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Ian Mackie
Junior
Posts: 18
From: Brighton, England
Registered: Sep 2008

posted October 14, 2008 10:36 AM

Hello all,

Please excuse the specific nature of this topic.

I am just about to shoot some Kodachrome 40 I got from Wittner's on my Canon 310XL.

Does anybody have any experience with shooting with this combo? I think the Canon should read the speed of the film correctly - is this people's experience?

The subject will be lit with lights, as I will be attempting to shoot some stop-frame animation. I wasn't sure if I should use a filter under these conditions.

Although this is a test reel, I am still going to be putting a lot of time into the shoot (due to it being animation!) so if anybody could share their experiences that would be fab.

Thank you all,

Ian

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Bill Brandenstein
Phenomenal Film Handler

Posts: 1632
From: California
Registered: Aug 2007

posted October 14, 2008 10:55 AM

I have no experience with the Canon 310 (just the answer you wanted, right???)!

If the cartridge is notched in the normal manner for 40ASA Tungsten, filter needed for daylight (25), then it should fit the Canon like a glove. And you're right -- you want to disable all filtering if you're shooting in Tungsten light.

Having tried 5 other reversal film stocks, all I can say is that I miss Kodachrome. I hope you have a great experience with it.

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Claus Harding
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Posts: 1149
From: Washington DC
Registered: Oct 2006

posted October 14, 2008 08:35 PM

25/40ASA should not be a problem for any Super-8 camera, basic or not. It was, along with 160 Ekta, one of the two 'foodgroups' all Super-8 automatic cameras were made for.

It's when you get into other film speeds you start having to make exposure decisions manually (filtering, compensating exposure), unless you have one of the models that will recognize several speeds automatically (not sure how many more, if any, your Canon 310 will do) or a camera with a real ASA setting dial.

But you can't go wrong with KC 25/40.

Best,
Claus.

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Maurice Leakey
Film God

Posts: 5895
From: Bristol. United Kingdom
Registered: Oct 2007

posted October 15, 2008 03:56 AM

The Canon 310XL is a relatively simple camera and will be OK for your present needs.

Be aware that as it does not have manual exposure control nor exposure compensation settings it will not directly accept the new Ektachrome 64T nor will it read the cartridge notches.

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Maurice

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