Your opinion on the Canon 1014e

[Aseesl8er]

Hi, I'd like to get some opinion, feedback and maybe examples of film shot on the canon 1014e. How is the quality of the camera and lense, etc.? I know it's no comparison with the canon XLS models but is it worthwhile to even shoot new film stock like E64T on it?

[BK]

Solid bullet proof camera, lens as good and sharp as the 1014 XL-S, but not as good as the XL-S in low light because it doesn't have XL shutter. The 54fps "instant" slow-mo is great for Matrix style effects. Noisey compared to the XL-S if you are rolling on sound.

Bill

[Rick Palidwor]

I prefer the 814 E. The 1014 is much much heavier and it only offers dissolves and a slightly longer lens than the 814.

But it's a good camera no doubt. Just heavier than it needs to be in my books.

Rick

[marc]

I prefer the 814 E. The 1014 is much much heavier and it only offers dissolves and a slightly longer lens than the 814.

But it's a good camera no doubt. Just heavier than it needs to be in my books.

Rick

The 814E only has 40 fps slow motion compared to the 54 fps slow motion of the 1014E. It also has better lens coating.

[Rick Palidwor]

The 814E only has 40 fps slow motion compared to the 54 fps slow motion of the 1014E. It also has better lens coating.

Thanks. I didn't realize that.
Rick

[jaxshooter]

I loved my Canon 1014 E.I shot with it from 1979 to 1993.The innerds eventually quit,but I did end up selling it to Super 8 Sound who no doubt repaired it and sold it.

I shot two industrials,a commercial and a whole bunch of personal projects with it over the years.Made really pretty images.I miss it.

[marc]

It also has better lens coating.

The 1014 E that is.

[MovieStuff]

The Canon 1014E is my favorite camera of all that I ever owned. Rock solid and built like a tank. They are especially good for titles because you can shine a light down through the back of the camera and it will project down onto the copy board. That lets you align the titles perfectly and level every time.

Roger

[marc]

I loved my Canon 1014 E.I shot with it from 1979 to 1993.The innerds eventually quit,but I did end up selling it to Super 8 Sound who no doubt repaired it and sold it.

I shot two industrials,a commercial and a whole bunch of personal projects with it over the years.Made really pretty images.I miss it.

Fourteen years is a lot of use to get out of a Super 8 camera not doubt. Especially if you used it on a frequent basis. But how did you maintain the camera through the years? Did you clean out the gate after use? Could it's eventual breakdown have been a result of emulsion buildup behind the gate in the claw area?

[jaxshooter]

Fourteen years is a lot of use to get out of a Super 8 camera not doubt. Especially if you used it on a frequent basis. But how did you maintain the camera through the years? Did you clean out the gate after use? Could it's eventual breakdown have been a result of emulsion buildup behind the gate in the claw area?

I don't think that's what did it.The only thing I did was blow out the gate with compressed air,which I didn't do al that regularly.I started doing that when a pice of hair showed up in the gate on one roll of film..After the commercial and industrial shoots,I used it,but not all that often about 4 to 6 times a year.What eventually happened was the mechanism that is responsible for lap dissolves locked and the mechanism that turns the cart spindle wouldn't turn anymore even though the claw and everything else did.

[T-Scan]

I know it's no comparison with the canon XLS models but is it worthwhile to even shoot new film stock like E64T on it?

Of course it is, the optics are just as good. Instead of a 180/220 shutter, you have a 180/90/45 degree variable shutter... which gives pretty cool motion effects. A 220 shutter is good for low light but the motion blur is more of a sacrifice than effect. It will read 64T just fine.

[S8 Booster]

I know it's no comparison with the canon XLS models but is it worthwhile to even shoot new film stock like E64T on it?

Of course it is, the optics are just as good. Instead of a 180/220 shutter, you have a 180/90/45 degree variable shutter... which gives pretty cool motion effects. A 220 shutter is good for low light but the motion blur is more of a sacrifice than effect. It will read 64T just fine.

Of course it is, the optics are just as good. Instead of a 180/220 shutter, you have a 180/90/45 degree variable shutter.

150°/220° shutter

s8hôôt

[marc]

I know it's no comparison with the canon XLS models but is it worthwhile to even shoot new film stock like E64T on it?

Of course it is, the optics are just as good. Instead of a 180/220 shutter, you have a 180/90/45 degree variable shutter... which gives pretty cool motion effects. A 220 shutter is good for low light but the motion blur is more of a sacrifice than effect. It will read 64T just fine.

The widest shutter onpening on the 1014E is 150 degrees.

[marc]

Fourteen years is a lot of use to get out of a Super 8 camera not doubt. Especially if you used it on a frequent basis. But how did you maintain the camera through the years? Did you clean out the gate after use? Could it's eventual breakdown have been a result of emulsion buildup behind the gate in the claw area?

I don't think that's what did it.The only thing I did was blow out the gate with compressed air,which I didn't do al that regularly.I started doing that when a pice of hair showed up in the gate on one roll of film..After the commercial and industrial shoots,I used it,but not all that often about 4 to 6 times a year.What eventually happened was the mechanism that is responsible for lap dissolves locked and the mechanism that turns the cart spindle wouldn't turn anymore even though the claw and everything else did.

Did you use the Laps dissolve function a lot?

[jaxshooter]

Did you use the Laps dissolve function a lot?

I wouldn't say "alot".I never used it on a professional job as it was not necessary.I used it on home documentaries when I felt it was appropriate,so I would say if I had to pin it down on a number,I would say I used it once or twice about every third or fourth cartridge.

I was told that that entire mechanism needed to be replaced which made repairs more than what the camera was worth.Super 8 Sound still paid me 250 $US for it,and I paid 180$US for it when I bought it in 1979.Add to the fact that I made about 3G from the commercial,industrials and sports films I shot with it,I'm happy with what I got out of it.It was way more than what I expected.