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Roflfilm Holder
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Rollfilm Holder6x9cm
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Instruction Manual
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. Before
you
start
...
lntroduction
We
congratulate
you
on
your purchase
of
your
Sinar
Roll-
film Holder
and we appreciate
your
confidence in our
products.
We
are convinced that
the Sinar Rollfilm Holder
will
add significant
convenience to
your
work. lts robust
and
precise
construction brings
you
long and trouble-free
operation.
The
Sinar Rollfilm Holder
enables
you
to utilize any of the
extensive range
of 120- and 22O-size
rollfilms in
your
Sinar camera. Faster
work in
series
photographs,
cost
savings, a wider
selection of film
types and smaller stor-
age
space requirements
are the
principal
advantages
of
rollfilm.
Before
you
use
your
new
Sinar Rollfilm Holder for the first
time,
please
read
this
Instruction
Manual carefully. lt will
help
you
to
utilize the rollfilm
holder
correctly,
thus
avoid-
ing difficulties
that might result from
improper use.
lf
you
have
any
comments or recommendations
regard-
ing
your
Sinar Rollfilm Holder
or this Instruction Manual,
please
do not hesitate
to send
us
your
opinions in writing.
We
sincerely wish
you
pleasant
satisfaction in working
with the
Sinar Rollfilm Holder
and
gratifying
success
with
your photographs.
For those in a hurry:
lf
you
are in
a big
rush,
at the very least read
lhe Abbre-
viated
lnstructions
on
page
4.
But in order to
apply the
Sinar Rollfilm
Holder to
your
best advantage, we
do
rec-
ommend
that sometime later
you
read the full
operating
instructions
all the
way
through.
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Operating
Gomponents
1 Writing
area
Film
Cartridge
2 Take-up spool
3
Loading flap
-
4 Film leader
7 Film metering
window
B Cover latch
9
Metering roller
10 Film
pressure plate
11 Bottom cover
12 Return
roller
Rollfilm Holder
12 Return
roller
20 Pressure roller
9 Metering roller
+
13 Top cover
14 Film advance iever
15 Darkslide
16 Format selector knob
(only
Rollfilm
Holder Zoom 2)
17 Coupling button
18 Reset
button
19 Changeover lever
Film cartridge
Take-up
spool
Film
supply spool
21
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Film Path
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Abbreviated I
nstructions
These
Abbreviated
Instructions
are designed
to
give you
an
overview
of the use of
Sinar Rollfilm Holders.
Detailed
information
is
provided
in
Chapter 4,
Operating the Roll-
film
Holder,
starting
on
page
16.
Loading
and
Preparing
the Rolltilm
Holder:
1.
Slide the two
cover latches
(8)
towards the center.
2. Lift
upper
(13)
and lower
(11)
covers.
3.
Pull
out
the coupling
button
(17)
and turn it
90" clock-
wise.
4. Remove
the film
cartridge
(21)
upwards.
5.
Open the loading
flap
(3)
on the
side of the film car-
tridge
and insert
the rollfilm
laterally into
the lower
compartment.
Pull
out about
20 cm
(8")
of the back-
ing
paper
leader.
6.
Set the changeover
lever
(19)
on
"load".
7 .
Swing the film
pressure
plate
(10)
into a vertical
position.
8.
Insert
the film
cartridge
into
the rollfilm holder
verti-
cally from
above
and actuate
the film
advance lever
(14)
until the
coupling button
(17) pops
back into its
original
position.
9. Thread
the
backing
paper
leader
under the metering
roller
(9)
and the return roller
(12).
10.
Swing
down the film
pressure
plate
(10)
and
pull
out
the
backing
paper
leader
until its
double arrow mark
is lined
up with
the loading
index
on the rollfilm
holder.
11. Thread
the backing
paper
leader
into the
slot
in
the
take-up
spool. Press
the reset
button
(1
8) and
use
the film
advance lever
(14)
to snug
up the backing
paper
leader
gently
onto
the take-up
spool.
12.
Close the
bottom
(11)
and top
covers
(13).
Press
the
top
cover down
and slide
the two cover latches
(8)
outwards
until the red
markings
are no longer visible.
13. Press
the reset
button
(18)
and advance the film
until
the film
advance lever
blocks. The word
"exp"
will
appear in
the film metering
window
(7).
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14.
Set
the
changeover
lever
(19)
on
"exp".
Exposurel
15. Insert the rollfilm holder into
the back of
the camera.
16. Install the
appropriate
format mask
on the
focusing
screen of the camera.
(Set
the desired
format
on
Rollfilm Holder Zoom 2.)
17. Pull
the darkslide
(15)
out to the stop, make the ex-
posure
and
then
slide
the
darkslide
(15)
all
the way
back in
again.
18. Press the reset
button
(18)
and use the
film
advance
lever
(14)
to advance the film to the next
frame. The
film
advance lever
will
block automaticallv when the
next frame
is in
place.
Unloading the Rollfilm Holder:
19. When the last frame has
been exposed, set the
changeover lever
(19)
to
"load"
and, using
the film
advance
lever
('1
4), continue advancing the film until
there is no more resistance.
20.
Open
the rollfilm holder
as described under steps
1 - 4
and lift the film cartridge
(21)
out of
the rollfilm holder.
21. Remove
the exposed
film
from the film cartridge and
immediately
seal
it with
the adhesive strip
provided
on the tail end of the backing
paper.
lf
any one of the functions is blocked,
press
the
reset
button
(18).
Do
not
use
force!
Seleeting
the
Format
(only
in Rollfilm Holder zoom 2)
1.
