Thank you for buying the Can o n Refl ex Zoom 8 .

The new Can o n Re fle x Zoom 8 is ano the r Ca no n's

first! The fir st 8 mm c ine camero w i th the fastest

speed Fl.4 ZOom lens. The fir st 8mm cine cornero

to com bine the high est qual ity o ptica l system

wi th Professio nal lev el body mecha nism. The

fi rst 8 mm cine camero wi th on amazing 10 mm­

40 mm zoomi ng rang e . . . you can zo om fro m

w ide -ang le to tel ep hoto contin uo usly !

Plea se read the foll ow ing pa g es care fully to

ge t utmos t enjoyment in tak ing 8 mm motion

pi ctures with the new Can o n Re flex Zoom 8.

Thank you.

Sincere ly yours

7~~.(;~ Dr . T. Mitarai Presiden t

4 5 CANON REFLEX ZOOM 8-2

The Canon Reflex Zoom 8 is extremely simple to (4) FILMING MECHANISM operate that even a very beginner can take fine

motion pictures. These are the special features; 7 filming speeds from 8 to 64 frames per second are

available with this camera. A single frame exposure(1) CANON-EXCLUSIVE ZOOMING is also possible.SYSTEM THE EXPOSURE LEVER is equipped with a SAFETYThe Zoom 8 has the fastest speed F 1.4 zoom lens

with an amazing zooming ratio of 1 :4. The power­ LOCK as well as a RUNNING LOCK which enables ful 4X magnification enables you to zoom from wideangle to telephoto continuously. Once the continuous picture taking without having the exposure subject is focused, the performance to world­

lever kept depressed by your finger. There is alsofamed Canon precision lens and the zooming system assure you of absolute sharpness during a FOOT AGE-COUNTER which shows the length of the entire zooming operation. It is also devia­tion free which enables you to take clear-and­ film exposed. sharp pictures at any point between 10 mm and 40mm, making composition a breeze! The clear­est and smoothest zooming effect is obtained.

(5) CLOCKWORK SPRING MOTOR (2) SINGLE-LENS REFLEX SYSTEM

The Zoom 8 is superbly designed for the easiest Like a watch, the Spring Motor with a ratched wheel and most care-free picture taking. The single­

enables you to wing without reseasing your grip onlens reflex system of the Zoom 8 assures you of the easiest viewing and the most accurate the handle. Uniform speed is maintained throughout. focusing through the lens. Single lens reflex focusing assures the freedom from parallax error. A warning signal sounds approximately 3 sec. ,50 You will view with full brightness at 01\ time; frames or 7-1/2 inches in length, before the springclosing lens aperture does not affect the bright­ness of the view. The split-image rangefinder runs down. gives critical focusing.Canon REfLEX ZOOM ][i] ~(3) CdS' EXPOSURE METER COUPLED

Page (6) FOOTAGE-COUNTERTO THE LENS DIAPHRAGM ,) ) Exposure Meter Adjustment Dial 13 Super sensitive CdS Exposure Meter is incorpo­ In addition to a FOOTAGE-COUNTER INDICA TOR

rated in the Canon Reflex Zoom 8. Setting ~ 2) Meter Window .. 12 exposure is so much more easier now. You can DIAL, a click signals, as every 7 -1/2 inches of film is

now view while you turn the aperture ring to (,;, ...... .14,15 exposed, for accurate counting while the picture< ••••Zoom Lens get accurate exposure. An accurate exposure

is automatically determined by simply rotating taking is in progress. The indicator automatically(4) Spring Motor Winding Lever .. .6,8 the aperture ring to match the needle to the index mark both of which are visible in the returns to "S" or starting position as the side cover

:~fi'r Shutter Release Safety Lock .10,11 viewfinder window.

is opened. If you want to keep the same footage(r, I Shutter Release Lever 10 The meter can be employed in all filming speeds

and aperture readings of the Zoom 8 for all shown on the indicator dial even after the side cover '7) Continuous-S ingle-Fr ame film with se nsitivines for ASA 10 to 320 DIN

8 to 26; for ASA 640 DIN 29 film all is opened, press the FILM COUNTER CONTROL Changing Lever .. ..... ..... 10 readings except a speed of 8 and 12 {p s. BUTTON adjacent to the counting indicator when you

:H'I Release Socket. ....... , .. ... 21 "Sulfur-Cadmium open the side cover .

