One of the most elegant professional super 8 film cameras ever nade by canon, the beautiful
black body Canon 814XLS can be said to be equal to a house brick for it’s solid reassuring
steadying weight of just over 2 kilograms, not a lightweight to lug around on your shoulder all
day.

The Canon 814XLS boasts some of the best features and has always been highly sought after and rare to find in pristine working order. The 814XLS easily earned it’s reputation as one of the best cameras on the market in it’s league, competing with Boli’s and Agi’s and other fine camera makes.

Canon 814 XLS offers some pricipal wanted features such as:

Two shutter speeds so you can shoot in most any light conditions and not worry if you have the right film speed as the shutter options provide the ability to shoot high speed or btight light and also handle low light conditions due to the remarkable shutter mechanism.

The shutter varies between 150 degrees and 220 degrees. This is a big help if you happen to use TRI-X film for soft, low-light shooting and then you want to expose it on a bright sunny day. With the two shutter settings, you have little chance of being caught with the wrong film on hand.

You have at your disposal a single camera that can shoot equally well indoors and out at the local race track during the day. Images in both scenarios should be pretty fantastic if you set the shutter correctly. Also, the camera has a dial to compensate for ASA settings. Very handy with the  filmstocks from Kodak like Ektachrome 100d ASA and Plus-X B&W film, Ektachrome E64T is a popular film medium for this type of camera.

Specifications: (General)

See also Cannon Museum of Super 8 Cameras

Automatic ISO setting by film cartridge
Tungsten type film: ISO 25, 40, 64, 100, 160, 250 and 400
Daylight type film: ISO 16, 25, 40, 64, 100, 160 and 250

Close distance shooting by turning the zooming – macro setting lever to “Macro” at wide-angle or telephoto end. Close-up shooting distance and the field of view when the focusing ring is set at infinity:

Macro Feature of the Canon 814XLS
Possiblities for macro work

Wide-angle
macro
240 mm from the film plane mark(100 mm from the lens top)
Field of view: 82.2 x 115 mm
Telephoto
macro
660 mm from the film plane mark(530 mm from the lens top)
Field of view: 36 x 50 mm

Canon 814 XLS
Time lapse / animation. One frame shooting for every 1, 5, 20 or 60 sec.

Sound Recording needs to be external as sound film are no longer available.
This Canon 814 XLS camera has all the features wanted by film makers, srudents and advanced movie makers of small format super 8 films.

Canon 814 XLS super 8 film camera classic

Super 8 film telecine transfer are best done by use of frame by frame capture machines such as moviestuff super 8 and 8mm film transfer equipment in the USA.

For Australia and regional areas Avid Tech DVD Transfer Centre is your best bet because they offer SD and HD film scanning to DVD and BD blu-ray with the HD transfer becoming more popular now that BD players are cheaper and Sony PS3 Playstation owners can watch BD as well.

In Europe there are so many providers it is difficult to make any clear recommendations other than to check out OnSuper 8 Org where you will find more useful information.

Frame by frame telecine is an affordable high end film transfer method because the equipment used by some makers has no sprockets to damage films during the capture others do have sprockets and create problems for fragile and older films.

The principle benefits of frame by frame telecine over projector based transfer is there is no hot lamps and in the better models there will be no mirrors or convex lens and seperate video camera.

The image quality is well worth the extra cost and each frame can be printed on a 6×4 photo of really good quality image.

So, just to recap then, Avid Tech DVD Transfer Centre in Australia for frame by frame telecine who use film transfere equipment made by moviestuff in Texas USA

 Super 8 film making has gone through a revitalisation and passion for moving images where digital inages are not allways as nice or as lovely as film.

 Small format film makers, independants and students of the arts

are creating a renaisance in small format Super 8mm film making.

The super 8 guys have been transffering film for years and still find time to run the occasional real reel of E64t.

 You can now get Ektachrome from various places in Australia, we recommendnanolab who also provide development services and packages of film. development and transfer to avi dara DVD at competitive proces. In the UK we suggest Bluecinetech these guys are also into film super 8 film sales are core as are transfers using Tobin machines (not the best gear in the world) so it’s OK for newly developed film but I would not trust those nachines with older fragile films as they use sprockets that can shred older film.

The other places are EBay but let me add a word of caution so you know that sometimes the film you recieve is anything but fresh so please be careful and make sure you read feedback comments and the more positive the better as these are from actual super 8 film stock buyers.

In the USA  Kodakoffers direct ordering of several different film stocks in Super 8 such as Ektachrome 64t super 8 reversal, Tri-X black and white as well as Plus X black and white super 8 movie film.

These days affordable film processing / super8 film development is available from a number of film labs around the USA.

Spectra  Pro 8 mm Yale  Dwayne’s Kansas ($10). It makes sense to send multiple cartridges in for developing at once to reduce postage costs. You should check out the var”all inclusive” packages offered by the labs, too. They give you a single price for the film, prepaid processing, and even video transfer.

Ektachrome 100d

This film clip supplied by Avid Tech DVD Transfer Centre in Australia – the masters of frame by frame film transfers in standard definition 720×576 DVD and also in High Definition 1080p  BD Blu-ray disk.

Excetopnal telecine that outperforms all others, even those using the same type of equipment marvel at the results achieved.

While the video is a Flash vision it cannot reproduce the full .avi video file format quality and is given as an example of what can be achieved.

Super 8 film projection is a great way to view your films and DVD or BD is the best way to keep and share your movie making masters with everyone else.

High speed 54-fps instant slow motion, split image reflex rangefinder, macro-shooting for extreme close-ups.
The 1014 E  or as 1014 AZ as it was also known has been considered the work horse of super 8 film cameras as it was solid, heavy and very reassuring of a steady shoot in the worst situations.

