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David Watson
Film Handler
Posts: 93
From: United Kinddom
Registered: Mar 2013
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posted January 06, 2018 01:53 PM
I guess I started in the mid sixties, when was given a bingoscope projector and a few b/w disney films,but I did'nt really start collecting films until I started work and earning some money back in 1975, I bought a Elmo st800 sound projector turned out to be a good choice as it give a good performance and a great work horse it never went wrong wish I still had it. Now have GS1200's and Fumeos.In those days I quickly discovered Derann Films, Perry's Movies, PM Films,DCR,Powell Films,Mountain Films,Walton Films Etc. Etc.I consider myself lucky to be collecting in the so called boom days when all the major studios were releasing their films on Super 8 and of course later in the second boom days when Derann were releasing all those great features and cartoons in the 80'and 90's Etc. And of course attending all the film conventions happy days,Still attending the ones we have left and hope to be for some years yet,see you at Farnworth in Febuary and of at Blackpool for the convention and the dinner still great events.
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted January 06, 2018 02:57 PM
Like many youngsters in the UK, I started with a 9.5mm Pathescope Ace when I was about 15 years old.My first film was the 60ft silent western Northwest Justice, soon to be followed by Disney Silly Symphonies and Popeye shorts. These little films were a huge hit with the kids on my street when I showed them in our backyard shed for the meagre sum of 6 pence a show! I wanted to shoot my own films, so I purchased the then new Pathescope Pat camera. This camera was a disaster, jammed film chargers, a lens like a marbles, and only two aperture stops. I ran only two chargers of film when I saw 8mm Kodachrome projected on a Specto projector. What an eye opener! My 9.5MM equipment seemed primitive by comparison and 8mm color blew away any 9.5mm that I had seen. So I purchased a Eumig P8 projector and Eumig C8 electric camera, and was soon shooting great looking films in black and white and color. In 1972 my daughter was 6 years old and I wanted to do something special for her birthday party. So I rented a super 8mm projector and a couple of Disney silent black and white shorts. I was amazed at the picture quality and instantly became curious about super 8mm sound films. So I rented a Kodak M100 Projector and purchased my first S8 sound film The Little Rascals in Hook and Ladder. I was really impressed, and went out and purchased a Eumig S802, and began collecting S8 sound digests. I did not purchase my first feature length film until the 1990's when Derann were producing some incredible quality prints. I reached the zenith of home film projection with the purchase of a couple of Elmo GS1200's, followed by the wonderful Eumig S938 stereo with which I discovered the amazing quality that can be achieved by stereo re-recording. Despite having blu-ray projection and 5.1 surround sound, I still find endless joy in all aspects of reel film projection, which to me is the greatest hobby in the world.
-------------------- 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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Burton Sundquist
Master Film Handler
Posts: 318
From: Burnaby, B.C. Canada
Registered: Feb 2017
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posted January 08, 2018 12:39 AM
1976, I purchased a Eumig-502 D and a 200' B&W digest of Frankenstein Must Be Destroyed. Silent, as it were But thrilled nonetheless. I moved into better equipment in the early 80's and even added filmmaking as an elective at university. Alas, with the advent of VHS, as a student I could afford a feature at a lesser price so my super 8 days were over... However , I still held on to my collection, hoping for the right time...Until January 2017, when I won an eBay auction of a super 8 print and asked myself... How am I going to see this? Good to be back. [ January 09, 2018, 12:36 AM: Message edited by: Burton Sundquist ]
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