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Topic: While we are on the subject of Beaulieu
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Andrew Woodcock
Film God
Posts: 7477
From: Manchester Uk
Registered: Aug 2012
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posted March 12, 2015 06:02 PM
Yes I know all about Kevin's view of these. They are not everyone's cup of tea I know Robert. After all no pulse sync, only 150w lamp, no optical sound etc etc.
Kevin bought a lemon seemingly. He started having issues almost immediately with the capstan drive mechanism.
If you have a good set of engineering skills and appreciate fine well crafted goods from quality materials, they are the perfect solution for their respective owners.
If you don't believe me, just ask Alan Rik, Rob Young or Jon Addams to name but three
A fumeo is noisier,older design orientated and has no Stereo model available as standard but without doubt, is still a very desirable machine.Equally, there is only one rare model that records and even then, only in mono of course.
It is also nowhere near as aesthetically pleasing as these fine specimens either.
I have had mine around 15 months now. My seller was an intermediate, he had a totally unbiased opinion when handing it over. In my opinion, the seller is one of THE most respected people left in the cine world and ran a Fumeo for 20years in his business but his words were, when handing it over to me
"it's the Rolls Royce of Super 8mm projectors".
15 months in after quite a few teething problems, I have no reason to disbelieve him Robert.
The Beaulieu 708el CD Stereo is simply a beautiful machine in use when treated in the manner it deserves. It is also THE only Super 8mm model that can handle 2200ft Stereo full features and show them in one run.
Everyone on here and in life in general, have their opinions, I am just glad that over the years I have learned the hard way of what to trust in life and indeed...what not.
In this machine, it most certainly gains my full trust!
I have a quote from "Jungle Book" running alongside me on here, it came by one or two things I found ironic on here at the time,maybe after tomorrow, based on Roberts post, I should change it to another from the film.."Trust In Me" , for the time being, the one I already have, is most apt I feel ![[Big Grin]](biggrin.gif)
[ March 13, 2015, 12:46 AM: Message edited by: Andrew Woodcock ]
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Paul Adsett
Film God
Posts: 5003
From: USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted March 13, 2015 11:46 AM
One thing about the GS1200, the mechanical parts are really robust. In fact, now I think about it, I have never had a mchanical part fail on either of my GS's, except for that little rewind gear. All the knobs that control the amplifier are machined from Aluminum, the plastic guides are really thick high quality material, the rollers are all machined metal, and the motors and solenoids look like they were designed for really heavy duty applications. No, the weak point of the GS is definately the elctronics that controls all this stuff.
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The best of all worlds- 8mm, super 8mm, 9.5mm, and HD Digital Projection,
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Paul Browning
Phenomenal Film Handler
Posts: 1006
From: West Midlands United Kingdom
Registered: Aug 2011
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posted March 13, 2015 02:07 PM
Its still the best looking and sounding super 8 projector for the money ever made, the fumeo cannot touch it sonically or build quality, the dreadful board in the fumeo 9119, like a rats nest of wires, it looks like an old valve radio from the fifties. its very much like there cars of the 70's, you got a lot for your money. I remember the rhetoric even then, all these gimmicks, radio cassette, electric windows, cigarette lighters etc, and people bought them by the millions. You don't get a omelette without cracking a few eggs.
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