Sankyo XL-600s Question

[Tlalconetl]

A newbie here. Great forum. I hope someone can answer my question. I have a Sankyo XL-600S. The camera has an aperture scale in the viewfinder but it doesn't seem to work. Does the scale only work when film is loaded?? I have brand new batteries and everything else seems to work although I haven't tested the camera with film yet. The needle doesn't move at all and is stuck in 1.2f stop. The camera has an exposure dial that can be set to manual or automatic. I've tried both. Everything else on the camera seems to work. Thanks
Victor

[BolexPlusx]

Hello!, and Welcome!

There are a couple of possibilities:

1) There may be a meter battery that you also need to install.

2) The camera may not allow auto-metering without the cartridge.

3) A little bit of both 1) and 2).


Do you have the manual for the camera?

<font color="#a62a2a" size="1">[ December 24, 2004 04:11 PM: Message edited by: BolexPlusx ]</font>

[BolexPlusx]

Something you can try is to look insided the film compartment for a button that would be depressed if there was a cartridge in place. Then manually depress it and see if the meter reacts to light. Bear in mind also that super-8 cameras need a fair amount of light to do their job, so trying this in a bulb lit room at night might not get you results even if the camera is OK. The best scenario is broad daylight. If that won't move the needle, it's not ever going to move.

There seem to be a number of places that have manuals:

www.craigcamera.com

www.pacificrimcamera.com

[Tlalconetl]

Hi! I have no manual and I don't think there's a separate battery for the meter. I haven't found it. I guess I should get a manual though.

[Ta155]

check out this. free manuals for download:
http://www.filmshooting.com/manuals/sankyo.php
there is at least one for the sound 600 there.
direct download:
ftp://ftp.filmshooting.com/pub/scans...o_sound600.zip

r

[Chezdigtlstudio]

You know what my camera does the ecaxt same thing- unless I apply a little pressure to the trigger...not so much that the caerma starts filming but just a little. I know it sounds dumb or maybe you've already tried that but point that thing at a bright light and pull the trigger- if the meter says 1.2 than it isn't picking up any light at all, but it shoud jump to at least 2 or above once you pull that trigger. Good luck.

[Tlalconetl]

Chez,
I tried that, but nothing. My last hope is to load a film cartridge and see if that makes it work. If not, I guess I'll have to buy a camera. BTW has anyone used the Classic Pro 8mm camera sold by Super 8 Sound in Burbank??
Thanks to all for the feedback.
Victor

[Tlalconetl]

There are a couple of buttons in the capartment. I pressed them both but the meter still won't move. If the meter won't work then the camera is pretty much useless, right?