Beaulieu 6008 S

Beaulieu 6008 S

Year: 1979-1983

Lens: Schneider 1,4 / 6 - 70 mm

Auto / Manual Zoom with 3-10 s.

Ground Glass Focusing

Macro focusing

Manual / Auto Exposure

Frame rates: 4,9,18,24,36,56 + single frame

Shutter degree: Var.

Fades

Lap dissolve of 90 seconds

Interval timer with 1,10,30 second intervals

Remote control socket

Flash contact

Weight: 1280 g

Single-system sound

Auto / Manual Recording Level Control

6 X AA batteries

Price(s) on eBay: US$840 in 7/1999; US$640 in 8/1999; EUR 211,50 (+ EUR 7,00 shipping) in 01/2006; EUR 755,00 (+ EUR 11,90 shipping) in 01/2006; EUR 224,01 (without shipping) in 01/2006

Comments

See the Beaulieu 6008 through 9008 comparison table collected by "Lastquark": Beaulieu 6008 to 9008 comparison

Here is a link to the Beaulieu 6008 service and repair manual online: http://www.cmanz.com/super8/beaulieu_6008_tech_repair.pdf

Here's a picture of a prototype of the "6008 S" which used Super8 film on 60m-daylight-reels instead of Super8-cartridges:

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