I have an autopak 8 d6. It is an absolute joy of a camera and a real workhorse. Built like a tank. Note of caution: at full wide angle you can see some of the lens barrel. Happy shooting
Mason Shefa Yale University Jonathan Edwards College '15 818.517.9061 | [email protected] www.masonshefa.com On Aug 2, 2012, at 5:10 PM, David Dvorchak <[email protected]> wrote: > > Thanks for all the tips! > > So far, I was gifted a Minolta Autopak-8 d6 and given a dirt cheap price on a > Canon 814xl. Can't wait to start testing! > > > On Monday, July 30, 2012, Mike Kartje <[email protected]> wrote: > > I own a Minolta XL400 and Canon 512, and both are - or should I say "were" > > - fine cameras: the features that make them nice are some of the first > > things to fail. Internal metering and manual aperture control became > > unreliable and eventually stopped working all together. Shutter release > > becoming erratic is also a concern. Still usable cameras, just not as > > "feature-filled" anymore. Used cameras like this, unless professionally > > cleaned & serviced, will have accumulated 30+ years of grime and corrosion, > > so the chances for a manual aperture control/etc. not working (or failing > > over time with a lot of use) are pretty high. > > > > I was gifted Rollei SL 85 - a re-badged Bauer - and think its the best of > > the lot. Basic features and built like a tank. My kind of camera. Feels > > like it could be dropped off building and it'd still keep clicking away (I > > am curious but not willing to test this). > > > > Mike Kartje > > > > > > On 07/29/2012 09:17 PM, Steve Polta wrote: > > > > The Canon 814 XL-S and the Canon 1014 XL-S are great cameras, although the > > "S" (for sound) is superfluous at this moment in history. Note that these > > are completely different (and superior) machines from the Canons 814 and > > 1014 that do not bear the "XL-S" tag. The Nikon R-10 is also a really > > interesting camera that has a lot of really cool options for > > super-impositions. I think it's the camera Paul Clipson uses if that holds > > any significance... > > > > Steve Polta > > > > --- On Sun, 7/29/12, David Tetzlaff <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > From: David Tetzlaff <[email protected]> > > Subject: Re: [Frameworks] Super 8 camera recommendations? > > To: "Experimental Film Discussion List" <[email protected]> > > Date: Sunday, July 29, 2012, 4:55 PM > > > > Since you want cost to come together with features and reliability, I'll > > assume Beaulieus, stock or rebuilt, are out. I'd say it hard to do better > > than the various iterations of Canon 814 and 1014. For something cheaper > > than that, you might look at a Sankyo, but I think they're not quite as > > reliable as the Canons. Minoltas don't have much in the way of features, > > but they should work pretty well... > > > > My thoughts are largely based on now distant recollections, I'm sure other > > folks will have recs about cameras they're using right now, which means > > they've held up quite some time past their dates of manufacture and > > expected life of service. > > > > Good luck. > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FrameWorks mailing list > > [email protected] > > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks > > > > > _______________________________________________ > FrameWorks mailing list > [email protected] > https://mailman-mail5.webfaction.com/listinfo/frameworks
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