Sankyo Super CME-880 Hi-Focus

marketed in 1971

silent super 8 cartridge

lens: Sankyo Macro Zoom f: 1.8 \ F: 7.5-60 mm

zooming ratio: 8x

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

macro focusing: yes

zooming: auto and manual

filter size: ?

viewfinder: single-lens reflex with adjustable eyepiece

viewfinder information: f/stop indicator

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

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

exposure compensation: +/- correction for auto

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

filming speed: 18, 36 fps, single frame

shutter opening angle: 150 degrees

fading: auto fade-in/fade-out

sound: no

remote control socket: yes

cable release socket: yes

movie light socket: screw type

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: 1250 g

dimensions: 80 x 160 x 210 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).