Sam Brightwell

Hi Juha The red warning light appears in the viewfinder to tell you you're at the end of the film cartridge. Your footage counter should confirm this.

Thanks, John. That's the problem as I understand it. It's not so much an explanation that I need as ideas for how to overcome the issue of the missing filter key. You'd earlier suggested cutting a filter key from plastic, and I thought I might give that a go, but I've been looking for an image of the key to see what shape I need to cut. Probably should just try trial and error next. I put new batteries in for the light meter. I haven't used the camera much at all, so I'm hoping they're still good. I really love the weight and feel of this camera in the hand and had hoped to get it into usable order, rather than buying a more recent Super 8 off the Bay of E.

You could be right. What can I do about this? Any suggestions?

For shooting outdoors in daylight, could you hack the notches to push the film speed? I like the idea of cutting my own filter key. Have you seen a picture of the filter key anywhere? Thanks for the useful advice.

Are you sure about this, Matt? I shot a trial cartridge of 100D in full daylight without the filter key and it seemed underexposed, though I only got about a quarter of the reel off before the camera chewed it up, so it wasn't possible to make a full assessment under a variety of lighting conditions. I just don't want to waste any more film if I can help it.

Hi Fransiscus, Have you tried shooting the Ektachrome 100D with the nikon super zoom yet? I came here to ask the same question, as I also have this camera with a missing filter key. Just wondering how it turned out for you?