I haven't developed my camera collection much recently (no pun intended), until about 3 days ago. I walked into the local Goodwill - it is a "weigh and pay" location. Apparently the camera weighs just over a pound because I paid $2 for it. It had batteries in it - relatively recent ones that are probably under a year old. The battery test light worked.
The camera is a Yashica Super-60, apparently from the late 60s and very early 70s. The zoom functions on it. The electronic meter appears to function although I haven't managed to test it yet with a film cartridge. The lens isn't perfect - the focus ring has a small ding that doesn't appear to affect the camera function. The lens may have one or two very small scratches in it. Pulling the trigger, the camera squeals just a little. I was hoping somebody might have some suggestion on how to go about cleaning/lubricating. Perhaps some gentle compressed air and some 3 in 1 or sewing machine oil? The noise could be coming from the gear reduction drives inside the camera - I assume there must be some way to disassemble it. I am not a qualified technician but I've rebuilt a few old TLR type still cameras before so I'm fairly confident that I might have a chance - at least a snowball's chance in hell of figuring out a super 8 movie camera.
Other than that I now have to track down a super 8 projector (shouldn't be too hard) and some film to shoot a test cartridge through it. I figured first I'd try to get it to stop squealing at me and then splurge on the film. Seems like it has good potential to be a nice little camera though, and possibly much easier to shoot than regular 8mm, although I maintain that I still enjoy shooting the old standard 8mm cameras.
Any suggestions are appreciated as far as the Super-60 or as far as general cleaning/lubrication are concerned. Perhaps too the camera will quiet some with the introduction of film - some of my reg8 cameras are a little clattery when not loaded with film...
Thanks guys!