manuals : cameras
type : Super 8
Beaulieu 2008S Automatic Reflex Control
This superb Super 8 camera has been built from 1965-68 by Marcel Beaulieu's famous french company. It's been their first Super 8 device and her features beat later cameras of other manufacturers by lengths. Functions are quite similar to the 4008 series.
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.
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.
Canon Autozoom 518
A silent Super 8 camera by Canon, built from 1967-1974. Vario lens 1:1,8/9,5-47,5mm. Frames: 18+36. A later SV version (1971-1975) has a Canon Zoom lens with the same specs but offers more frame speeds with 1+18+24+36. Manual provided by James E, Portland, Oregon, USA.
Chinon 132/133 PXL
Not very solid but small automatic camera. Built from 1982-1986 by japanese company Chinon (Sanshin Optical), Tokyo. Lens: Chinon Reflex Zoom F:1.3 8.5-25.5mm (133PXL) / F:1.3 11-22mm (132PXL). Accepts ASA 25/40, 100/160, 160 Super 8 cartridges, CdS, TTL, folding grip, built-in wratten filter, backlight control, battery check, footage meter, manual and motor zoom. Frames: 1+18. Voltage: 3V, 2x1.5 V AA Mignon, no battery needed for exposure metering. Manual provided by Oliver Weidner, Germany.
Eumig mini 3 zoom reflex
Le look le plus cool. It was the time when cameras replaced the hippie amulets. The silent Super 8Eumig mini 3 series, built from around 1971-1978. The 'zoom reflex' was the first edition from 1971, followed by the Servofocus and the Servofocus PMA. Functions are quite similar to the mini 5 series.
Krasnogorsk Quarz 1x8 S-2
Silent Super 8 camera built by Krasnogorsk, USSR 1974-1978. Export version similar to the 1x8 C-2 that came with cyrillic labels. Lens: Meteor 8M 1:1,8/9-38mm. Clockwork operated, Cds external exposure meter, automatic and manual exposure control, built-in wratten filter, manual backlight correction, footage meter, detachable grip. Frames per second: 1+8+12+24+32. Clockwork driven, requires 2x1,3V coin cells for automatic mode. Manual provided by Walter Brunner, Austria.
Minolta Autopak-8 D6
Silent Super 8 camera built from 1970 till 1974. Lens: Rokkor Zoom 1:1,8/7,5-45mm. Accepts only Super 8 cartridges 15-23 DIN daylight, 20-25 DIN tungsten (no manual film speed adjustment, automatic notch detection), CdS-TTL, automatic and manual exposure control, flash synchronization contact, two-speed motor driven zoom, built-in wratten filter, folding grip, footage meter, lamp and accessories shoe. Frames: 1+18+32. Voltage: 6V, 4x1.5V AA Mignon Alkaline. Manual provided by Walter Brunner, Austria. Intervalometer sheet provided by Mike O'Connor, Scotland.
Synchronex S8
A Super 8 camera that connects with an external tape recorder. Synchronex labs in NY offered a quite unique service: after sending in both, your Super8 cartridge and the tape, the processed film had been equipped with sound stripes and the contents of the tape transferred. Lens 1:1,8/15mm, speed 24fps only.
Manual provided by James E, Portland, Oregon, USA.