Beaulieu 6008 to 9008 comparison

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Thes cameras were produced by Beaulieu and sold in modified form by Super8 Sound, also known as Pro8mm, and by Ritter. "Lastquark" has collected a great comparison table of features that can be found here: http://www.filmshooting.com/scripts/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7440

With his permission it is reproduced here and got updated since...

BEAULIEU 6008 - 9008 SERIES SUPER 8MM CAMERAS
FEATURE 6008S 6008SD 6008SMD 6008PRO 7008S 7008PRO PRO8MM 7008PROII 9008S 9008PRO
Ground Glass Focusing - x x o x x x x x x
Single LED (Frame Counter) - x x o - - - - - -
Dual LCD (Frame Counter & Length) - - - - x x 1
LCD		 x x x
2nd Main Switch - - x o x - - - x -
2nd Trigger - - x o x - - - x -
1.5amp motor (higher torque) - - - - - - x x - -
12 volt Alkaline - - - - - - x x - -
8.4 volt NiCad x x x x x x x x x x
9 volt Alkaline x x x x x x - - x x
7.2 volt NiCad x x x x x x - - x x
Speed Stops (fps)                    
1, 10, and 30 sec timelapse x x x x x x x x x x
4 x x x x x x x x x x
9 x x x x x x x x x x
18 x x x x x x x x x x
24 x x x x x x x x x x
36 x x x x x x x x x x
56 x x x - x - - x x -
80 - - - x - x x x - x
ASA                    
12 x x x x x x - x x x
20 x x x x x x - x x x
25 - - - - - - - - x x
40 x x x x x x - x x x
50 - - - - - - x x - -
80 x x x x x x x - - -
100 - - - - - - - x x x
160 x x x x x x x x - -
200 - - - - - - - x x x
400 x x x x x x x - - -
500 - - - - - - - x x x
800 - - - - - - x - - -
Quartz Crystal Sync:                    
23.976 - - - - - - x x - -
24 (60 cycles) - - - o - o x x o o
25 (50 cycles) - - - o - o x x o o
29.970 (59.94 cycles) - - - - - - x x - -
30 - - - - - - x x - -
                     
16:9 Safe Zone Mark - - - - - - - - x x
Friction stop for motorized backwinding - - - - - - - - x x
SD-8 magazine ready o o o o o o o o o o
Supermag 400 compatible x x x x x x x x x x
Modified Film Drive Assembly - - - - - - x x - -
Sync contact for diagnostic (Note 1) - - - - - - x x - -
Service and Impact LED's (Note 2) - - - - - - - x - -
Power on self-calibration - - - - - - - x - -
Remarks Beaulieu Beaulieu Beaulieu Beaulieu Beaulieu Beaulieu Pro8mm Super8Sound Ritter Ritter
O = optional DT: 02/28/2005 Rev 02
Sources:
User Manuals
http://home.arcor.de/super8film/Super8/Cmab6.htm
http://www.pro8mm.com
Note 1: Interface keyboard can be used to call up data and repair information
Note 2: For check-up and extreme load indicator respectively
Data collected from the net. Any correction or additional input is welcome. Email: lastquark *at* yahoo.com
Notes: MD - Multi-Speed Digital (Run all speeds with sound)
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