Canon autozoom 318M

[technicolour]

Hey there everyone,

Can anyone tell me anything about this camera? Ive seen one advertised near where I live and I fancy a better camera for my holiday, nothing amazing just better then my basic chinon.

Any help would be great, thanks [img]smile.gif[/img]

[Alex]

Technicolour, we gotta get you out of the 300's and up into the 600 hundreds and 800's. Why? Usually, the first number in the model number of the camera equals the zoom ratio.

The following rule is not 100%, but probably 90% of the time a 300 model number Super-8 camera has a 3-1 zoom ratio. A 600 model number Super-8 camera has a 6-1 zoom ratio. An 800 model number Super-8 camera has an 8-1 zoom ratio.

So lets get you up into the 600's or the 800's! [img]graemlins/camera.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/thumbs_up.gif[/img] [img]graemlins/film.gif[/img]

[technicolour]

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But that usually means spending more money, and I only want something good quality with a few decent features. Im a poor student remember! [img]redface.gif[/img]

[Alex]

Don't Despair Technicolour! The Elmo 110 has a wonderful 10-1 zoom lens with an incredible macro focus (when in telephoto mode, no less!), and sometimes they go for as cheap as $15.00!

Anyone else have a suggestion for Technicolour?

[technicolour]

Super8mm, refering to your previous posts about the model numbers being something to do with zoom ratios, I've just remember why my Chinon 213xl only has a 2x zoom, 200 = zoom ratio of 2:1 right?

Oh god whhhyyy! [img]graemlins/cry.gif[/img]

Oh well, it has got a 220 degree shutter [img]biggrin.gif[/img]

[Alex]

hahaha. good comeback. Yeah, your current camera is your "secret weapon" in low light situations because of that 220 degree shutter. [img]graemlins/idea.gif[/img]

But when you want to put the pedal to the metal, you should have a bigger zoom on the camera. You'll begin to appreciate depth of field and image magnification much much more.

I'm not recommending that you zoom in and out when shooting, but that you begin to see how your framing choices are expanded when using a more versatile lens.

[Alex]

Here is an exception to the rule. Lets say you have a Nizo 560 [img]wink.gif[/img] , in this instance the 56 refers to the maximum zoom, 56.

The Nizo 560 probably has a 7-56 lens, or the equivalent of an 8-1 zoom.