Sankyo EM-60 XL

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Sankyo EM-60 XL

Year: 1979-82

Weight: 800 g

Lens: Sankyo Zoom 1,2 / 7,5 - 45 mm

Macro focusing

Split Image Focusing

Reflex viewing with eyepiece shutter against stray light

Auto / Manual Zoom

Frame rates: 18, 24, 36 + single frame

Shutter degree: 220

Manual / TTL Auto Exposure

Backlight Control

Flash contact

Manual / Auto Fades

Remote control socket

Interval timer 1/2, 2, 15, 60 s

4x AA batteries

Option for external 6V power source

Accessory: Macro titler holder

Optional accessories: Wireless remote control on radio frequencies (may not be legal in some countries)

No sound

Made in Japan

Manufacturer: Sankyo Seiki MFG Co.

Original price in England (in the year of introduction): £175

Recently paid in eBay net auction: $26 eBay 7/1999; EUR 1,55 eBay 10/2005

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Recognises 40 ISO and 160 ISO film only. 64 ISO cartridges overexposed by 2/3 stop. Macro focusing down to 0 cm. Unlike the Sankyo sound camera equivalent, XL-620 Supertronic it does not do automatic dissolves.

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