Canon 814 Autozoom Electronic

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Canon 814 Autozoom Electronic

Year: 1972-1977

Weight: 1500 g

Lens: Canon zoom 1,4 / 7,5 - 60 mm

Macro focusing

Split Image Focusing

Auto / Manual Zoom

Frame rates: 18, 24, 40 + single frame

Shutter degree: Var.

Manual / Auto Exposure

Flash contact

Fades

Remote control socket

No sound

Made in Japan

Instruction manual online: http://www.mondofoto.com/manuals/canonautozoom814electronic/

Original price in England (in the year of introduction): £219

Prices on eBay:

• eBay USA:
  • US$ 102 in 07/1999
  • US$ 162 in 08/1999
  • US$ 131.95 in 07/2007
• eBay Germany:
  • EUR 27,02 (+ EUR 9,50 shipping) in 10/2005
  • EUR 21,50 (+ EUR 6,90 shipping) in 03/2007 ("untested" camera)
  • EUR 1,99 (+ EUR 7,50 shipping) in 04/2007 (working camera, but with some dimples)
  • EUR 26,50 (+ EUR 4,00 shipping) in 06/2007 ("untested" camera)
• eBay Austria:
  • EUR 52,11 (+ EUR 12,00 shipping) in 02/2007

[edit] Comments

This camera will meter properly with Kodak E64T film cartridges.

[edit] Reviews

Canon's successor to the original Auto Zoom 814 is a slightly lighter camera and has extra facilities e.g. macro focussing on the redesigned 8:1 7.5-60mm F1.4 zoom lens, a manual variable shutter, electronic shutter release. It loses the 12 fps speed but gains a slow motion speed of 40 fps approximately. A very good camera and cheaper than the 1014E model with the 10:1 zoom lens and lap dissolve. Unlike the original 814 no button cells are required.

Replaced by the 814XL in 1977 which has an XL 220 degrees shutter setting and an extra 9 fps running speed but has no 24 fps setting, making telecine transfers more difficult.

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