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Topic: B&H Super 8 camera with time lapse feature

Alan L. Hitchcox
Film Handler

Posts: 47
From: Willoughby, OH, USA
Registered: Apr 2006

posted January 04, 2009 09:42 PM

I used to do a lot of single frame "claymation" and similar photography with my super 8 camera. But I remember seeing a Bell & Howell camera back in the early 80s that had a time lapse setting.
Does anyone have any info (model number?) on this camera or know if there was more than one model?
I don't remember the price, but I'm sure all the electronic controls it put made it out of my price range at the time.
Thanks for any help you can render.

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Alan Hitchcox
Willoughby, Ohio USA

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Michael De Angelis
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: USA
Registered: Jul 2003

posted January 04, 2009 10:05 PM

Alan,

I wish that I could help you with the
Bell & Howell model, but I own
the Minolta XL601. A very nice Super 8 camera and
it's equipped with an intervolometer that permits
the user to control the shutter at one or any variable
time lapse frame rate duration.
The camera also had a separate port to attach
a specialized remote to manually snap individual frames.

As in the B&H, Nikon also had a model that exposed film in the same fashion.

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Douglas Meltzer
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From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003

posted January 06, 2009 12:35 PM

Alan,

This site lists a number of B&H cameras, with some of the links going into greater detail than others. The link for the Bell and Howell T 50XL says it has an interval timer.
I have a Bauer S 715XL that does great time lapse work.

Doug

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Alan L. Hitchcox
Film Handler

Posts: 47
From: Willoughby, OH, USA
Registered: Apr 2006

posted January 10, 2009 01:50 PM

Thanks, guys both sound like great cameras. My Canon SV 518 has a port to manually shoot individual frames, but I can't do time lapse. I could probably rig up something to shoot a frame at regular intervals, but it would only work under controlled lighting or a constant light source.
I assume the time-lapse features use auto exposure. Much of the footage I want to shoot will be outdoors, so I'll need auto exposure to adjust for clouds & sun and different times of day.
Thanks for your tip, Doug. I'll check it out.

-Alan

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Alan Hitchcox
Willoughby, Ohio USA

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