Hi!
My name is Vidar Olavesen and have a strong passion for film. I am located in Norway, near a town called Sarpsborg. Been living in the area for all my life. My first encounter with film was back in 1977, when I was eleven. I got a paper route and bought an Elmo ST-600 on downpayment. My first film was Island of Mystery, in black and white with sound. This film has ran a lot, both forwards and backwards. I don't do backwards anymore ;-) ... Sadly, I sold this when VHS entered the scene. Full films on a cassette sounded good. I regret this now, but in November 2012 it must have been, I saw an add for two projectors and 10 films for 40 GBP and thought, "Hmmm, could be fun to try again". I bought it, it was a couple of horrible projectors (see attached photos). So I bought an Eumig Mark-S 710D from UK for about 60 GBP or so I think it was. Complete with nice speaker in the box it came in. Both Regular 8 and Super 8 sprockets. Also turned to be a problem, but after some help, I sandpapered the problem away :-) ... After that I could see movies again. And wow, what a difference. After years of VHS, Lasers, DVD and Blu-Ray, I finally saw magic again. Was totally hooked and now it's an almost all consuming passion. Got some 30+ projectors and 1200+ films after two and a half years. Now my search for titles I'd love to own is forever going on. My most wanted films are Alien (Super 8, 16mm or 35mm), The Thing (1982 on 16mm or 35mm), Escape From New York (16mm). Also love my sci-fi/horrors, so all stuff in that category is on my wish list. Crossing my fingers for winning the lottery :-)
Have a great day
My movie lists are here, if anyone wants to peek : http://pokeysoft.no/movies/index.html