canon af310xl - any good?

[Vlada]

Jel someone wants to sell such a camera? (Canon AF 310 XL) silent

Vlada

[Will2]

Talk about an old post!

Keep an eye on eBay, they come up periodically. Biggest problem with them is the battery compartment. There's a fragile little plastic part that holds the batteries in and it constantly breaks. You then have to duct tape that part on for the camera to work. Not a big deal but inconvenient.

I'd sell you one but its not worth the effort of boxing it up for what they're worth.

[zantizoom8]

http://super8data.com/database/cameras_ ... 0xl_af.htm

[Vlada]

Talk about an old post!

Keep an eye on eBay, they come up periodically. Biggest problem with them is the battery compartment. There's a fragile little plastic part that holds the batteries in and it constantly breaks. You then have to duct tape that part on for the camera to work. Not a big deal but inconvenient.

I'd sell you one but its not worth the effort of boxing it up for what they're worth.

I like its design, a small,practical,light,almost enough to fit in a pocket
Looking for a long time, but here in Serbia does.
I like this model

[mondo777]

there was some mixing of cams in that orig post ie photo is of non AF version, talk is of AF version.

the original 310 xl is excellent - decent lens, well made

the AF version has a poor lens [i wouldn't buy another for that reason alone] and, as has been said, an awful battery compartment [mine bust first use]

get the non AF one. i still have two.

[mr8mm]

I have a 310AF sound. For birthday parties and christmas family filming it was great. Great low light camera but for serious filming not so much. The camera sound gave out before Kodak could cease producing sound film. Not certain it would work well with the new E100D. With TRI-X you can film in a cave using a match. Easy to use because it is light and compact. good for traveling. --J.S.

[Andersens Tears]

I got one as for my son (then aged 3) as I thought it would be a great little camera for him to use. He shot one roll of film with it and the battery lock broke. Then he dropped it and the film compartment door broke. The plastic used for the body panels is really flimsy and dents/cracks really easy.

These cameras are often overpriced.

I got my son's camera from eBay.de for 5 Euros plus postage and it was MINT IN BOX.... (not for long!) :lol:

But yes if you want a very easy and basic pint and shoot for fun and nothing serious then it is a fun little camera!

[Will2]

I got one as for my son (then aged 3)

That's exactly what I use mine for. I pass them out to kids on vacation and they have a great time. You can get wild short film segments that can be useful as cutaways.

Like in this:

https://vimeo.com/28847135

I have 6 AF310XL's or AF310XL-S's and 4 of those have tape holding on the battery compartments. Most of them bought for less than $30. If you're into Super 8 you'll want to pickup one serious camera eventually but these are great for fun.

[mr8mm]

Anyone have experience with the new 100D using this camera? I used 64T with great success in low light but have not tried 100D. --John S.

[Will2]

Anyone have experience with the new 100D using this camera? I used 64T with great success in low light but have not tried 100D. --John S.

I've shot quite a bit but haven't projected it, just transferred so it's hard to tell what the exposure is like since the colorist fixes it. I have another 400 feet getting transferred next week so I'll ask for an exposure report.

[mondo777]

problem with mine was i was projecting at small size and it looked fine - if you want any decent sized image it doesn't look good though.

i found the AF fine. We had a discussion on here about AF super 8 cams as i assumed the AF system might be a work in progress. But I found the AF including the Canon 514AF system to be fine in most situations - way better than i thought.

[Will2]

They are just not continuous autofocus so if your subject is moving at all, you're out of luck. It focuses once when you pull the trigger and that's it.