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Summary of Contents for 4008 ZM II

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Page 3: ...ch 10 Release button and cable release socket 10 Emulsion speed setting system 11 Filming speed selector 11 Frame counter 11 Footage counter 12 Film wind locking button 12 Focussing screen retracting...

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Page 5: ...g 14 R Remote control socket 14 S Single frame release socket 14 T Variable shutter control lever 15 U Macrocinematography control 15 V Automatic maximum aperture setting ring and telephoto lens adjus...

Page 6: ...tting filming speeds 19 6 Setting emulsion speed values 21 7 Use of the automatic diaphragm 21 8 Manual use of the diaphragm 22 9 Framing and focussing 23 10 Use of the electric zoom 23 11 Unloading t...

Page 7: ...CESSORIES 33 34 35 36 USE OF THE ACCESSORIES 28 29 30 31 1 Battery charger for use on the wall socket mains AC 37 2 Charging device for use with 12 V batteries 40 3 Independent power supply and chargi...

Page 8: ...d in an extraordina rily long service life Fully charged they will power the camera for about 7 to 10 films at 18 fps between 10 and 50 C 500 and 122 F 1 about two films at 18 fps at 10 C 14 OF 2 B Ba...

Page 9: ...The switch plunger is free at the moment of filming it must be depressed with the palm of the hand thus establishing electric contact Then on pressing the release button the camera starts filming swi...

Page 10: ...contact is established Lock the push button release and control the camera s action either by radio or by means of the cable switch Whim a tripod is used for filming in position C without a remote co...

Page 11: ...d selected it is possible to change filming speed as desired during filming all you have to do is to adjust the speed selector knob For sound recording the speed of 24 fps has a click stop while that...

Page 12: ...re used It allows special soft focus effects The screen can be retracted by the actuating knob The image is then only virtual and focussing is less precise This method is to be preferred when the oper...

Page 13: ...ing This hand controlled ring is used to focus the image according to filming distance M Sound synchronization socket According to the type of recording system chosen Piloton AS 2000 or Erlson soundpi...

Page 14: ...tion The right hand contact operates the fopal lenqth adjustment motor in the reverse direction i e towards the telephoto position 66 mm 15 These two micro switches are fitted with an instantaneous 18...

Page 15: ...of a lever 20 whose use is depicted on page 28 U Macrocinematography control The macro control makes it possible to film subjects at very close ranges from 0 mm 1 25 transparent subjects or transpare...

Page 16: ...artridge loaded has been completely exposed it should then be replaced by a fresh cartridge X Viewfinder eyepiece focussing ring The viewfinder can be adjusted to the operator s eyesight by means of t...

Page 17: ...cartridges If artificial lighting is to be used lamps flood lights etc see the paragraph on Filming in artificial light BEFORE FILMING 10 Battery Charge check Set the master switch to Test Press the t...

Page 18: ...n carrying the camera at arm s length Screw the wrist strap tight into its socket with a coin Slip your wrist through the strap loop as shown in photograph 30 The camera is thus maintained by your mid...

Page 19: ...e speed selected on the dial opposite the mark The 4008ZM 2 will automatically correct diaphragm apertures this means you can change filming speed as you wish while filming Normal filming speed is 18...

Page 20: ...era has to be put on a tripod an an l 5Z C position on the master switci has to be used DO NOT FORGET Never use t camera without film at more than 24 frames sec TABLE OF EXPOSURE TIMES DURING NORMAL F...

Page 21: ...minus 1 2 or 1 diaphragm number In order to overexpose set a film speed tending towards the white dots The first white dot gives you an overexposure of 1 2 diaphragm value 34 The second white dot give...

Page 22: ...d lock the power supply switch In the continuous posltlcn C set the release button to the continuous posltlon and use one ot the remote control devices if master switch is set to auto tor automatic ex...

Page 23: ...focussing ring until the Image on the screen is in perfect focus It is necessary that this adjustment be made atrnaxlmum aperture and with the focal length adjustment in the telephoto position with th...

Page 24: ...tridge 7 frames are fogged and the footage counter automatically returns to 15 m 50 ft If it is imperative that cartridges should be changed the length of unexposed film still available should be note...

Page 25: ...ake certain the ground glass screen is positioned Free the Macro slide by pressing on its end 37 and bring it into low position in order to reach the greatest magnification ratios 38 Set the zoom to l...

Page 26: ...8 48 mm to infinity Normal 100 mm 31 5 x 23 7 49 mm to infinity Normal 120 mm 33 x 24 8 50 mm to infinity Normal M Macro Maxi position located by red markings on the focal length ring IMPORTANT After...

Page 27: ...wishes to shoot animated cartoon or puppet scenes and also to record slow development phenomena This type of filming cannot be effected otherwise than on a tripod in Manuel position using a flexible...

