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Guys,

Thank you so much for your advice. Using a combination of both of your methods, I was able to successfully do the following:

1.) See the internal filter go in and out of position within the lens (using the flashlight method).

2.) Reset the external filter dial to it's appropriate position ...

Hello Everyone,

I recently won a Nizo Professional in an auction on eBay. The camera is in very good condition except for one major thing. The daylight filter dial is hard to turn and even comes right out of the camera if I twist it just right. What is especially horrifying, is that I have ...

Hello Everyone,

I have received my test rolls back from the lab and have transferred them onto the computer to analyze the results. Here's what I found out:

1.) The Beaulieu 4008ZM meter actually is accurate after all! However, unless you are checking the readings with an external light meter ...

Bill,
Thanks very much for your insight and explanation. I actually heard the same exact thing about the voltage being split between the meter and the motor from the gentleman I purchased the camera from. He also said not to worry and that he never experienced any odd exposure changes in the footage ...

Steve,
Thank you for your help. I have read the entire manual from front to back, but haven't discovered an answer to the light meter needle dropping while filming phenomenon.

As for the battery issue; I won the camera in an eBay auction from the camera's second owner, who had the camera completely ...

Hello fellow film makers,
I recently started filming with a Beaulieu 4008 ZM and have noticed that the meter needle is deflecting downward upon pressing the release button. I found a statement in an old thread that said to fix this situation, I have to check the start-stop blade and clean it (if ...

Mark,
I had the same exact unit and the same exact problem. What I found out, was that I had been using the wrong take up reel and that this was causing the film to be pulled through the gate too quickly, throwing it out of sync with the microswitch. I later got the correct take up reel from ...