"H) Filming Speed Dial ......... .. 10,11 mmwJ@~ Hand Grip ......... .......... ........ .18,19

6 7 LOADING THE FILM

( 1) To wind th e spr ing mecha·

nism , life the ratchet winding

key and wind the motor with

a back an d fort h movement.

( 2 \ To open , lift the OPENING

KEY on the sid e cover and turn

i t to the counter -clockw ise.

As the cover is opened , the

film gate will automat icall y be

opened . and the FOOT AGE

COUNTER returns to starting

posit ion " S". (6) Hold ing the TA KE-UP SPOOL in the le f t

hand and the FILM SUPPLY SPOOL in the rig ht ( 3 ) Take out the TAKE-UP SPOOL from the camera.

hand, these will now be a loop of film in between . The cent er hole of the unwound spool should show

pa ss this loop over the FILM GA TE and place the t he THREE NOTCHES facing up . Rev erse side of the

TAKE-UP SPOOL on the TAKE-UP SPINDLE at the spool has FOUR NO TCHES around the center ho le

bottom of the camera , wh ile the new film-spool (See the drawing on the opposite page l . plac ed on the FEED SPINDLE at the top.

The TAKE-UP SPOOL will now show three notches(4 ) Tak e the seal off the new film and unroll about up and the FILM SUPPLY SPOOL will show the2 Scm 10 inches ) of the film . .. four -notch ho le fac ing up . Take care that the

( 5 ) W ith the dull emul­spools a nd the loop of film are touching the

sion side of the film fac­floor of the film compartment . If the loop is too

ing the lens, insert the short, i t will be d i ffi cul t to place both spools on

end of the fi lm into the th e ir respective spindles.

slot on the inside TAKE­

UP SPOOL, and wind it

four or five turns .

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( 7 ) To te st if th e fi lm is loaded cor rectl y , pr ess th e pressur e Pad against the Fil m Gate an? re le ase shu tter . (See the illus tr a t ion. ) If the fi lm I S l oaded properl y , i t w ill b e advanc ed smoothly .

(8 ) When the film i s placed

corr ect lv. close th e sid e cov er

t ight and turn th e LOCKING

LEV ER to th e ri gh t to lock .

The FILM GATE is now auto­

maticall y in position for th e fi lm

to pa ss through .

\ 9 ) Pr ess th e EXPOSURE LEVER

until th e " S" on th e FOOTAGE

COUNTER indi ca tes " 0 " . The

came r a i s now r ead y fo r taking

pictur es.

( 10 W ind th e spring motor

again un til the sp r ing is taut.

CHANGING THE FILM

W hen the first 7 -1 / 2 me ters

(2 Sft) of fil m ha ve been

exposed , reverse the film .

( 1) Run the fi lm un ti l the

le t te r " F" is shown in

FO O TAGE·COU NTER

W INDOW.

( 2) O pen the side co ver and r emo v e bo th spools.

Turn th en upsi de do wn and ex change th eir

po sit ions . The spool which wa s at the bottom

wi l l no w be a t th e top show ing four notches,

w hi le th e spool wh ich was at the top will now

be at the bottom sho w ing three notches.

TAKING OUT THE FILM

When both strips of the fi lm ha v e been exposed ,

run the mo to r unt il th e FOOTAGE COUNTER

INDICATOR shows " F " . The fi lm can now be

r emoved .

10 11 EXPOSURE

EXPOSURE LEVER, CONTINUOUS RUNNING and

SINGLE FRAME EXPOSURE .

