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[[Category:Cameras]][[Category:Sankyo]][[Category:Super8]] | [[Category:Cameras]][[Category:Sankyo]][[Category:Super8]] | ||
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Sankyo EM-40 XL | Sankyo EM-40 XL | ||
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Original price in England (in the year of introduction): £149 | Original price in England (in the year of introduction): £149 | ||
| − | + | Recently paid in eBay net auction: $35 eBay 8/1999 $113 eBay 8/1999 | |
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==Comments== | ==Comments== | ||
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Optimized to 40ASA and 160ASA films. | Optimized to 40ASA and 160ASA films. | ||
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Works great with Tri-X and Plus-X | Works great with Tri-X and Plus-X | ||
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| − | ==Mini Review== | + | ==Mini Review== 18/9/10 Redjohn |
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This camera has many features and is available on Ebay for very little money. A forgoten performer. | This camera has many features and is available on Ebay for very little money. A forgoten performer. | ||
| − | Its down fall is that it can only use 25/40 and 100/160 ASA speed films.Their is only one pin to detect the film speed in the film chamber but it does have the filter pin to detect for dayligt/tungsten light film types as well as an external | + | Its down fall is that it can only use 25/40 and 100/160 ASA speed films.Their is only one pin to detect the film speed in the film chamber but it does have the filter pin to detect for dayligt/tungsten light film types as well as an external switch. |
The features are 18,24 and 36 frames per sec run speeds plus single frame. | The features are 18,24 and 36 frames per sec run speeds plus single frame. | ||
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Time laps. | Time laps. | ||
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Full manual overide of the metering. | Full manual overide of the metering. | ||
| − | + | Auto zoom driven from the run motor, with split image focusing and macro facility. | |
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| − | + | A full service manual is avialble from oldtimercameras.com, at a price, covering the EM 20,30,40 and 60 XL. Note the 20 and 30 are smaller cameras without the filmchamber filter pin. | |
| − | + | This camera should run Ektachrome 100D as it stands and the cartridges available from Wittner loaded with Fuji Velvia 50 ASA. | |
| − | Moviemaker Magazine October 1979 has a full Test Report on the EM | + | Moviemaker Magazine October 1979 has a full Test Report on the EM 40, EM 60XL and also covers the EM 30XL |
==eBay Auctions== | ==eBay Auctions== | ||
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