Good News, Bad News

Ok first up the bad news. My second attempt to repair (cleaning mostly) the Eumig was in vain. It has a complicated shutter release/button system, and getting to its "guts" wasn't really that easy. Needless to say I will try again soon.




The good news is, i managed to make progress with the Sankyo CM 8 double 8 camera. I tried connecting 4 AAs via a battery pack, and whaddya know, its motor started whirring! I will connect the batt pack to it soon.








Ok ok, I know what you're saying. Where am I going to find double 8 film and a place to have it processed. Well I'm really concentrating on Super 8, but its still a great feeling when something that you thought didn't work, works. And I'd like to believe that I'm learning more and more about these cameras.

Later!

Sankyo 8-CM

This is a Sankyo 8-CM. I acquired it during the times when I wasn't familiar yet with both eBay and Super 8, so it really wasn't one of those cameras I was setting out to get. It's not super 8 in the first place! But here it is, and no regrets. It's an 8mm ("normal 8") I think, and its a fine example as well. From this website:
http://www.thecamerasite.net/09_General/Pages/cinecam.htm , I got these specs:

Lens: Pronon Zoom 1,8 / 8,5 - 26 mm
frame speeds: 12,18 and 24

Its unfortunate that it is lacking the battery box when I got it. I plan to tinker around with it so i can hopefully make it run again. The lens seems to be in good condition.