For co nt inuous running, se t th e EXPOSURE LEVER

CONTROL to " R" . W ith t he

co nt ro l poin ted at " R" an d the

EXPOSU RE LEVER pressed do­

wn , conti nuous r unning shot s

ca n be ta k en . W hen the control

is p laced at " 1", singl e frame

p ictur e ca n be taken by pu sh­

ing up th e EXPOSURE LEVER.

In both case , shutte r can not

be opera ted i f the EXPOSURE

LEVER SAFETY LOCK is locked.

FILMING DIAL

The SPEED DAIL indicates the number of frames exposed per

second. By rotating this dial

the speed can be adjusted to

B, 12 , 16 , 24 , 32 4B, or 64 frames per second .

Correct spe e ds are not always

proport ionally obtained at any

in-be tween speed s se tt ings,

precau t ionary recommend ed .

FILMING SPEED

16 frames per seco nd is the spe ed usually used for

norma l purposes . The speed is incr ea sed w hen tak ing

pictures of moving tra ins and ve hic les or other high

speed or fas t ac tion sub je c ts . A higher speed would

be used , for instance , to take shots of birds in flight

or to produce slow-motion effects of sports action .

Speeds slo w er than 16 f rames per secon d ca n

e ff ecti v e ly be used i f you w ish to fi lm clo ud or w eathe r

condition changes or to spe ed up the action of slo w

movin g ob ject s for which the usual 16-frame- speed

would appear s too slo w o r mo noto nous on the scr een.

The sing le fra me ex posu r es b e used in r ecording the

li f e of grow ing p lo nt . It can al so be used in CHANGES IN SPEED

tr ick photography or ha ve the following e ff ec t

to g iv e co mic effects to on the ex po sure t ime .

your mo t ion p ic tures. Film Speed Expos ure

8 fra mes per se c . 1/ 18 se c. 12 fram es pe r sec . 1/ 26 se c.

When taking singl e fra ­

me exposure the 16 16 frames pe r sec. 1/ 35 sec .

speed should be used . 24 f ro mes pe r se c. 1/ 50 sec. 32 f r o mes pe r sec. 1/ 70 sec. 48 fro mes per sec. 1/1 00 sec. 64 fra me s pe t Se c . 1/ 140 sec.

EXPOSURE LEVER SAFETY LOCK

When the comera is not in use , rotate the LOCKING RING clock ­w ise until a red mark appears . W hen this is done, t he EXPO ­SURE LEVER is loc ke d to p rev ent accidental tripping . To unlock , rotate th e LOCKING RING back until th e red mark i s concea led. W it h th e EXPOSURE LEVER pres­sed down the LO CKIN G RING can be rotated fur th er in th e same direct ion (st i ll co nceol ing th e red mark. This w ill lock the lever in posi t io n to enable speed co nt inuous ta k ing .

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3 . Then, view th rough the v iewfinder. You wi ll see a ne e dl e in ver tical po si t io n and an index ma r k above t he v iewing f r a me . The ne edl e r uns a cross hori ­

Now tho t you set the fi lming sp e ed, your ne x t st ep

is to a d jus t the aperture r e ad ing fo r p roper e xpo sure. zon ta ll y to th e rig ht a nd left as you ro ta te the aper ture scale r ing . Corr ect e xposure can b e

Thi s ca n b e done in the fo ll o w ing manners : obtained automatically by r o tati ng an d a d just ing the a pe r ture scale r ing un ti l t he need le seen in the v iewfinder a li gns w i th t he index mark . (The needl e r epr e sents th e pre -set f1Im a nd fi lming speeds .)

I . First , rota te the Expo ­ It is imp ort an t to match them ex act ly when shoo t ing sure M e ter Ad just ment in col or ; howeve r, w hen usin g b lac k -and-whi te fi lm Dia l o n the to p of less accur a te ex posu re ca n b e a ll o w ed . In this ca se , ca mera to match the the a dequate exposure i s ob tai ned unle ss the needle ASA o r DIN r ea di ngs swings out of th e de ep er part (on eith er en d ) o f with th e fi lmin g speed th e w indow in which the needle runs . a s shown in th e i llustra­ The di aphra gm o pens up w hen th e needle is swung t io n on th e r igh t. The to th e le f t and close s down w hen swung to the r ig ht. i ll us tr a t io n shows fi lm­ing sp ee d of 16 Fps using A SA 4 0 (DIN 17 ) fi lm.

