Elmo GS 1200 Projector

Versions
There are several versions of this projector. The P COM and the XENON are the latest (and best) versions of this projector. All versions also differ in their sound-related features:
 * "M"-Version: Records and plays back both magnetic soundtracks (mono, duo and stereo)
 * "MO"-Version: Records and plays back both magnetic soundtracks (mono, duo and stereo) + plays back optical soundtrack (mono)
 * "O"-Version: Plays back optical soundtrack (mono)
 * There are also some rare projectors that lack the record-feature.



eBay Germany

 * EUR 1.070,00 (+ EUR 18,00 shipping) in 10/2005 ("ELMO GS 1200 P COM" with a ELMO 1:1,0 12.5 - 30mm lens)
 * EUR 1.069,00 (+ EUR 12,00 shipping) in 03/2007 ("Elmo GS 1200 M&O Stereo" with a better lens (ELMO 1:1,0 12.5 - 30mm))
 * EUR 747,67 (+ EUR 5,90 shipping) in 04/2007 ("Elmo GS 1200 M&O Stereo" with a better lens (ELMO 1:1,0 12.5 - 30mm))
 * EUR 576,99 (+ EUR 10,00 shipping) in 02/2008 ("Elmo GS 1200 M&O Stereo" with a better lens (ELMO 1:1,0 12.5 - 30mm), but with some missing knobs)
 * EUR 2.170 (+ EUR 120 international shipping) in 02/2008 ("ELMO GS 1200 XENON, with xenon 250 watt lamp and a better lens (1:1,0 12,5 - 30 lens))
 * EUR 3.210,00 (+ no shipping) in 04/2008 (two "ELMO GS 1200 XENON", both with xenon 250 watt lamp and special "fine focus", one with a 12-30 mm lens, the other one with a 25-50 mm lens)

eBay USA

 * US$ 3.990,00 (approx. EUR 2818) (free international shipping) in 06/01/2009 ("ELMO GS-1200 XENON")

Comments

 * You can replace the 3-bladed shutter with a 2-bladed one. This will increase the picture's brightness when projecting at 24fps, but will result in a "too flickery" 18fps projection.

Manuals

 * Elmo GS1200 instruction manual
 * Elmo GS1200 Xenon instruction manual
 * Elmo GS1200 service manual