Canon 814 XLS Super 8 film camera
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
Canon 1014 E AUTO ZOOM, Super 8 Movie Film Cmera was made of the highest quality and performance, made by CANON. Features extreme powerful 10X-times compact zoom lens with applied lens coating to eliminate ghost and flare images completely.lap dissolve, fade-in/out and superimposition (double exposure).
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