Bl ack & Wh ite

Any me r cury ba tte ry ha s life o f

2 . Turn th e CdS ba ttery sw i tc h-k nob of ex po ­sure me ter on the le ft to th e viewfinder, and a lign th e w hite do t ma rk s. Be sure to r eturn thi s off -posit io n \ to half-w a y circle )

abo ut one y e a r und er norm al usage. To replac e, unlid the batter y case abo v e the view ­finder b y turning it cou nter-clock­w ise . Take out the old batter y an d drop in a fre sh one . Be sure to ha v e the flat part of the batter y fac ing out.

w he n no t in use to save CdS waste .

Batt ery f rom When replacing the batter y , the following mercury batte ries a re a vailable on the market :

RM-I by Mallory (U. S.A .) M -P by National (Ja pa n) E-I by Eve r eady (U.S.A .) RG-I by Gen er a l (U.S.A .)

14 VIEWING, ZOOMING, AND FOCUSING

~"-;;;7--'---, 1. VIEW ING . . . V ie w is seen throug h the v iew­find er e y epi ec e . As th e vi ewing is done th rough t he lens, you a r e ab so lu tely fre e f rom paralla x erro r . What you see thr ou gh the ey epiece is wha t y ou w ill get on th e film . Yo u ca n vi ew

.~ the sc ene at full bright ne ss at I a ll t i mes. The fiel d -o f-view

cha nges a s y ou turn the zoom­in g r ing . At th e ma ximum magni­ficatio n, th e f ocal leng th o f the lens is 40 rnrn , at the min imum 10 mm. You can co mpose your picture any way y ou like in th e

zooming range bet w e en 10 mm and 40 mm from th e same position . The focus will not deviate. Table below is for re fe r ence to the magn ification changes. The Canon Zoom lens is so des igned that20mmat i t is 1 : 1 actual life size .

Focal Length 1101131151 201251 301351 40 MagnifIcat io n 10.51 0.71 0.81 111.311.5\ 1.81 2

2. ZOOMING ...

W ith y our lef t ha nd fin gers on the k nurl ed zo omin g r ing, r o ­tat e fr om on e e xt r eme to ano­the r for zo omi ng . Dev iat ion­f ree Ca no n zoom lens w i ll ass ur e you o f cons tant f ocus th roughout the enti r e zooming ope r a t ion . A lt hough the zo om in g g iv es y our p ictur e powerful effec t , do not use i t often . Too man y zoamings w i ll spoil y our pic tur e and mak e it extremely annoy­ing to watch .

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ZOOMING

EFFECT OF

CANON REFLEX

ZOOM 8

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16 17 CORRECTED VISION

3. FOCUSING . . .

W hen y ou v iew through the

eyepi ece, you w i ll see a thin

l ine running across the cen­

ter of vie wfinder ... the image

is sp lit in halves w hen out

of focus.

This is call ed the Split-Image

Range-Vi ewfinder . Focus ing

ca n b e done as y ou rota te

the knurl ed focusing r in g on

the lens barrel.

Focus in the follow ing

manner:

1. Rotat e th e zooming ring

a nd b ri ng it to th e

maximum focal le ng th o f

40 mm (e xt r eme close ­

up ) .

2 . Foc us th e sub je ct by ro ­

t a ti ng th e focusing ri ng.

3 . When th e spl it -image on

th e range-vie w fi nd e r ap pe ars in perfec t o li q .unent

the lens is cr i t ica ll y focused . O nc e the sub jec t

is focused, i t w ill be ma intaine d throughou t the

ent ire zooming operation or at an y d esired

point y ou choose f or com po si t io n between 10 mm

an d 40 mm. I f y ou k no w the ex ac t distance to

the sub je c t, focu sing ca n al so b e done by si lt ing

th e r e spectiv e d istance sca le to th e inde x mark

The vie wfi nder is a djustabl e w i th an eyepiece l ens for av er ­ag e eye-sigh t a s well as for t ho se w it h par t ic ular vis ion. As y ou rotate the hood on th e eyep iece, i t is adjust e d for y our own vi sion.

