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Topic: Newbie with Questions about Sankyo Sound XL-40S
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Douglas Meltzer
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Posts: 4554
From: New York, NY, USA
Registered: Jun 2003
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posted November 24, 2012 04:10 PM
Jason,
Welcome to the Forum and congratulations on getting into Super 8!
It can be a bit confusing. On one hand, Kodak has notched the 100D cartridge so that automatic exposure cameras will read the film at the correct speed of 100. This is because back in the late 1970's when your camera was made, one of the film stock choices was Ektachrome 160 (Tungsten balanced), which had an ASA of 100 for use in daylight and was also notched as such.
On the other hand certain cameras might still expose the 100D as the old 160 which would result in an underexposure of 1/2 - 2/3 of a stop (which should still give you an acceptable image). No matter which is true, since the 100D is daylight balanced, no filter is needed. Make sure you keep the filter control in the up position all the time.
If you're filming indoors, you'll need to use an 80A filter on the lens, which will lower the exposure index to 25.
Do you have the manual for the camera?
Doug
-------------------- I think there's room for just one more film.....
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