Bell & Howell Modul Systeme 45 XL- Zoom - Sound

marketed in 1980

design: MS45

sound and silent super 8 cartridge

lens: B&H Zoom f: 1.2 \ F: 8.5-34 mm

zooming ratio: 4x

focusing: manual, aerial

auto focus: possible with AF1-module

zooming: auto and manual

filter size: ?

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece

exposure: auto exposure control; TTL EE, CdS photocell

film speed: auto for 25/40 and 100/160 ASA only (daylight/tungsten)

exposure compensation: +/- 1 f/stop

CCA filter: built-in 85A filter, with filter switch

filming speed: 18 fps (possible with CM2-module: 9, 18, 24 fps, slow motion and single frame)

shutter opening angle: 225 degrees, eXisting Light system

fading: possible with CM2-module

lap dissolve: possible CM4-module

sound: single-sytem, magnetic recording on super 8 film

auto recording level control: yes

sound sockets: Microphone (Normal & Low settings), Monitor

sound fading: possible whith CM2-module

remote control socket: yes

cable release socket: no

intervalometer: possible CM4-module

handle: retractable

battery checker: yes

film drive motor: DC micromotor

power source: 6 x AA batteries only

external power source:

weight: 1150 g

dimensions: 80 x 165 x 250 mm

tripod socket: 1/4"

made in Japan by Osawa Mamiya

• It is same as Bell & Howell MS 30, but with different lens.

• This is a modular camera. You can change the control-panels and add an auto-focus-module:

AF1-module: adds autofocusing;

CM2-module: control panel for slow-motion, picture/sound fades, manual controls;

CM4-module: as CM2, but with intervalometer, a PC contact and effects like lap dissolves.