Michael Ryan Posted July 20, 2008 Share Posted July 20, 2008 Hello All, Here is my situation: I have a Honeywell-Elmo Tri-Filmatic C300 Double Super 8 camera (it has just been totally over hauled and checked out by Super 16 Inc). At 24fps the Elmo has a shutter speed of 1/60 of a second. It has a TTL metering system and shows the F stops in the viewfinder (F stops can also be set manually if need be). The problem is I will be shooting with some Kodak Ektachrome 100D and the ASA setting on the Elmo doesn't have a 100 ASA setting. It has 125 or 80. I got out my Sekonic L28C light meter and replaced the lumisphere with the lumigrid to get a reflected light reading (to match the way the Elmo takes the reading). I can set the Sekonic to the proper 100 ASA. It has a guide for 24fps (the manual says that the Sekonic defualts to 1/50 of a second for 24fps). I took an outside reading with the Elmo (set at 24fps but at 125 ASA, the film is really 100 ASA). Then I took a reading, of the same subject, with the Sekonic and the readings are so close that I don't really think it makes a difference. It looks like less than half an F stop difference if that. My question is: do you think I would be safe to set the Elmo at 125 ASA (the film is really 100 ASA) and go with that F stop? Close enough? Thanks for your help, Mike Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Petko iordanov Posted September 1, 2017 Share Posted September 1, 2017 I just bought mine and can't even find the ASA setting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Samuel Berger Posted September 21, 2017 Share Posted September 21, 2017 I just bought mine and can't even find the ASA setting? Might be dictated by the notch. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Tyler Purcell Posted September 21, 2017 Premium Member Share Posted September 21, 2017 ASA is always detected by a notch on super 8 cameras. Ohh and the stocks of the day were Kodachrome 25/40 and Ekachrome 100/160. There are to "markings" to determine the speed. One is a little lever and one is a little button. I'm not sure which one does what, but that's how it worked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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