Sankyo Super CME-444 Hi-Focus

marketed in 1974

silent super 8 cartridge

lens: Sankyo Zoom f: 1.8 \ F: 8.5-35 mm

zooming ratio: 4x

focusing: manual, double image (1), 1.3 m to infinity

zooming: auto (5 sec) and manual

filter size: 49 mm screw-in, 62 mm fit-on

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece: +/- 3 diopters

viewfinder information: f/stop indicator, under and over-exposure warning signal, film transport indicator

exposure: auto and manual exposure control; TTL EE, CdS cell

EE lock: yes

aperture range: f/1.8 to f/16

film speed: auto for 25/40, 100/160 and 250/400 ASA (daylight/tungsten)

CCA filter: built-in 85A filter, coupled with movie light socket

exposure compensation: +/- correction for auto

filming speed: 18, 24 fps, single frame

shutter opening angle: 150 degrees

exposure time: 1/43 seconds at 18 fps, 1/58 sec at 24 fps

sound: no

remote control socket: yes

cable release socket: yes

movie light socket: screw type

flash synchronization socket: yes

film counter: yes

handle: retractable, chamber for penlight batteries

battery check button: needle in viewfinder

film drive motor: DC micromotor

power source: 4 x AA batteries only

weight: 1300 g

dimensions: 57.7 x 159 x 235 mm

tripod socket: 1/4"

made in Japan by Sankyo Seiki

• (1) Sankyo Hi-Focus System is a superimposed image range finder. "When focusing the lens, press the Hi-Focus button. The viewfinder will automatically switch over to the double image focusing system wich has a magnification of 2x. Next, turn the distance ring until the double image merges into one image. After focusing, release the Hi-Focus button, then the field of view in the viewfinder will automatically return to the original one and you will be ready to start shooting" (manual).