19 18 HOLDING THE CAMERA

The Canon Reflex Zoom 8 ho s been d esigned pr imari ly

f o r tak ing p icture while ho lding in right hand w ith

a gr ip ; ho w ev er , ca re should be taken to ho ld t he

ca mera a s fi rm ly as poss ib le and avoid shak ing w hile

shooting .

If the ca mera is not steady w he n tak in g y our sho ts,

th e resu l ting p ic ture s w i ll be shaky and d iffi cu l t to

see . Special ca re should be t ak en when zoomi ng or

t ak ing a t the maximum foca l leng th. For the best

stability when tak ing p ictures, p lace the camera on

a table , or fir m surface, or use a stu rdy t r ipod o r

mon opod.

Two common ways to hold th e ca mera.

( 1) W ith th e left hand o v er the tap of the cam er a and

the r ight hand ho ld ing the trigger gr ip , k ee p the

ca me r a p r e ssed firmly against the f orehead . The

f o refinger of th e r ig ht hand man ipula te the ex posure

le v er. The right e lb o w is p ul led in aga in st the bod y .

( 2 ) Holdin g t he camera in both ha nd s, the ca mer a is

sup por ted b y the right hand w hic h is on th e hand

grip . The left hand is under th e lens ba r r el to oper at e

zooming r ing, an d t he f orefinger of th e ri ght hand

manipulates th e ex p osure le v er.

TAKING PICTURES

( 1) Tak e o ff the lens cap .

( 2 ) W ind the spr ing motor fu lly .

Do thi s af te r every ex posu re, no matter ho w

shor t it is before th e spring ru ns d o w n.

( 3 ) Choose the mo st appropriate runn ing speed and

ad just the spee d d ia l figure accor di ngly .

( 4 ) Se t th e film speed (A SA or DIN ) to the shu tter

speed an the Exposur e M e ter A d ju stment Di al.

( 5) Face the ca me r a to w ard the subje ct. Tur n the

ape rture ri ng a nd match th e me te r needl e t o

the ind e x mark in th e viewfinde r .

( 6) Facus and have th e sp li t-ima ge in perfect ali gn ­

me nt at the ma ximum focal len gth (4 0 mm ) .

(7) Co mpose y our p ictu r e by rota tin g th e zooming

ring .

( 8) Ho ld in g th e camer a co r r ec t ly w hile look ing

through the eyepi e ce, pr e ss the exposure l ev er .

( 9 ) For ph otographing a pic ture tit le , an ac cess ory

Close-Up lens 450 is a va i la b le .

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PHOTOGRAPH ING THE PICTURE TITLE

The parallax- free, single-lens r efl ex sys tem of th e Canon Refl ex Zoom 8 mak e s i t extremely simp le to photogr a ph the t it le of your pi ct ur e . The ve rs a t i le Canon Zoom Lens w ill serve th e purpose wi thout a ny a llachme nt ; however, the Ca non 48 mm Close-up Lens 450 ca n suitable for it. The cha rt below w ill be hel p ful to de termine y our equipment.

Focal I Di stanc e I Di stance from Field-of-Len g th Sca le Film to Sub je ct I Vi ew

10 mml 00 inflni tyl 5 8 cm. 2 2-7 {8 " 1 2 12 x 160mm­1.5 meters 47 . 5c m. 18-1 1{6 " 152 x 1 14mm

4 0 mm co infinity 58 cm. 22-7{8 " 5 3 x 40mm I 1. 5 meters 47 . 5c m. 18-11 {16 " I 38 X2 8 . 5mm

No te: . When photograp hing the title, steady the cam er a on a stur dy tripod or use a Canon Copy in g Stand . (see p 2 5 .)

