Canon Super 8 Auto Zoom 1218 Cine Film Camera

Description

Canon Super 8 Auto Zoom 1218 Cine Film Camera
It's in good condition. I tried taking a lot of pictures of it. Don't have the 1.3v batteries or Super 8 Film to test.
Found in an abandoned storage locker with other vintage cameras.
This thing was marketed in April of 1968, so it's SUPER old. Selling as a collector's piece "as is" condition.
More and more families were enjoying TV around this time. This required lenses for TV cameras to have higher zooming ratios for more powerful zooming and close-up effects. Canon also developed high-zoom TV lenses and started development of a 12x zoom lens to introduce the attractiveness of high magnification zooming to the home movie world. Automatic design using a computer reached the level for actual design work around this time, and Canon used it for the first time for development of this lens. This new technology could achieve a compact and comparatively affordable 12x f/1.8 zoom lens with 19 elements in 13 groups for 8mm movie cameras. A “multi-layer coating” was applied for the first time on an 8mm movie lens, and it could supply high-contrast images.
The body was based on the Zoom 518, but two AA batteries and a mercury cell compartment were added at the side of the die-cast exterior. A detachable grip was also available.
Type
Super 8 type 8mm movie camera
Image Size
4.2 x 5.7 mm (Projection image size: 4 x 5.4mm)
Film
Super 8 film cartridge
Lens
Focal Length/Speed
7.5 – 90mm f/1.8 (19 elements in 13 groups, including 6 new type glass elements).
Inner diameter: 82 mm, outer diameter: 85 mm.
Multi-layer spectra coating.
Zooming Ratio
12x
Focusing
Manual (Front lens group rotating method), 1.8 m to infinity
Zooming
Dual speeds power zooming with high performance micro-motor. H (high-speed): 3 – 6 sec. L (low-speed): 10 – 12 sec. Manual zooming with zooming lever with rotation angle of 150 degrees.
Limitation of zooming: Zooming range can be limited with the zooming limitation lever for both power and manual zooming.
Filter Size
82 mm filters (Series IX)
Viewfinder
Type
Single-lens reflex type with non-reverse image
Rangefinder
Split-image rangefinder
Dioptric Adjustment
-3 to +1 diopter
Viewfinder Information
Aperture value, exposure meter needle, over/under exposure warnings
Exposure Control
Type
EE with the built-in TTL super high sensitive CdS exposure meter
Automatic aperture setting coupled to loaded film speed and shooting speed
Exposure Meter
Built-in TTL CdS exposure meter
Metering Range
Entire range of ISO 250 f/1.8, 18 fps – ISO 16 f/16, slow motion
Film Speed
Automatic ISO setting by film cartridge
Tungsten type film: ISO 25, 40, 64, 100, 160 and 250
Daylight type film: ISO 16, 25, 40, 64, 100 and 160
CCA Filter
A Color Conversion filter A is built-in to use tungsten type film under daylight. The CCA filter is automatically cancelled with loading of a daylight type film cartridge. Manual cancellation of the CCA filter is possible.
Manual Aperture Setting
Shooting at any manual aperture setting is possible. Fading out/in is possible using a ND filter and manual aperture setting together.
Power Source
Two 1.3 V H-D mercury cells
Battery Check
Push button checking
Film Drive
Type
Power filming by a high performance micro-motor
Filming Speed
18, 24 fps, slow motion (Approx. 45 fps) and single frame (with a cable release)
Power Source
Five AA batteries. Sufficient power for 15 film cartridges under normal temperature.
Footage Counter
Counts up. Automatic resetting by unloading of a film cartridge.
Battery Check
Push button checking.
Shutter
Shutter Opening
165 degrees
Release Sockets
Sockets for cable release, remote control and single frame
Shutter Lock Dial
Running lock for continuous shooting and release lock to prevent accidental shutter release (dial type).
Remote Control
Possible with remote switch
Grip
Detachable trigger grip (with wrist strap)
Dimensions (W x H x D)
89 x 104 x 256 mm
Weight
2000 g (Body only)
Exclusive Trigger Grip
32 x 115 x 128 mm / 280 g