These super 8 film cameras still fetch a high price from collectors and those wanting to try their hand at film making and the choice is a great one as it has a high re sale value and is still popular and much sought after like all Canon Super 8 film cameras.

We have had the pleasure of owning a few Canon super 8 film cameras over the years and the Canon 1014 E AUTO ZOOM, Super 8 camera is one of our best loved day in, day out work horse super 8 film camera.

Some handy info: has notches for all film speeds

Easy to load and film remaing indicator is easy to see.

Auto exposure meter is really on the mark.

Rock solid feel and dead weight with fine balance but best on a tripod.

Smooth Zoom – exceptional lens quality

If you get the chance to hold one of these super 8 film cameras we bet you will buy it on the spot.

Canon 1014 E AUTO ZOOM, Super 8 camera

Just to show how good super 8 movie film is these days, we present a film clip made on Ektachrome 64t in the late 1970’s we believe. The transfer clip is courtesy of Avid Tech DVD Transfer Centre the masters of frame by frame film transfers in Australia.

This clip features a beautiful young todler wandering around a park towards a pram. The origins of the clip are now somewhat vague but definetly from the transfer people Avid Tech.

Frame by frame telecine of super 8 film stock works on a simple enough idea which is cleverly executed and enhanced by the film doctor at Avid Tech. They (Avid Tech) are one of Australia’s most recognised and trusted brand names for professional high quality film transfers from Super 8 films made by Kodak such as the much loved Kodachrome II 40 ASA, Ektachrome, Fuji, Ilford and of course Agfa, all films by great manufacturers of the ever popular super film format

as well as the ubiquitus 8mm films of earler days. 16mm film transfers are also done in SD and HD so go check them out today.

In this website you will find Super 8mm film resources and information of interest to collectors,film buffs and enthusiasts alike.

You can find information about film transfers and preservation / conservation of film plus soon we will have pages and videos of film splice techniques and much more.

Navigate on the right hand side-bar is the page index.

Guaranteed 100% Flicker free FXF telecine film transfer film Frame By Frame to DVD, Mini DV S-VHS, VHS, Digital 8 or HDD – external IEEE or USB HDD. MPEG 2. DV. AVI. Quick Time. VOB.

super 8 to DVD video standard 8mm (Normal 8mm) film telecine convert – transfer to DVD from film conversions to DVD or MiniDV videotape or hard drves.

Frame by Frame Super 8 DVD Film Transfer to DVD – Telecine – Conversions – Direct from the film- No Mirrors No Screens and No tricks.

Super 8mm Telecine – Frame by Frame FXF

Super 8 to DVD

Your film to Mini DV (Minidv) video tape

Films to Digital 8 video

DV8 Sniper Pro-Frame by Frame Super 8Film Telecine

• Better value – better quality frame by frame FXF
• frame by frame standard 8mm and Super 8 film transfer highest quality possible
• Top line DV8 Pro Film Transfer system – compares with RANK Turbo
• You will see up to 25% more image size than any projection method
• Steady frame flow
• Accurate frame rates 15/16. 18 and 24 frames per second
• Perfect image focus – razor sharp video image
• Flicker free video from film 100% – We Guarantee it. No flicker. no strobe. no worries.
• No blending of video frames- each film frame has a corresponding video frame
• Superb image clarity and quality – Razor Sharp – Killer transfers.
• PAL or NTSC DVD-HDD output versions
• Broadcast Quality DVD from film
• Clearer, Sharper. Natural colours and skin tones
• No hot spots – cool light source provides safe even light – will not harm your films
• Editing out leader tapes and out of focus.
• Custom menu and as many scenes as needed
• Background royalty free music on our advanced DVD video
• Standard 8mm – Single 8 – Super 8 Kodak Fuji Agfa Ilford films
• Kodachrome – Ektachrome – Fuji Colour Agfa Films

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Kodak Ektachrome E64t  7280  tungsten 64ASA Super 8 mm(S8) movie film stock

This film stock is designed for the E-6 process. The film stock is the same as the E64 35mm Professional Photographer film.

Fresh Kodak film stock available in 50 feet carts (Cartridge) retail and bulk order quantities.

E6 Processing for Kodak E64T or E100d

Kodak Super 8 Ektachrome E64t

Features of Ektachrome E64t for S8

consistent color balance and speed over a wide range of exposures
Easily recognised and familiarf film ormat and recignised  packaging

Some Super 8 cameras will not support the 64T ASA film speed.

E64t is one of the nine exposure notch / index recognised in standard SMPTE 166-2004. However,  a number of non-standard cameras, for cameras that only read 40t there are options to compensate:

Here is what you can do.

Manual setting of film speed on some cameras
Adding a .20 ND lens filter
Requesting E-6 pull processing- if requesting pull process you must advise request in writing.

For more info on this issue visit the wki on E64t and exposure compensation.

Super 8 film stock

Kodak Super 8 Ektachrome 100d movie film

Super 8 film development-processing-E6

Film Stock Sales S8-Super 8
Super 8mm FIlm.

Super 8 filming has gone through a revitalisation and passion for moving images where digital inages are not allways as nice or as lovely as film.

Small format film makers, independants and students of the arts
are creating a renaisance in small format Super 8mm fil making.
The super 8 guys have been transffering film for years and still find time to run the occasional real reel of E64t.

You can now get Ektachrome from suppliers  in Australia, USA and Europe some suppliers also provide super 8 film development / processing  services and packages of film. development  and transfer to DVD.

Kodak Tri-X Black and White Monochrome Super 8 movie film stock

Kodak Super 8 Black + White Tri X Reversal Monochrome movie film

Kodak Super 8 Movie Film Stock

Kodak Logo of Super 8 movie film