. For the best r esult, use aper ture sma ller than F 5 .6 . If necessar y , use a photo flood la mp.

FOOTAGE COUNTER

W hi le the film is running ,

th e FOOTAGE COUNTER

INDICA TOR shows th e

lengt h of film exp osed .

The 7-1 {2 meter or, 25 f t

o f film is divided in to fi ve

sect ions on the indi cat or

scale . W hile tak ing shots

a cl i ck is hear d every 50

fram es ( 19 cm) so that

on e can k eep account of

t he length of fil m be ing

used .

FOOTAGE CO UNTER CONTROL BUTTON

Every tim e th e side cover o f the cam er a is opened,

the FOOTAGE COUNTER INDICATOR au tomaticall y

r eturn s to star t ing po sition " S ' ' , If , how ever, th e

CONTROL BUTTON is k ept pressed down when

open ing the side co ver , the FOOTAGE COUNT ER

re ading r emains in the same po sit io n w hen the li d is closed . This is use ful when f or any reason i t beco mes

ne cessary to op en the co ver to adjust the film be f ore

the fu ll length has b een exposed . This should b e done

in a dar k room, o ther wi se th e film w ill be spoiled . For

ta k ing do uble ex posure shots (o ver laps) thi s sys tem

ca n be used. By back winding th e r eq uired length in a

dark room, t he same film co uld be exposed aga in. In

this ca se you ca n co nt inue tak ing sho t s even a fte r

the FOOTAGE COUNT ER r eg ister s 2 5 , for the same

leng th o f film was wound ba ck, at 16 F.P.S.

ABOUT THE SPRING MOTOR

Wi th on e wind ing of t he mo tor, approxima tely 600

frames (2 .3 rn) of fi lm can be expose d . A w ar ning

signal sou nds approxima te ly 3 seconds or 50 f ra mes

( 19 ern) before the mot or r uns do w n.

CABLE RELEASE ATTACHMENT HOLE

When taking picture,

a ca ble r el ea se ca n

Ifi s

a l so

b e used v ery suitab le

fo r single from shot.

a Cine Sel f-Time r

att ached , y ou can

be in the pi ctu re .

22 23

position e ac h

LENGTH OF FILM TO BE SHOTS

The length o f th e film to b e sho t for th e be st r esul t

depends o n th e sub jec t being photograp hed . There

is no fi xed speci fied leng th, but if it is too shor t i t wil l

a ppear onl y mo mentar ill y o n the screen . A pp roxi­

ma tely 9 seco nds o r 50 em (20 in che s) o f fi lm usua ll y

makes a good shot at 16 F.P.S.

PANNING (Panoroma picture taking)

Panning me ans taking pictur e f rom o ne position to

another b y mo v ing th e camera a round to mak e con­

t inu ous sho t o v er a wide area in on e cut o f fi lm. Ca re

must be tak en not to mo v e the ca mera too r ap id ly

in an y direction e specially v e r t ica lly . When taki ng

panning pictur es, stand st ead il y w ith both feet apart .

Do not mo ve from th e w a i st down but mo ve the

cam era by movement of th e upp er sec t io n of y our

bod y . The b es t resul t can b e obtained b y us ing a

st ur d y tr ipod .

In panning , 24 or 32 is th e optimum sp ee d . Start with

t he r elat i v e ly unimpor tant par t of the pi c ture. Co nt inue

shooti ng wi th the mos t imp or ta nt sec ti o n las t. Spen d­

ing a l it tle add it ional e xposur e t ime on th e las t wil l

gi v e y ou effec tiv e r e sult s. W it h mov in g ob ject s it is

importa nt to k e ep th e subject in the cen ter o f th e

vie wfinder.

A s it is v er y difficult f or a beg inn er to produce

good panning mov ies, it is re comme nded to

t a k e a se r ies of separat e sho ts changing th e

t ime.

