Tim,
you may also want to find a local photo shop that will service your machine they are far and few nowadays but there are a few that still do. and as long as they do not sit around for years they will last a while without to much maintenance.

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jim schrader
"Let's see “do I have that title already?"

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Pasquale DAlessio
Film God

Posts: 3523
From: Bristol,RI, USA
Registered: May 2010

posted October 05, 2014 06:07 PM

Hi Tim

WELCOME TO THE FORUM!!

Ask away as many times as you want. We were all newbies at one time.

PatD

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Alan Rik
Film God

Posts: 2211
From: New York City, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted October 05, 2014 10:00 PM

Welcome to this great "thing of ours". Sounds very Mafia doesn't it? [Smile]

Look around and you will find everything you need to know and maybe a thing or two you didn't want to know! But its a great hobby that will bring hours of enjoyment to you . This is one of the few forums i check daily. And on some days...hourly! [Smile]

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted October 05, 2014 11:34 PM

Welcome Timothy [Smile]

I just past my 3rd year anniversary being in the hobby and a member of this forum. I have learned so much from the gentlemen here and try to pay it forward whenever I can.

Have Fun [Cool]

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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James N. Savage 3
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1375
From: Washington, DC
Registered: Jul 2003

posted October 06, 2014 08:55 AM

A warm welcome to the hobby & forum Timothy! [Cool]

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Dominique De Bast
Film God

Posts: 4486
From: Brussels, Belgium
Registered: Jun 2013

posted October 06, 2014 04:38 PM

Janice, you must have made a mistake or I must be misunderstanding your message. I cannot believe that you started the hobby only three years ago as you seem to be so expert ! Most of the projectors have no secret for you. If you only started three years ago, you must be a genious !

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted October 06, 2014 05:45 PM

No mistake Dominique...just three years. I just have a lot of time on my hands since retiring... and I can't seem to pass up buying projectors and learning how they work. I'm obsessed or maybe more like possessed. [Roll Eyes]

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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Terry Sills
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1423
From: Weymouth,Dorset,England
Registered: Oct 2012

posted October 07, 2014 10:53 AM

Janice
Obsessive/possessive - the two adjectives that just about sum up this hobby!& A warm welcome to Timothy. You will find all the help you need and more on this forum.

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Roger Shunk
Jedi Master Film Handler

Posts: 604
From: Phoenix, AZ
Registered: Nov 2011

posted October 07, 2014 01:09 PM

Happy 3 year Anniversary Janice for joining on September 2011. You are a credit to this forum! [Wink]

And Timothy welcome to the forum and happy to have you on board!

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Andrew Woodcock
Film God

Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012

posted October 07, 2014 02:32 PM

Ditto!

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"C'mon Baggy..Get with the beat"

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Janice Glesser
Film Goddess

Posts: 3468
From: Sunnyvale, CA USA
Registered: Sep 2011

posted October 07, 2014 04:59 PM

Thanks guys...and Timothy I hope you have as much fun with this hobby as I have [Smile]

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Janice

"I'm having a very good day!"
Richard Dreyfuss - Let It Ride (1989).

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Kevin Hassall
Master Film Handler

Posts: 438
From: Walsall, England
Registered: Dec 2010

posted October 09, 2014 11:16 AM

what wonderfull coments guys

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