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Topic: My Beautiful Eumig S926
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 09, 2008 08:41 AM
I totally agree with Mike - the 900 series, particularly the 938 and 940 are very kind to film indeed. I have never put a single scratch on my films with these machines. Maurice, yes the 926 is a great looker, its the kind of machine you want to leave out so that everyone can admire it. Just make sure that you keep that film path meticulously clean, particularly all surfaces of the curved plastic film chute where you feed the film in. You need to take this apart quite frequently and clean all the surfaces and tiny plastic rollers with Pledge or Favor furniture polish. Same for the back chute, after the rear sprocket. The lack of a feed sprocket makes the projector a littles harder on the film, so keep that machine ultra clean! The 926 sound recording is superb, you will get awesome stereo if you record at the correct level. I get the best results by NOT setting the record level sliders to the full AUTO LEVEL setting, but by manually setting the level so that it is close to the red level. I use my 926 to do all my re-recording (- it is IMO a much better recording projector than the GS1200), even though I mostly project with my Elmo GS1200. If you love the 926, the 938 or 940 are the top of the line in this series. Same machines as the 926, but with conventional in-line film path with 2 sprockets, 800 ft reel capacity, and a 150 watt lamp. You may want to monitor ebay for one. Also look out for an f1.0 lens to fit your 926 - it will substantially increase brightness and image quality. Enjoy that machine- and expect the best sound you have ever heard on super 8!
-------------------- 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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Mike Tynus
Expert Film Handler
Posts: 135
From: Addison, IL, USA
Registered: Apr 2008
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posted July 12, 2008 03:05 PM
Kevin, I couldn't agree more; Elmo's have a number of potential scratch points. I always end up having to do whacked mods on the GS1200's to keep them scratch free. I've never had to do a mod on a Eumig 900 series to keep them clean. In fact, when doing test loops through my machines, the normal abrasion factor hardly even shows up on a 900. As if nothing is touching the frame area at all. But I must very respectfully submit: The Eumig S940 shows the exact same amount of frame as an Elmo GS1200, St1200 and St600, if not a twitch more top to bottom frame. The Eumig 800 series is a different story of course, trimming off the sides a significant amount. Love 'em all, though!
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 12, 2008 04:41 PM
Graham, I am puzzled by your comment on the 926 volume controls - the 926 and 938 both have separate slider pots for both track 1 and 2 recording levels and playback ( a total of 4 slider pots) plus a single (TRIC) mixing control. Kev, the Kodak M100 was totally manufactured by the Eastman Kodak Company in Rochester New York - back in the good old days when 'Made in the USA' really meant something. The M100 is a spin off of the 16mm Kodak Pageant machine, as such it looks and feels more like a 16mm machine, built like a tank with all metal parts, except for the speaker cover which is cloth covered wood. The Super 8mm picture quality on this machine is superb with 150 watt lighting and that great Ektar f1.0 lens. It runs very smoothly, very steady, and has 2000ft spool capacity. Sound quality is not the best however. It uses a hybrid amplifier design - the Eumig 800's had much better sound. But, if you were looking for a S8 silent machine, the M100 would be hard to beat.
-------------------- 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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