FOR THE BEST RESULTS FROM YOUR

CANON REFLEX ZOOM 8

KEEP THE FINDER EYEPIECE CLEAN

To get t he bes t r esu l t f r om y our ca mer a , it i s impor tant to k ee p th e LENS a nd EYEPIECE clean. Be part ic ula rl y care f ul to use a clea n collon cloth to r ub l ightl y w ith a spectac le lens cleaner . A lillie a lcohol o r ei the r ca n b e used to remove st ubborn spo ts .

KEEP THE FILM GATE CLEAN

Speck s of fil m and dus t on t he fil m gate ca n cau se mecha nica l d am a ge o r may even scr a tc h the film. From t ime to t ime it should b e cleaned with a so ft brush. Anything sti ck ing to the film gate w hich cannot b e r emo v e d wi th a b ru sh can probabl y b e r emoved with a toothpick . Do not use a metal o r hard instrument .

WHEN TAKING PICTURES, WIND THE

SPRING MOTOR FULLY

When taking pictures, ev en after a sho r t exposu r e the moto r should b e imm ed iatel y would up tight again. This will avoid th e fi lm run ning out in the middl e of a sho t . Make i t a habit .

DO NOT LET MOTOR COMPLETELY

RUN DOWN

W hen a long scene is b e ing tak en , b e car e ful not to le t th e mo to r comp le te ly r un down. Wh en the mo to r is unwound , it ma y stop leav ing the shu t ter open , and th e last o ne f rame will b e spoil ed .

STORING THE CAMERA

Ke ep the ca mero awa y f rom domp ne ss, heat, and dust. Tak e ca r e not to store wi th naptha lene o r ca mp ho r . I t i s no t ne ces sary to o i l any pa rt of th e cam era . When stor ing , the spri ng motor should b e un wound completely . A period ical cl eaning and overhaul ing the camera will le ngthen it s life.

24 CANON REfLEX ZOOM 8 ACCESSORIES

Fil t e rs : 48 mm Scr ew-In Type w i th Pla sti c Ca se

For Col or :

Sk y lig ht fil ter

Color con v ersion fi lt er A tungs ten type film in d irect daylight.

Co lo r Con v er sion fi l t er B daylight t y pe film in arti flcio l light .

For Bla ck on d W hit e :

UV Ultra V io let 01 O range

Y 1 Light Ye llow R 1 Red

Y 3 Yellow G 1 G r een

Neut ral De nsit y filt ers ND4 (4 x) N D 8 (8 x) . .. r ed uce exces­

siv e light irrespe ct ive o f film ' s co lo r sen sit iv it y cha ra cte r ­

i sti cs.

When using ND fil t er, a d jus t fi lm spee d o r shutter speed

to ge t co rr ec t exposu r e .

ND4 : Red uc e fi lm speed by 1/4 (e .g . A SA 160 to 40),

o r incr ea se shut te r speed by 4 t imes (e .g . 16 f .s.

to 64 f. s.)

ND8 : So me p roce du r e f or ND4 , but use 1f8 o r 8 .

Leather Carrying Case Cable Relea se

25

Canon 48mm Close - Up Lens 450:

Design ed for use wi th Zoom 8 . It is used film t it l ing

as w e ll a s cl ose -up w ork s. C lo se -Up Lens 450 i s of

scr e w -in t y pe.

See the chart be low f or spe ci fica t io ns . . .

Dista nc e Distance fr om Film Focal Field Vi ew Scol e on Plane to Subject Focusing

0 1 Ring in

l e ng th

in in c h in mil imete r in inch milimeter

00 580 22 ~ 1, 2 12 x 160 8'\6x 6 :~1~lOmm 1.5 475 18 ~ \j; 15 2 x 1 14 6 X 471(,

00 58 0 22 :1, 163 x 123 6 ~1 r. x 4 ',1 ~13 1.5 475 18 ~ \'6 1 17 :< 88 4 ?I(,x 3 :1~

