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Attaching the Bridge Plate to the Camera
Screw the wedge plate onto the base plate
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and lock them onto the tripod head.
Engage the two cylindrical pins on the bridge plate
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with the corresponding holes in the camera base
and fasten it to the 3/8-16 threaded holes in the
camera base with the two slotted screws
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Putting the Camera on the Tripod
Slide camera with the bridge plate into the dovetail
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guide of the base plate until the spring-loaded stop
pin snaps back audibly. The camera’s position can
then be fixed with the clamping lever
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Slide the support rods into the guides and clamp.
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Equip the camera with the required accessories
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to determine the center of gravity. Loosen
the clamping lever, and by sliding the camera
on the base plate find the optimal balance
position. Then retighten the clamping lever.
Removing the Camera from the Tripod
Before removing the camera make sure
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that all cables are disconnected and that
the eyepiece levelling rod is detached.
Loosen the clamping lever, push in the stop
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pin and then pull the camera with the bridge
plate from the base plate
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Screws
Cylindrical pins
Bridge plate
Support rods
Bridge plate
clamping lever
Stop pin
