Hi.
I have just bought a Canon 514XL-S Canosound camera and Kodak Vision3 - 200T film.
I am planning to film inside with artificial/tungsten light. I would love to get the
exposure right from the beginning, and I am wondering what I have to do to achieve this.
What do I have to do to get the best possible result?
Thanks
Canon 514XL-S and Kodak 200T, tungsten light questions.
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Re: Canon 514XL-S and Kodak 200T, tungsten light questions.
Hi Zabel,
I know both of the cameras you have. Canon made top class Super 8 cameras. I have seen a lot of footage from a friend that had the 514xls and it always looked good with Kodachrome. However one weakness this camera has is it doesn't have manual aperture control. It does have an aperture lock button but that's a bit inconvenient in many cases. I have used the silent version, Canon 514xl, at night and was pleased with the results.
The Canon 814xl electronic is considered a excellent camera and is a late model Super 8 from Canon so it benefited from improved optics over the earlier 814 models. It also has manual aperture control which is a big plus.
In any case if you plan to use the auto exposure function you will need to check accuracy of the light meter as the cameras are old. Then you will also need to check if the film you use will meter properly in the camera. The 514xls only meters for 40ASA and 160 ASA film, maybe 125ASA. The 814xl should do more options but you will need to check the camera manual.
If it's an important project I would also recommend running at 24 FPS as the results will look more professional.
The 814xl will be the better camera but there are a number of other factors to set the camera up to best get the image quality that you desire.
I know both of the cameras you have. Canon made top class Super 8 cameras. I have seen a lot of footage from a friend that had the 514xls and it always looked good with Kodachrome. However one weakness this camera has is it doesn't have manual aperture control. It does have an aperture lock button but that's a bit inconvenient in many cases. I have used the silent version, Canon 514xl, at night and was pleased with the results.
The Canon 814xl electronic is considered a excellent camera and is a late model Super 8 from Canon so it benefited from improved optics over the earlier 814 models. It also has manual aperture control which is a big plus.
In any case if you plan to use the auto exposure function you will need to check accuracy of the light meter as the cameras are old. Then you will also need to check if the film you use will meter properly in the camera. The 514xls only meters for 40ASA and 160 ASA film, maybe 125ASA. The 814xl should do more options but you will need to check the camera manual.
If it's an important project I would also recommend running at 24 FPS as the results will look more professional.
The 814xl will be the better camera but there are a number of other factors to set the camera up to best get the image quality that you desire.
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Re: Canon 514XL-S and Kodak 200T, tungsten light questions.
Hi zabel,
Please ignore the comment about the 814xl camera as it was a reply for to another member.
Regards to your query I know this camera. Firstly, the Canon 514xls camera registers cartridges at 40ASA and 160ASA Tungsten so your 200ASA will be slightly overexposed but since it's negative it will be no problem.
However, what's important is to check that the camera light meter is metering accurately. To do this it's helpful if you've got an old cartridge of Kodachrome or Ektachrome 160ASA laying around. Pop it in the camera, set the camera to 18FPS and then compare it to a light meter set at the same film ASA with a shutter speed of 1/35 FPS. This is based on the 220° shutter angle and 15% light lost to the viewfinder. If you don't have an old cartridge then the 200ASA cartridge should register as 160ASA.
If the light meter is too far out you will have to set the aperture manually. Unfortunately the Canon 514xls does not have a manual aperture control but it does have an aperture lock button. That means while looking through the viewfinder at the aperture needle, you can point the camera in a direction that will give you the required aperture reading, activate the lock button, then point the camera to the scene you want to film and run the camera while holding the lock button.
Hope this helps and gave fun filming.
Please ignore the comment about the 814xl camera as it was a reply for to another member.
Regards to your query I know this camera. Firstly, the Canon 514xls camera registers cartridges at 40ASA and 160ASA Tungsten so your 200ASA will be slightly overexposed but since it's negative it will be no problem.
However, what's important is to check that the camera light meter is metering accurately. To do this it's helpful if you've got an old cartridge of Kodachrome or Ektachrome 160ASA laying around. Pop it in the camera, set the camera to 18FPS and then compare it to a light meter set at the same film ASA with a shutter speed of 1/35 FPS. This is based on the 220° shutter angle and 15% light lost to the viewfinder. If you don't have an old cartridge then the 200ASA cartridge should register as 160ASA.
If the light meter is too far out you will have to set the aperture manually. Unfortunately the Canon 514xls does not have a manual aperture control but it does have an aperture lock button. That means while looking through the viewfinder at the aperture needle, you can point the camera in a direction that will give you the required aperture reading, activate the lock button, then point the camera to the scene you want to film and run the camera while holding the lock button.
Hope this helps and gave fun filming.