Hi, I was dealing with Robert last summer over the sale of a xenon projector to an artist I was working with. He has been replacing the xenon bulbs with car headlamps - so my suggestion is to source your lamps elsewhere. DuAll camera might have them and they are quick to respond.
It’s a shame because the loopers are great. Heather Trawick > On Jan 13, 2023, at 11:49 AM, John Davis <[email protected]> wrote: > > > Hi Janis, > > I work at a large art museum in SF and we maintained direct contact with > Robert for many years, for projectors, loopers and repairs (we maintain > several of the projectors and loopers he sold us at present). Though he was > helpful with technical support, or when making a purchase, he was very slow > to respond regarding follow ups on misc. equipment resources, lamps, etc. > (once the checks were cashed). I don't want to disparage him, but he did make > many unfulfilled promises and eventually ghosted us pretty hard - in fact RFS > still owes us three Xenon lamps. > > The last time I tried to contact him at the number Pip listed (about 6 months > ago) it was not working and there was no website presence (as there once > was). I suspect the whole operation has ceased, but I can't confirm that. I > hope you get your equipment - those loopers have been invaluable for us, and > were some of the best made. > > John Davis > >> On Fri, Jan 13, 2023 at 9:29 AM Pip Chodorov <[email protected]> wrote: >> Hi Janis, >> as far as I know he left the company to his colleagues who I am in touch >> with, but that was a few years ago so already last March he would have been >> independent from RFS. The number I had at the time I had worked with him was >> 514-943-8830. >> - Pip Chodorov >> >> >> > On Jan 13, 2023, at 8:18 AM, Janis Lionel <[email protected]> wrote: >> > I wonder wether anyone here has a personal connection to Robert Miniaci >> > from Robert Film Services in Canada. I bought a 16mm looper for 1000$ from >> > him last march. A huge sum for me as a young artist. I haven’t yet >> > received the looper and now he’s also ghosting me. If somebody here knows >> > him personally, I would appreciate some help. I’d prefer this way over the >> > legal one which would be the next step. >> >> >> -- >> Frameworks mailing list >> [email protected] >> https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org > -- > Frameworks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mail.film-gallery.org/mailman/listinfo/frameworks_film-gallery.org
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