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Topic: Gaf st/602
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Steve Klare
Film Guy
Posts: 7016
From: Long Island, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted July 04, 2003 09:51 PM
This camera is my sentimental favorite, because the very first Super-8 camera I owned was an ST/602. I bought it brand new for $79.99 when I was 17 years old and it followed me pretty much everywhere until I went to college.
I recently snagged a replacement for the original (long gone) on E-Bay and I use it a lot. (who says you can't go home?)
The first caution about this camera is you can't get the mercury PX-14 meter cell for it anymore. You can get an Alkaline cell, but it throws the exposure off. To correct it you need to go to the exposure adjustment right near the eyepiece and turn it a little over 1 stop lighter.
Try Radio Shack for the battery, or try these people:
http://www.photobattery.com/
(look under 3.0v Alkaline replacement for 2MR9, EPX14, V14PX , this is the cell I use)
The second thing with these cameras is the eyepiece disintegrates (becomes this really sticky tar-like stuff). The eyepiece that fits the Bolex 16mm camera fits exactly.
You can find replacement Eyecups here:
http://members.fortunecity.com/sazeech/eyecup.htm
and here:
http://www.chamblesscineequip.com/Default.htm
These are wonderful cameras, they have all metal bodies, are quiet, have a nice comfortable hand grip, and have some neat features like the electronic fade you mentioned (which I use all the time.)The power zoom is a pleasure to use as well.
Enjoy! [ July 05, 2003, 07:02 PM: Message edited by: Steve Klare ]
-------------------- All I ask is a wide screen and a projector to light her by...
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