Max Thomas Schmitz Posted January 29, 2019 Share Posted January 29, 2019 I am shooting on Super 8 using a Beaulieu 1008 XL (I know its not totally ideal for manual shooting but its what I have). I have Vision 3 500T stock, but while researching I saw that the camera only accepts stock from 25-400 ASA. I have two questions. One of them is more generally about Super 8 and the other two are more trouble shooting for the 1008 XL specifically. Thanks for any and all help. Question 1: Will the camera not be able to recognize the stock since it is over the limit, or will it for example just rate it at 400 ASA and I should adjust my f-stop accordingly (calculating whatever difference between 400 and 500 ASA)? Question 2: Also, it has a strange system to manually adjust exposure. You are supposed to have it on auto and look at different elements in the scene which will change the f-stop automatically based on how bright each element is. From what I understand, once you have reached an f-stop you like, you switch the camera to manual mode and the f-stop should be locked in place. However, on my camera, when I turn to manual mode, instead of holding on the f-stop value the camera shows a red box, which usually correlates to underexposure. My question is: Can I assume that even though the red box is shown, that the f-stop I locked on is what the camera is set to? Or should I just get slower stock and just shoot auto to avoid potential issues? Question 3: Finally, since it hasn't been used in a while, the eyepiece is slightly out of focus and makes it hard to determine what or what is not in focus. I've tried adjusting using a dial on the side but it doesn't seem to do much. The camera's condition seems to be otherwise relatively good, can I trust the lens markings instead of my eye and just measure out each shot. Sorry, this is such a specific troubleshooting question. I'm on a pretty tight deadline so I need to figure out how to make this work. And yes, I should probably just get a different super 8 camera but I have to use this one for this project due to time constraints. Here are some images to show what is going on. https://imgur.com/a/XhfR2Be Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted January 30, 2019 Share Posted January 30, 2019 Get another camera, they are cheap enough or rent a good one. I have shot that very stock on a all sorts of cameras and get great results. This was a Sankyo 255 LXL. ten bucks at a yard sale. This is a Beaulieu 4008 MkIV @ 60fps. All 500T with the 85 removed, no filtration and often full auto metering in camera. The stock has such latitude, it is nearly fool proof. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Member Stephen Perera Posted January 30, 2019 Premium Member Share Posted January 30, 2019 enjoyed the footage Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Randy J Tomlinson Posted February 1, 2019 Share Posted February 1, 2019 Go and get a Camera that allows you to manually set Exposure and use a Ligthmeter. I wouldn't worry to much. Next Time you maybe want to get some 200T. Good Luck Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Burke Posted February 2, 2019 Share Posted February 2, 2019 enjoyed the footage thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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