Omission on the "Canon Camera Museum" page

[stevenmichelsen]

In the Canon Camera Museum's "movie camera" section, I see that the earliest 8mm camera listed is the "Cine 8-T".  Cine 8-T - Canon Camera Museum (global.canon) .  I own a Cine 8-S, which was its predecessor.  Here are images of my camera:  The Canon Cine 8S movie camera (stevenmichelsen.com)   I had had this camera for 50 years, and I bought it used!   The museum's 8-T page mentions the 8-S as "not marketed" - but I have one.

In addition, the "not marketed" Cine 8-S is discussed on page 5 and page 21 of the 8-T's manual.  The manual states:  "(The) Canon Cine Eight "S" is identical with the EIGHT "T" except that it has only a single lens mount and has no built-in Universal Sports Finder Screen or through-the-lens focusing. All Canon Cine Lenses are interchangeable."

If the 8-S was not marketed, why is it discussed in this manual?

I also note that the six lenses that were created for these cameras are also not included in the museum.

Steve

[p4pictures]

There are multiple examples of products in the Canon history books where an item was manufactured but not sold in all global markets. However for ease or production of manuals they may have prepared one single manual which includes reference to the different versions. It is also possible that the S model was only produced for special orders and was not a standard product.