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Eumig sound 31 xl Specifications
Super 8 sound cine camera
Zoom range 8.5 to 24mm manual or powered zoom
F/1.3 to f/45 aperture range
Manual Focus with split image effect in viewfinder
Automatic or manual exposure.
Exposure compensation button (called +Correction)
Frame rate settable to 18 or 24 fps
Powered by 6 AA batteries or external power source
Battery test button
Hand grip with actuation button and lock
Headphone jack
Microphone socket
Diopter adjustment and viewfinder blanking switch
Film remaining indicator
Tripod bush on base
Takes Super 8 film cartridge
Eumig Sound 31 XL Description
This movie camera was made in the late 1970s and was one of the models which appeared towards the end of the 8mm home movie era. In 1982 the VHS-C tape cassette started to be used in handheld camcorders and the advantages of digital i.e. re-recordable tape and no processing meant that cine cameras very soon became yesterdays technology.
Eumig Sound 31 XL cine camera – Focal length setting (zoom)
Eumig Sound 31 XL cine camera Focal length setting (zoom)
For cine cameras of the day, this unit has a good spec and is quite small and portable. Obviously, in comparison to todays HD or 4k camcorders, it is huge and archaic, but at the time it was good.
There is a reasonable zoom range of 8.5 to 24mm which is about 55 to 150mm in 35mm full-frame equivalent focal lengths thats a bit low on the wide angle end, but usable in zoom terms. A nice feature of the zoom is the ability to smoothly move from one length to another using a rocker switch at the end of the camera, or it can be quickly moved with a manual zoom control as well.
The exposure system can be set to automatic or manual using a rotary control on the side of the unit, and the frame rate is switchable from 18fps to 24fps using a switch mounted on the cameras top plate.
Because the focus on this camera is manual, the viewfinder has a split image effect which makes setting the focus quite easy. In fact, I suspect that a manual focus is better on a cine camera than autofocus on many occasions, because one of the worst effects on movie film is watching the scene drop out of focus and then back in as the camera hunts for the right point. The split image display is different to that found in normal 35mm SLR cameras of the time because it is applied over the whole screen rather than in a central spot, which is actually very effective.
As well as the split focusing, the viewfinder also shows the aperture the camera is using, and an indicator of whether daylight or tungsten film is being used in the camera. There are also exposure warning lights for occasions where there is not enough light to film. The view in the viewfinder is through-the-lens, so the cinematographer sees what is going to be recorded on the film.
There is a diopter adjustment dial next to the viewfinder and a switch to blank it out completely for occasions when the camera is going to be put on a tripod and left unattended (to stop light entering via the viewfinder). I would say that if I were to be using the camera the viewfinder is the one part I would really have trouble with; I find it really difficult to get a good view through because there is only one position where its possible to see the scene correctly. A move of a fraction either side of this point and the image is gone!
Since this camera records sound as well as vision, there is a headphone jack fitted and the ability to connect a separate microphone, although the only audio level control seems to be a low/norm switch to set the general level.
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