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Posted by Thomas Beiter (Member # 470) on June 06, 2007, 02:32 PM:

I've been projecting films for the last couple years, but decided to get into making them. I picked up a Sankyo XL-40S Sound camera today at a garage sale for $10. It appears to be in good working condition, although I haven't tested it. Not that I'm worried about losing $10, but just wondering if this is a decent camera. Any ideas on what film (it's cartridge) I would use with this?

Anywhere online I could download a manual for this?

Thanks,

Tom

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on June 06, 2007, 04:02 PM:

Hello Tom

Can't help you with a manual but if it's any help I can email you scans of the test report on the Sankyo XL - 40s from the March 1976 copy of Movie Maker.

It's quite comprehensive and runs to four pages so would probably be quite helpful.

Let me know.

Mike

Posted by Thomas Beiter (Member # 470) on June 06, 2007, 06:38 PM:

Mike, I'd love to see the scans. Email me at tombeiter at netzero dot net.

Thanks for the help,

Tom

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on June 06, 2007, 11:13 PM:

Thomas,

I have the same camera, although it's in storage. In a few days I can copy the manual for you. I've gotten some very nice images out of that model in the past.

Doug

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on June 07, 2007, 08:27 AM:

Tom

I've emailed the scans off to you.

This forum is a great source of inforumation isn't it?! [Smile]

Mike

Posted by Thomas Beiter (Member # 470) on June 08, 2007, 10:09 AM:

Mike, got the scans. Thanks!

Doug, I'd really appreciate that manual! I messed
around with the camera last night and got it to work (well, work in the sense that I don't have any film yet!), although the Telephoto/Wide Angle switch didn't appear to do anything...

Tom

Posted by Mike Peckham (Member # 16) on June 08, 2007, 11:51 AM:

Tom

I'm not familiar with your camera but quite often there was only one motor to power both the film transport & shutter and the power zoom.

If this is the case it will be necessary to have the trigger depressed and the motor running before the powered zoom will work.

Mike

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on June 08, 2007, 06:03 PM:

Tom,

There's also the possibility that the zoom will work if you depress the trigger halfway. I remember being able to zoom without actually running film.

Doug

Posted by Thomas Beiter (Member # 470) on June 08, 2007, 08:16 PM:

Mike and Doug, thanks for the suggestions. The Telephoto/Wide angle does work when the trigger is depressed and film is running. I tried halfway on the trigger, but no dice. Guess you have to be filming before you can frame your shot!

Any suggestions on where to start in my hunt for film? Are the cartridges proprietary, or do they all use the same ones? I looked on Kodak's site, but couldn't find any sound film. Is it still made?

What about development? Do most of you send the film off for development? Or have you found local places to develop your film?

Thanks for all the help.

Posted by Lars Pettersson (Member # 762) on June 10, 2007, 01:05 PM:

Hi Thomas,
Sound film isn´t made anymore. You could buy super-8 film straight from Kodak I guess, that´s what I do. Ektachrome 64 Tungsten is your best bet, you have to send it away for development, there are several labs in the US:

http://www.dwaynesphoto.com/newsite2006/movies-ektachrome.html

Cheers,
Lars

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on June 20, 2007, 11:28 AM:

Thomas,

I hope to get to my storage space (unfortunately it's not close by) to retrieve the manual by early next week.

Doug

Posted by Hunter O'Shea (Member # 3180) on July 13, 2012, 10:56 PM:

Hello. I just purchased a Sankyo XL-40S but unfortunately it did not come with a manual and i am a little lost on how to meter light, etc...
Could anyone possibly help me out with a scan of the instruction manual.
Any help is appreciated
Thanks! [Razz]

Posted by Douglas Meltzer (Member # 28) on July 15, 2012, 09:24 AM:

Hunter,

Welcome to the 8mm Forum! If you click on my email link and send me a request, I'll get that manual to you.

Doug

Posted by Hunter O'Shea (Member # 3180) on August 13, 2012, 07:50 PM:

Thank you Doug! I appreciate you taking your time to send me the manual. I shot a roll of Kodak Plus-x Reversal Film b&w (7265) mostly for scenery and my buddies skateboarding. I was hoping someone could recommend somewhere where i could get the film developed and shipped to me on a mini dv format? [Confused]

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