Beaulieu 708 EL Capstan Drive Projector

Beaulieu 708 EL Capstan Drive Projector

Years of production: 1978 - max. 1999

Suited for: Single8 and Super8

Lens: 1,1/11-30mm

Lamp: Halogen 15V/150 Watt (Beaulieu states that some of the models build after 1981 were released as a "High Performance"-version with HTI-lamp)

Max. reel capacity: 700m

Sound: Magnetic: mono and duoplay, playback and recording

Speed: 18 and 24fps, which can be adjusted manually +- 3 frames

Shutter: 3-bladed, but can be switched to 2-bladed

Original prices:

• Germany 1984:
  • 5950,-DM (approx. 2975,- EUR)

Prices on eBay:

• eBay Germany:
  • EUR 672,00 (+ EUR 30,00 shipping) in 04/2006
  • EUR 676,00 (+ EUR 6,20 shipping) in 01/2007
  • EUR 454,66 (+ EUR 19,00 shipping) in 02/2008

Comments

• There are other versions of this projector - with stereo-sound and even with HTI-lamp and stereo-sound
• There was an optional filmgate that matched the 16:9-markings in later Beaulieu-cameras.