help a newbie?

[waitingroom]

Hi. I just found a super 8 at a thrift store today and it was only 4 bucks so I couldn't pass it up, but I don't anything about it at all. It's a Penncrest P-IR...it doesn't have many features or anything..just a basic super 8. I was hoping someone might have information or some help for me. Thank you.

[Alex]

I have never heard of one..but I did find some info on it courtesy of http://www.kolumbus.fi/puistot/list.htm

Penncrest
600
Lens: 2,8 / 9 - 54 mm
Frame rates: 12, 18, 32
Manual / Auto Exposure
4 X AA batteries + Mallory PX14 /
2,7V for light meter
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Penncrest
Zoom 400
Auto Exposure
4 x zoom.

[Alex]

Unless your Super-8 camera is spring wound (very few if any were spring wound until the Russian cameras were made), there should be a primary battery compartment that will take between 2-4 batteries. Newer Super-8 cameras can take up to 6 batteries, probably because the light meter batteries were eliminated and everything runs off the primary battery supply.

If you have an automatic light meter, you will need to see if you also have a secondary battery compartment.

Does the Camera run?

[waitingroom]

Thanks. I'm guessing it's the latter cause there is no place for batteries and there's no sign of being able to change the fps.