Canon 1014

[daviddolores]

Hello,

I have some technical questions about my camera, the Canon 1014. Is there a source of information out there that I can refer to?

First of all, I want to mention that my camera toppled once when perched on a high and unstable tripod. It crashed into a wall and the back viewfinder plate snapped off. I epoxied it back on and the focus seems slightly wonky, but other than that everything appears to work.

If you would like to take a crack at addressing my questions, my first question is about being able to switch lenses. Are there other lenses available than the standard 10-70mm zoom? If so, is the availability of lenses solely dictated by the "mount"? I have heard of a "c-mount". But nowhere in the manual is there mention of how to remove the lens, either for the purpose of cleaning or switching. Are there tools for this?

Question #2: To me, the superimposition and fade features of this camera are inscrutable, and the manual is useless in explaining them. I hope there's a better explanation out there.

I also want to know if you can use Windex to clean a lens. If you just cringed, I hope it wasn't too painful. But I read on the label of some "photographic lens-cleaning solution" that it mainly contained "ammonium carbonate". So I thought, "Windex, with ammonium. Perfect." @~@

Finally, my camera does not shoot well in low light. At first I thought I was just being stupid about making sure there was enough light, but a friend who films television with her super-8 gets a good bright image, whereas I get a dim and murky one. She told me she thought my camera might have a defect, and I trust her opinion because she is an experienced projectionist...Is there any way I can tell that there might be a defect in the aperture?

If there is a good reference source out there specifically for the 1014 or not, I would love to learn. Or if you have some advice, I would appreciate it greatly.

Your Tulip,
David Dolores

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[daviddolores]

I just read that K40 reads better in low light, so I am going to process a roll and look for improvement. Thanks, Matt Pacini.

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[cameraguy]

The Lens on the Canon 1014 is fixed and there is no way of removing it. Removable C-mount is pretty much only available with Beaulieu cameras.

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[rollemfilm]

send your camera out for repair. do not use windex. read: the filmmakers handbook by steven ascher and edward pincus.

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[daviddolores]

rollemfilm:

thank you for recommending a book. i will check it out post-haste.

dd

[daviddolores]

roger:

I did in fact check the shutter. It is fully open. I feel a little dopey that I asked the question, because right afterwards I read the threads about k40 and DFN, which were illuminating

i will try to get the camera repaired asap, although it's disappointing to learn that you can't switch / add lenses.

dd

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[MovieStuff]

It is possible that you are getting dim pictures because the variable shutter is partially closed down. You said earlier that you weren't that familiar with it. Check and see what position it is in, if you can. Just use regular lens cleaner.

Roger

[crimsonson]

You might want to use a light meter. You can check if there IS enough light and its a basic tool for all phtographers and cinematographers.

Remember TV sets have varying level of brightness. So your friend might have the brightness level all the way up.

Hope everything is fine with the cam. I LOVE the Canon 1014 E and XL-S. I owned 3 of them and just love the look, feel and performance.

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[daviddolores]

crimsonson,

Thanks for pointing out the tv-brightness issue. I filmed my monitor once; it came out dark; I never once touched the settings on the monitor. -_-

I want to get more video content into my s8 films. I hear so much talk about the reverse (s8 to video), but I'm sure there are some elegant techniques for filming video attractively.

Dd

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