2.
3.
Advance
the
film
to
the next
frame.
Press the reset
button
(18).
Use
the format
selector
knob
(16)
to set
the desired
picture
format.
Fit the Vario Mask that
comes
with Rollfilm Holder
Zoom 2 onto the
positioning
cams on the
f rame
of
the fresnel
screen
and
select
the
desired
format.
On other
view
cameras, attach the Universal
Mask
(also
supplied
with Rollfilm Holder Zoom 2) to the
focusing
screen.
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Table of Gontents
l. Before
you
start
,..
fntroduction
.........2
Forthose in a hurry
......2
OperatingComponents.....
......3
Abbreviated lnstructions
.........4
Selecting the
Format
.....5
Aboutthis Publication...
.........8
Purpose of these
Instructions ..........8
Document ldentification and
Copyright
. .. .. ... 8
Arrangement of these Instructions............
9
ldentificationofSvmbols
.......10
2.
Safety
Rules
I
I
In this
Chapter....
...... 11
Fundamentals ....
......
11
ProtectionfromFogginS
.... .........
11
Special
Notices .........12
3.
Product Description
13
In this
Chapter....
......13
Overview
.....
13
Usable Film Sizes.
......13
Picture Formats / Number of Exposures......13
Appfication
.........14
Limitations
,......14
Product
Components.....
....... 15
Accessories
......15
4.
Using a Sinar
Rollfilm Holder
16
In
this Chapter....
......16
LoadingtheFilm
....16
Removing the Film Cartridge from the
Rollfilm Holder
........16
Loading the
Film into
the
Film
Cartridge......16
Inserting the Film Cartridge into the
Rollfilm Holder.
Advancing
the
Film to the first Picture
.......18
2
17
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Making the Exposures...
....... 18
Inserting the Rollfilm
Holder into the
Back of the
Camera 19
Exposing
the
Film
19
FilmAdvance.....
.....20
Indication
of
Film Length
,...... 20
UnloadingtheFilm
.......21
ChangingFormats
.......21
FormatMasks
.....22
Using Format Masks
as Viewing
and
Framing
Aids . .
...... 22
Depthof
FieldScale.
.....23
ComparingFocal Lengths.....
...23
5. Gare
and
Maintenance
24
ln
this Chapter.. ..
. .. .. 24
General Recommendations.
...24
Cleaning the Rollfilm
Holder . .. 24
6.
Technical
Data
25
Roflfilm
Holder Zoom2.
....... 25
Rollfilm Holders
6x9cm
and 6x7 cm...... 25
7. Appendix
26
Glossary
.... 26
lndex
of rey terms.::::. :. :.
: :: . :. :: . ....,. 28
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About
this
Publication
Purpose of
these
lnstructions
These operating
instructions constitute a
comprehensive
description of
the
Sinar
Rollfilm Holder. They contain
the
information
you
need
for the
correct
use of
the rollfilm
holder
and
for trouble-free operation.
These
instructions are
valid for
holders:
Sinar
Rollfilm Holder Zoom 2
Sinar
Rollfilm Holder 6
x9
cm
Sinar Rollfilm
Holder 6 x7 cm
the following
rollfilm
Order
No. 567,32
Order
No. 567.45
Order
No. 567.54
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The differences
in the use of these three
rollfilm holders
are
pointed
out
in appropriate
parts
of
the text.
The
arrangement
of these
instructions and the
identifica-
tion of symbols used
in the instructions are
covered
in the
paragraphs
that follow.
We recommend that
you
open the
first fold-out
page
of
this Instruction manual.
That keeps
all the operating components
mentioned
in the instruc-
tions
in view
at all
times.
The
soecifications
contained
in
these
instructions
mav be
changed
without
advance
notice.
Document
ldentification and
Copyright
This Instruction Manual can be ordered
from SINAR
AG
or
from its local distributor under the
number 02.0302.
This Instruction Manual
is
subject
to copyright.
All rights
are
protected.
Any reproduction and dissemination,
in
total
or in
part,
is expressly
forbidden without the
written
consent
from
SINAR
AG in Feuerthalen, Switzerland.
O 1995 SINAR AG, CH-8245
Feuerthalen, Switzerland
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Holder
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Arrangement
of
these lnstructions
These instructions
contain basic information
not
only
for
users
who
still have little
experience with the
handling
of
Sinar
Rollfilm
Holders, but they
also contain detailed
specifications for
experienced users of rollfilm holders.
For
clearer understanding, the instructions have
been
grouped
into
several chapters:
Safety
Rules
Recommendations you
should heed for
your
own
personal
safety, for trouble-free
operation
and
for
preventing
dam-
age to the
product.
Product
Description
General Information
about the
product,
its features and
applications,
as well
as
product
range
and accessories.
Using a
Sinar
Rollfilm
Holder
Here
you
can read how
a Sinar Rollfilm Holder is
put
to
good
use, how film is
loaded into
the
holder,
exposed, and
then removed. You
also learn how
to set
the various
image formats
and how the
depth of field scale on the
camera is adjusted
to each of the image formats.
Gare and llaintenance
This
chapter contains information
about the care and the
required
maintenance
of
your
Sinar
Rollfilm Holder.
Technical
Data
Here
you
can find all the technical
specifications, dimen-
sions
and weights,
as
well
as the
surrounding
conditions
that have to
be observed for
carefree operation.
Appendix
A
glossary
contains
brief explanations
of the
most import-
ant technical
terms that appear in
these instructions, and
a list
of
key
words helps
you
to find
a
particular
subject
very
quickly.
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Holder
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