Beaulieu 6008 to 9008 comparison

Thes cameras were produced by Beaulieu and sold in modified form by Super8 Sound, also known as Pro8mm, and by Ritter. "Lastquark" has collected a great comparison table of features that can be found here: http://www.filmshooting.com/scripts/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7440

With his permission it is reproduced here.

BEAULIEU 6008 - 9008 SERIES SUPER 8MM CAMERAS
FEATURE	6008S	6008SD	6008SMD	6008PRO	7008S	7008PRO	PRO8MM	7008PROII	9008S	9008PRO
Ground Glass Focusing	-	x	x	o	x	x	x	x	x	x
Single LED (Frame Counter)	-	x	x	o	-	-	-	-	-	-
Dual LCD (Frame Counter & Length)	-	-	-	-	x	x	1 LCD	x	x	x
2nd Main Switch	-	-	x	o	x	-	-	-	x	-
2nd Trigger	-	-	x	o	x	-	-	-	x	-
1.5amp motor (higher torque)	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
12 volt Alkaline	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
8.4 volt NiCad	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
9 volt Alkaline	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	x	x
7.2 volt NiCad	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	x	x
Speed Stops (fps)
1, 10, and 30 sec timelapse	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
4	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
9	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
18	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
24	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
36	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
56	x	x	x	-	x	-	-	x	x	-
80	-	-	-	x	-	x	x	x	-	x
ASA
12	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	x
20	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	x
25	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x
40	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	x	x	x
50	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
80	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-
100	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
160	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-
200	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
400	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	-	-	-
500	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	x
800	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-	-
Quartz Crystal Sync:
23.976	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
24 (60 cycles)	-	-	-	o	-	o	x	x	o	o
25 (50 cycles)	-	-	-	o	-	o	x	x	o	o
29.970 (59.94 cycles)	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
30	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
16:9 Safe Zone Mark	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x
Friction stop for motorized backwinding	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x
SD-8 magazine ready	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o	o
Supermag 400 compatible	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x	x
Modified Film Drive Assembly	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
Sync contact for diagnostic (Note 1)	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	x	-	-
Service and Impact LED's (Note 2)	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-
Power on self-calibration	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	x	-	-
Remarks	Beaulieu	Beaulieu	Beaulieu	Beaulieu	Beaulieu	Beaulieu	Pro8mm	Super8Sound	Ritter	Ritter
	O = optional						DT: 02/28/2005 Rev 02
Sources:
	User Manuals
	http://www.geocities.com/SunsetStrip/6490/yearofthehorse2.html
	http://www.super8.de/Cmab6.htm
	http://www.filmshooting.com/
	http://www.pro8mm.com
	Note 1: Interface keyboard can be used to call up data and repair information
	Note 2: For check-up and extreme load indicator respectively
	Data collected from the net. Any correction or additional input is welcome. Email: lastquark *at* yahoo.com
	Notes: MD - Multi-Speed Digital (Run all speeds with sound)

Resources

Here is a link to the Beaulieu 6008 service and repair manual as a PDF: http://www.cmanz.com/super8/manuals/beaulieu_6008_tech_repair.pdf Here is a link to a Beaulieu 6008 user manual as a PDF: http://www.cmanz.com/super8/manuals/6008pro_full.zip