15 580 22 ~1, 14 2 x 10 6 5?,lIX4 ?I ~00

1.5 475 18 ~\~ 10 2 -c 76 4 x 3 -20 00 5 80 22 :1, 10 6 x 80 4 ~ k X 3 } ~

1.5 475 1 8 ~ \~ 76 x 57 3 x 2 ~:1

25 580 2 2 ~1~ 85 x 64 3 :~ x 2 ~£1.5 475 18 ~\~ 61 " 46 2}li x 1 !{~

30 00 580 22 ~~ ~ 7 1" 53 21i X 2 ~; 1.5 47 5 18 ~\1; 51 »; 38 2 x l Ji

35 00 580 22 ~1~ 61 x 46 2711. x 1 1,t ~

1.5 475 43 x 18 ~\6 33 1~\~ X 1:'~

40 00 58 0 22 ',\, 53 x 40 2 !~ x 1?t1i 1.5 475 1B ~ Vt; 38 ~ 28 . 5 l ~£ x 1 ~ ~

TITLING

Fi lming a t it le will be v er y simple

and convenie nt i f

Stan d is used w i th Ca non

Zoom 8 . The stand hol ds a cam er a

fi rm ly .

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Ca no n Copy ing

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Canon 7 This is th e latest model in th e rangevi ewflnder

: t ype cam ero group of Ca non preci sio n famil y . Model 7 is mode w i t h th e hig he st degr ee of pr eci­sion throug hout its e nti r e me chani sm. It s rang eflnder and r elat ed mechani sm are mode to match th e function of th e world fast ed len s 50 mm FO.95, which is 2 .2 times fost er th a n F 1.4 .

Canonflex R2000 The b est in singl e-l ens 3 5mm r efl ex ca me r os with the fa st e st shutler spee d in the world . .. 1/2000th second . The qu ick -a s-a­wink Sup er Canomatic Sy st em allows you to view and focus a t full br ight­ness at a l l t ime s.

Canonflex RP The RPis th e popular -pr ic ed singl e-l ens 3 5 mm r efl ex camero of Canon qualit y and embodi e s all th e pr e­ci sion feature s of th e R2000 with th e se ex ce p­t ion : shut te r of 1 to 1/1000 second ... non de ­tachabl e p ent aprism.

Canonet Ca no n 's ne w e le ct r ic-eye 3 5mm cam ero . Just about t he onl y th ing y ou ha v e to do is to focu s and pre ss the button for perfect p ic­tur e s every tim e ... an y t ime an y pl ac e . The Canonet's r evo lu t io na r y el ectric-e y e mechanism me a sur e s the light value for y ou . .. sets th e e xpo sure automatical­l y .

27 CANON PROJECTOR P-8

This model w i t h a ll the up-to-dote f eatur es is ex ceed­

ingly co mpact in design . Built to gi ve on ex ce llent

performance by reproducing sha r p fl icker -free image

on the scr een. The film gate is de signed to remain

at low temperatures prevent ing the film from damage.

Precisio n mode, it w ill g ive life-long , t roubl e·free per­

forma nce . The motor is sturd y an d will function

efficientl y ev en in those area s w he r e th er e is a

marked power fluctuation . It s gear dri v e is perfectl y

balanced and runs sil ent ly and smoo thly . The Canon

P-8 ha s a 19 mm F 1.4 proj ection len s and a 5 0 0 W

pre-focus projection lamp and operate s on 100-1 l OY .

It can al so b e used for ind ividu a l frame show ing .

Projection Lamp-Bell & Howell mount, 100-11 OY ,

500W ; 400 fl. re el w ith ca se; Proj ection Cord; P·8

projector for 12 5, 2 20, or 2 4 0 Y is also av a i la b le .

Pa ge

(l1J Mercury Batter y Ca se 13

(!2) Range-Yiewflnder Eyepiec e .. . 13 ,14 ,1 7

@ Footage Counter 5, 8,9 ,2 1

'j:iJ Footage Count er Cont rol Button 5 ,2 1

@ Side Co v er Open ing K e y 6 ,8

(j6) Knob for Ap ertur e Sca le Ring 12 , 13

@ Zooming Ring (M anua l , 14

@J Focusing Ring 16

'Ii!! Exposure M eter Switch Knob ...... 12, 13

@ Whit e Mark for Switch 12,13