attention chinon super 8 owners!!?!??
Moderator: Andreas Wideroe
attention chinon super 8 owners!!?!??
hi, I own a chinon 612xl macro and i have some questions about this model. In the in built light meter, what is a good exposure reading? as it has only auto exposure i am unsure what is good exposure for day or/and for night. i also have a question about the diopter. if the circuler prism in the center of the frame is not straight or matched, do you change focus to make this straight or do u change the diopter to mmake it straight? do you only move the diopter after u have set the focal length etc?
Hi there.
That’s a nice little camera. A bit plastic, but nice none the less. Unfortunately mine was full of fungus and stuff so I had to throw it out.
When you use the zoom now, you are still in focus even though it may seem you are not, mind you that is of course, if you do not re-focus.
Always focus in max tele.
That’s a nice little camera. A bit plastic, but nice none the less. Unfortunately mine was full of fungus and stuff so I had to throw it out.
First off you have to adjust the viewfinder to your eye sight. There are some threads on this forum on how you do that. (Tele setting, Point to the sky, focus, then adjust the viewfinder/dioptre to your eye.)do you only move the diopter after u have set the focal length etc?
When you use the zoom now, you are still in focus even though it may seem you are not, mind you that is of course, if you do not re-focus.
Always focus in max tele.
Make sure when taking a light reading, that you aim the lens at a neutral toned subject. Avoid taking light readings from anything that is dark or brightly coloured because this will lead to incorrect exposure. Once you get a light reading, lock that particular aperture setting and then you are free to film away. However, if you then select another subject that is under different lighting, such as in the shadow, then take another light reading from another neutral toned object which shares the same light as your subject.
Oh, and for filming outdoors during the day, make sure that the daylight filter is engaged. For night time scenes or indoors under artifical lighting, make sure to cancel the daylight filter to allow the film more exposure.
Oh, and for filming outdoors during the day, make sure that the daylight filter is engaged. For night time scenes or indoors under artifical lighting, make sure to cancel the daylight filter to allow the film more exposure.