Super 8 EKTACHROME 100D motion picture film exposed in old cameras

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 Important: This article only deals with Kodak's original EKTACHROME 100D Color Reversal Film 7285!
 Other cartridges also contain Ektachrome 100D, e.g. "WittnerChrome 100D" or "Pro8mm Super-8.85",
 but they might cause other problems as they might be notched differently.

The automatic exposure system of most Super 8 cameras can read the notches properly and will meter correctly. Any camera that is capable of correctly detecting the "160 ASA Tungsten/100 ASA Daylight"-film speed notch on the Super 8 cartridge and is having a sensor for the "Daylight/Tungsten"-notch should have no problem. Consult the camera's manual. Use this Super 8 Cartridge Notch Ruler to inspect the mechanism in your own camera.

However in a few cameras the EKTACHROME 100D might cause the following problems, here is an overview:

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[edit] Cameras, that can meter properly

These cameras should measure the notches properly and expose Ektachrome 100D correctly (But keep in mind that you might have to manually disable the camera's internal "daylight-filter" in most cases):

  • Canon 814/1014 XL-S
  • Canon 814 Autozoom Electronic/1014 Autozoom Electronic
  • Canon 814 XL
  • Canon 814 Autozoom
  • Canon 512 XL Autozoom Electronic
  • Canon 518 Autozoom
  • Canon 1218 Autozoom
  • Canon 310 XL (but not Canon AF 310 XL/AF 310 XL-S)
  • Bauer C Royal 6/8/10 E
  • Bauer C 107/109/S 204/S 207/S 209 XL
  • Bolex 150 Super/155 Macrozoom/160 Macrozoom
  • Bolex 250
  • Bolex 233 Compact
  • Bolex 7.5 Macrozoom
  • Bolex 580 Sound/581 Sound Macrozoom (but not 581 XL Sound)
  • Elmo Super 104/106/108/110
  • Eumig Viennette 5
  • GAF ST/111E/ST 802/ST 1002

[edit] Cameras without any lightmeter

A few cameras only have a manual f-stop-setting and lack any lightmeter. Instead you'll find some scales printed/glued onto the camera. However their scales are only suited for films with "40 ASA Tungsten" and/or "160 ASA Tungsten". Even worse: In some cases the scales aren't even in f-stops, but only shows symbols like "sunny", "cloudy", ... . So you'll have to create yourself a new scale for "100 ASA Daylight" and e.g. glue it onto the camera; care should be taken of the fact that with some of the cameras the internal filter can only be disengaged when the aperture is fully open:

[edit] Cameras, that will treat the film as "40 ASA Tungsten"

Some cameras will treat any film as "40 ASA Tungsten" as they'll ignore all notches, e.g.:

[edit] Cameras, that will treat the film as "160 ASA Daylight"

Some cameras will treat any film as "160 ASA Daylight" as they'll ignore all notches, e.g.:

  • ... (The majority of these cameras have been ultra cheap and have been sold as toys for children. So probably wouldn't use such a camera any more any way.)

[edit] Cameras, that will treat the film as "160 ASA Tungsten"

Some cameras will treat any film as "160 ASA Tungsten" as they'll ignore all notches, e.g.:

  • ... (The majority of these cameras have been ultra cheap and have been sold as toys for children. So probably wouldn't use such a camera any more any way.)

[edit] Cameras that ignore the "daylight/tungsten"-notch and that will therefore treat all "100 ASA Daylight"-films as "160 ASA Tungsten"-films

  • Bolex 233 Compact S, Eumig Mini 2, Eumig Mini 3 Servofocus, Eumig Mini 3 Servofocus PMA, Eumig Mini 3 Zoom Reflex: filter key needs to be put in and camera run on the setting "+" (backlight correction); alternatively the actual filter in the light path to the film can be removed from its holder (but NOT the one in front of the light sensor!) and the camera can be run on normal setting with E100D, still having the option of backlight correction if needed.
  • Eumig Mini 5: filter key needs to be put in and camera run on the setting "+" (backlight correction)
  • Eumig Nautica: filter needs to be retracted (switch in the film compartment at the bulb symbol) and camera run on the setting "+" (backlight correction)
  • Eumig Viennette 3: filter key has to be put into slit with lamp symbol turned to you + aperture correction set to + 0,5
  • Minolta Autopak 8 D6 will read the film as "160 ASA Tungsten" there is no filter pin detector. Increasing the aperture by 2/3 to 1 full fstop should help the camera compensate. The use of a Neutral Density filter is recommended!!!

[edit] How to deal with these problems

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