Beaulieu 6008 to 9008 comparison
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Thes cameras were produced by Beaulieu and sold in modified form by Super8 Sound, also known as Pro8mm, and by Ritter. "Lastquark" has collected a great comparison table of features that can be found here: http://www.filmshooting.com/scripts/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7440
With his permission it is reproduced here and got updated since...
| BEAULIEU 6008 - 9008 SERIES SUPER 8MM CAMERAS | ||||||||||
| FEATURE | 6008S | 6008SD | 6008SMD | 6008PRO | 7008S | 7008PRO | PRO8MM | 7008PROII | 9008S | 9008PRO |
| Ground Glass Focusing | - | x | x | o | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Single LED (Frame Counter) | - | x | x | o | - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Dual LCD (Frame Counter & Length) | - | - | - | - | x | x | 1 LCD |
x | x | x |
| 2nd Main Switch | - | - | x | o | x | - | - | - | x | - |
| 2nd Trigger | - | - | x | o | x | - | - | - | x | - |
| 1.5amp motor (higher torque) | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| 12 volt Alkaline | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| 8.4 volt NiCad | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 9 volt Alkaline | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| 7.2 volt NiCad | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | - | x | x |
| Speed Stops (fps) | ||||||||||
| 1, 10, and 30 sec timelapse | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 4 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 9 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 18 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 24 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 36 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| 56 | x | x | x | - | x | - | - | x | x | - |
| 80 | - | - | - | x | - | x | x | x | - | x |
| ASA | ||||||||||
| 12 | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x |
| 20 | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x |
| 25 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| 40 | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | x | x | x |
| 50 | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| 80 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | - | - |
| 100 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | x |
| 160 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | - |
| 200 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | x |
| 400 | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | - | - | - |
| 500 | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | x |
| 800 | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | - | - | - |
| Quartz Crystal Sync: | ||||||||||
| 23.976 | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| 24 (60 cycles) | - | - | - | o | - | o | x | x | o | o |
| 25 (50 cycles) | - | - | - | o | - | o | x | x | o | o |
| 29.970 (59.94 cycles) | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| 30 | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| 16:9 Safe Zone Mark | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| Friction stop for motorized backwinding | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x |
| SD-8 magazine ready | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o | o |
| Supermag 400 compatible | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x | x |
| Modified Film Drive Assembly | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| Sync contact for diagnostic (Note 1) | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | x | - | - |
| Service and Impact LED's (Note 2) | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | - | - |
| Power on self-calibration | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | x | - | - |
| Remarks | Beaulieu | Beaulieu | Beaulieu | Beaulieu | Beaulieu | Beaulieu | Pro8mm | Super8Sound | Ritter | Ritter |
| O = optional | DT: 02/28/2005 Rev 02 | |||||||||
| Sources: | ||||||||||
| User Manuals | ||||||||||
| http://home.arcor.de/super8film/Super8/Cmab6.htm | ||||||||||
| http://www.pro8mm.com | ||||||||||
| Note 1: Interface keyboard can be used to call up data and repair information | ||||||||||
| Note 2: For check-up and extreme load indicator respectively | ||||||||||
| Data collected from the net. Any correction or additional input is welcome. Email: lastquark *at* yahoo.com | ||||||||||
| Notes: MD - Multi-Speed Digital (Run all speeds with sound) | ||||||||||
