manuals : cameras
type : Super 8 Sound
Beaulieu 1008 XL
Manufactured by Beaulieu in 1978-1981. Frames: 1+9+18+24+36. Macro zoom lens: 1:1,2(!)/7-45mm. Manual provided by Walter Brunner, Austria.
Beaulieu 3008 Multispeed
The predecessor of the 5008 series, built from 1976-1977. Lens Schneider Macro-Optivaron 1:1,4/8-50mm. Speeds in silent mode 12+18+24+36, sound mode 18+24. Manual provided by Kenneth Wood, Camarillo, California, USA.
Beaulieu 5008 S
A rugged Beaulieu Super 8 sound camera, bulit in two variants, from 1974-1980. Variant S has a Macro-Angénieux 1:1,2/6-80mm lens and speeds 18+24. The Multispeed has a Schneider Makro-Optivaron 1:1,4/6-70mm lens and speeds 9+18+24+45.
Manuals provided by Erkan Umut, Istanbul, Turkey and Tino Groessi, Austria.
Beaulieu 6008 / 7008
The 6008 and 7008 series by Beaulieu are the latest and finest Super 8 cameras ever built and in a wide range of sophisticated varieties. Rare and hard to get. Most variants are sound cameras, all have a reflex viewfinder and adjustable aperture settings. Equipped lenses may be Schneider Optivaron 1:1,4/6-70mm/6-90mm or Angénieux 1:1,2/6-90mm, Angénieux Zoom Macro 1:1,4/6-90mm. The 6008 S was produced between 1979-83. The 7008 S was produced around 1985.
Repair manual provied by Erkan Umut, Istanbul, Turkey.
Bolex 581 Sound Macrozoom
This "Bolex" has been produced by japanese Chinon Corporation around 1976/77. Manual provided by Walter Brunner, Austria.
Canon 814 XL-S & 1014 XL-S Canosound
Two late Super 8 sound cameras from 1979-1983. Zoom lenses: 1:1,4/7-56mm (814 XL-S) and 1:1,4/6,5-65mm (1014 XL-S). Frames: 1+9+18+24+36. Manuals provided by Mike O'Connor, Scotland.
Canon AF 310 XL and XL-S Canosound
A Canon series from 1982-1983 with a fairly reduced focal lenght and limited frame rate available as sound and mute version. Manual provided by Walter Brunner, Austria.
Chinon Pacific 12SMR Direct Sound
A Super 8 sound camera from 1977-1979. Lens: Chinon Reflex Zoom 1:1,8/6-72mm. Frames: 1+18+24+36.
Manual provided by Erkan Umut, Istanbul, Turkey.
Minolta XL-42, XL-64, XL-84 Sound
A series of Super 8 sound cameras built around 1979. Lenses: Zoom-Rokkor Macro 1:1,2/8,5-34mm (XL-42), 1:1,4/8-48mm (XL-64), 1:1,4/7-56mm (XL-84). Super 8 sound and silent cartridges ASA 25 + 100 daylight, 40 + 160 tungsten, type "G" color film ASA 160. Has Macro lens, CdS external exposure meter (XL-42, XL-64), CdS-TTL through-lens-metering (XL-84 only), backlight correction, wide aperture low light feature, built-in Wratten filter, reflex viewfinder (XL-84 only), two-speed motor driven zoom (XL-84 only). Frames: 1+18, 24 (XL-84 only). Voltage: 9V, 6x1.5V AA Mignon Alkaline or via external battery jack. Manual provided by Walter Brunner, Austria.
Nizo 6056 & 6080
A Super 8 sound black series Nizo. The 6080 was their most professional model, even suitable for 60m cartridges. Manual provided by Romeo Grünfelder, Germany.
Nizo Integral
The Nizo Integral is a black series Nizo Super 8 sound camera with an integrated microphone in the handle. I doubt if this concept ever proofed to be successful, since you'd always record the triggers sound on press and release. Manual provided by Romeo Grünfelder, Germany.












