Sound XL-40S kit
Camera
Sound XL-40S kit
ca. 1975
Plastic, metal, and glass
Overall: 9 × 9 1/2 × 2 in. (22.9 × 24.1 × 5.1 cm)
Gift of John T. Pesuit Jr., 2022
DescriptionBlack leather-textured, rectangular, super 8 sound, battery operated motion picture camera with reflex eye level view finder, f/1.2 macro zoom lens, lens cap, filter ring, automatic exposure, backlight, daylight filter, variable speed and magnetic sound head with microphone, hand grip, black leather strap and instruction manual in black leather case. The camera accepts 50 foot cartridges.
Inscriptions Embossed in silver on product plate on left side of camera: Sankyo SOUND XL-40S SANKYO SEIKI MFG. CO. LTD. / Printed in silver and green on footage gauge on left side of camera: S, 0, 10, 20, 30, 40, 50, F / Engraved in white on zoom control switch on left side of camera: W, T / Printed in silver above earpiece jack on left side of camera: MON / Printed in silver above auxiliary line jack on left side of camera: AUX / Printed in silver above microphone jack on left side of camera: MIC / Printed in white below external power jack on left side of camera: 9VDC / Printed in white below remote control jack on left side of camera: REM / Printed in white below power switch on left side of camera: OFF, ON, R-L / Engraved in red on power switch: POWER / Printed in white below green battery check button: BATT / Printed in white below audio gain switch on left side of camera: HIGH, LOW / Engraved in silver on audio gain switch on left side of camera: SOUND / Printed in white below speed switch on left side of camera: 18, 24 / Engraved in silver on speed switch on left side of camera: SPEED / Printed in white on trigger release on left side of hand grip: MON / Printed in silver on lens: SANKYO ZOOM 8.5-34mm f/1.2 MACRO JAPAN / Embossed in silver on product plate above lens: Sankyo / Printed in green and orange on aperture control dial on right side of camera: AUTO, MAN, LOCK / Embossed in silver on product plate on right side of camera: SOUND XL-40S / Engraved in silver on door latch on right side of camera: OPEN / Engraved in black on filter switch on top of camera: FILTER, ON, OFF / Printed in silver on back of camera: MADE IN JAPAN / Stamped in black on back of camera: 572096 / Printed in silver inside of camera: USE SUPER 8 CARTRIDGE SOUND & SILENT, TYPE A FILM ASA 40 160, 17 23 DIN, TYPE G FILM ASA 40 160, 17 23 DIN, DAYLIGHT FILM ASA 40 160, 17 23 DIN / Printed in black on gold label on back of camera: JC II 68 PASSED JMDC
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