An Old Camera and New Negative Film

[Guest Aaron Martin (TX)]

Hi --

 

I was wondering if anyone has had any trouble shoot negative super 8 cartridges with an Elmo 612S-XL?

 

Thanks,

 

Aaron

[Mitch Perkins]

Hi --

 

I was wondering if anyone has had any trouble shoot negative super 8 cartridges with an Elmo 612S-XL?

 

Thanks,

 

Aaron

 

You mean trouble with it jamming? Take the cart out, give it a slap or two on one or both sides, push a little film through, take it up by hand, [it should not resist too much], and re-insert.

 

Or do you mean trouble with how the exp meter reads it? That doesn't matter; you need to shoot a bracketed test roll and compensate based on the look you're after. Finally, we have latitude!

 

Manual exposure is of the essence...

 

Mitch

[Guest Aaron Martin (TX)]

You mean trouble with it jamming? Take the cart out, give it a slap or two on one or both sides, push a little film through, take it up by hand, [it should not resist too much], and re-insert.

 

I should have been more specific. I meant either problems with having the film jam or the motor not being strong enough to pull the film through the gate.

 

Aaron

[Mitch Perkins]

I should have been more specific. I meant either problems with having the film jam or the motor not being strong enough to pull the film through the gate.

 

Aaron

 

A 1012xls was presented to me for repair which had begun slowing, then making a "gallumping" sound, then ground to a halt. Pretty sure the motor had burned out.

 

However my Nikon Superzoom 8s also sometimes slow and stop, but the cart-slap always works.

 

Mitch