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Topic: Eumig 860 PMA
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Andy Oliver
Film Handler
Posts: 55
From: Croydon, Surrey
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted November 26, 2007 01:25 PM
Hi, i've seen results many years back with the said camera, and they were great. That said, the camera will not read kodaks 64t in auto mode, so you will have to use manual exposure. I'm not sure if the camera can read 100d or the kodaks black and white stock. If you plan to shoot the cinevia ( fuji 50 ) then the camera will be fine, just set the 85 filter to indoor lighting. I understand that quality control was not good on later eumig/bolex super 8 cameras, so best to check the camera is in full working order. It would be a great starter camera to learn with, especially at that price, also you have that 4mm wide angle thrown in too, oohhhh check the batt compartment hasn't leaked.
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Andy Oliver
Film Handler
Posts: 55
From: Croydon, Surrey
Registered: Apr 2006
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posted November 27, 2007 06:08 PM
Hi, regarding the camera, i'm not sure how the manual exposure works, on some cameras it can be a real pain, ie very fiddly. Supposing you wish to shoot the kodaks 64t stock, once the auto exposure has given you a reading of say f8, you will have to lock the exposure, then manually adjust the exposure to say somewhere between f8/fll, adding around 2/3 (two thirds) of a stop on whatever the auto exposure indicates. If your planning to film, say newsreel type events, or even say a wedding, where your not given much time to think, i suppose you really need a camera with auto exposure that can read all film speeds, these are harder to find, and of course commanding higher prices. You'll learn a lot quicker with a camera that you have to work at, and adjust the exposure, i'm not sure whether your after the grainy home movie look, kodaks 64t is a bit on the grainy side, it actually looks retro, if you want the best possible super 8 images then the fuji 50 cinevia is the best stock out there, plus your camera will expose the stock ok.
Good luck
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Alessandro Machi
Junior
Posts: 16
From: Southern California
Registered: Sep 2005
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posted December 11, 2007 03:35 AM
Hi Ethem. The Eumig 860 PMA is probably the most complex super-8 camera ever made. Hopefully you are an experimenting type and will realize that.
Two words of caution. These cameras seem to run "dry" very often and need a technician expert on relubricating them. If your camera makes squealing sounds either when zooming the camera, when the f-stop exposure servo engages, or when the camera is actually running, you may want to reconsider not running it much more and seeing if you can get it serviced.
The second thing is there is an automatic fade out slider switch on these cameras. In what was probably a secretly acknowledged mistake, if you fade while in automatic exposure mode using this slider switch, the camera shuts off and will not turn back on until the slider switch is moved back. I know this was a huge mistake because in the next version, (the 881), the slider was changed to spring activation so that it automatically went back to it's original position.
The camera offers so many varities of filming opportunities that how it handles shooting in automatic exposure mode is not really that big of a deal. The exposure dial has three positions, regular auto-exposure, auto-over-exposure of one f-stop, and manual exposure. It is relatively easy to switch from automatic exposure to manual and just shift the exposure 2/3's of one f-stop. If you don't have a filter key for the top of the camera you can use an American Quarter, when you slip the quarter or filter key in, it removes the 85 filter.
I hope that helps.
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