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Thomas Beiter
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From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Sep 2005

posted 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

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
Registered: Jun 2003

posted 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

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Thomas Beiter
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posted 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

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted 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

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
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posted 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

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Thomas Beiter
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From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Sep 2005

posted 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

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Mike Peckham
Phenomenal Film Handler

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From: West Sussex, UK.
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posted 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

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted 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

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Thomas Beiter
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From: St. Louis, MO
Registered: Sep 2005

posted 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.

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Lars Pettersson
Master Film Handler

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From: Stockholm, Sweden
Registered: Jan 2007

posted 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

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted 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

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Hunter O'Shea
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From: AZ
Registered: Jul 2012

posted 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]

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Douglas Meltzer
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posted 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

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Hunter O'Shea
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From: AZ
Registered: Jul 2012

posted 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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