Page 28: ...y preferable that fades should be filmed with the camera on a tripod so that no attention has to be paid to framing and the lever can be very regularly actuated in the desired time according to the ef...

Page 29: ...advise test runs before attempting filming IMPORTANT NOTE When under cable or radio control the camera may stop with its shutter open or closed or again in an interme diate position The Reglomatic sys...

Page 30: ...nt Fitting or removing the automatic lens Unscrew the release button Holding the camera vertically lens down unscrew the lens 46 Caution do not hold it only by means of the Reglomatic device but grasp...

Page 31: ...rough the lens impinge is activated by the integrated luminosity of the scene in the lens field In certain cases of very sharply contrasted scenes the human eye will interpret these contrasts of Itsel...

Page 32: ...possible to the subject or by setting the zoom lens to telephoto so that the main subject I occupies the major of the field Once the aperture is set come back to the filming position and frame the sce...

Page 33: ...adaptable to the Beaulieu 4008 ZM 2 250 mA 7 2 V accumulator battery connecting cord for charging from a 12 V car battery with crocodile clips 33 standard 30 mA 7 2 V charger connecting cord independ...

Page 34: ...itions and lap dissolves 34 FI LTERS for 11 x 6 lenses with PFF series 8 5 o o o 0 o 0 o o Filters Yellow Green Orange Red Ultraviolet Wratten 1A _ 80 B 85 Neutral grey 0 30 and 0 60 Polarizing SVNCHR...

Page 35: ...ze hold all type case grained leather ABLERELEASES 50 em 20 straight 24 em 9 Yo 30 em 12 curved EXTENSION RINGS FOR PHOTO LENSES 11 e LEICA screw type LEICA bayonet type EDIXA ROBOT ROYAL CONTAREX PAX...

Page 36: ...NS HOODS standard lens hood 46 5 mm screw in type filter holder hood series 8 5 MISCELLAN EOUS screw in rubber eyecup carrying strap wrist strap 36 filter retracting key 10 m 33 ft remotes control cab...

Page 37: ...position A or B c connect the charger plug with the camera jack socket d plug the charger into the wall socket AC mains only IMPORTANT Be sure to carry out these operations In the right order and more...

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Page 39: ...period to put batteries left dormant and inadequately charged back into shape In serious cases this procedure can be repeated until the batteries are perfectly re educated without any risk of overchar...

Page 40: ...mera battery the output lead is connected either directly to the camera jack or to the special socket on the Inde pendent Charging and Power Supply Container Charging time on 12 Vbattery 12 hours This...

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Page 42: ...tographs SO This accessory was designed more specifically for 4008 Z M 2 owners having to film under particularly severe climatic condI tions It allows the operator to keep the battery protected from...

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Page 44: ...ting ring C Macro stage retaining ring D Macro stage distance adjustment slide E Slide locking screw F Decentering screw G Slide holder H Specimen box retaining ring I Macro stage rest J Attachment po...

Page 45: ...hem the macro stage retaining ring Screw the complete assembly on to the camera the focussing ring preferably being set at infinity 51 Note For macto filming the focussing ring should always be left s...

Page 46: ...vertical decentering push the slide upwards or downwards in the slide holder grooves 53 Chief uses a Reproducing transparencies and slides This is the most common use Merely place the 24 x 36 mm 24 x...

Page 47: ...card into the slide holder groove Tighten the decentering screw on the post card 56 d Macro filming without a tripod The subject distance adjustment slide can also be used as a rest for macrofilming w...

Page 48: ...rse This ring is fitted with two click stop positions a engaged when pulled away from the knurled ring b disengaged when pushed against the knurled ring Mounting the reverse wind device Set the shaft...

Page 49: ...on and lock it lock the three position power supply switch D in the safety catch position p 10 lock the release button E in continuous filming position p 10 Engage the notched ring of the reverse wind...

Page 50: ...stops Stop shooting Lock the lever T in its extreme forward position Lock the three position power supply switch Din the safety catch position p 10 Engage the notched ring of the reverse wind device R...

Page 51: ...in mind to maintain the shutter in closed position lever T all the way forward when running the film in reverse IMPORTANT Be careful not to depress the film wind locking button when shooting normally...

Page 52: ...ing hand blower brush or cloth through the gate as this would damage the gelatin filters To remove any possible specks of dust blow carefully with the hand blower r Reflex sys tem The mirror and focus...

Page 53: ...n filming speed and lies between 200 and 500 milliamps Normal power supply voltage 7 2 volts Rectified A C Never use the camera on the mains even with any transformer to be found on the market for the...

Page 54: ...isable for otherwise the operator s slightest movements are amplified and on projection the picture will oe unsteady As a general rule use a tripod whenever possible the film s steadiness will lhvarla...

Page 55: ...y slow back and forth movement of the shutter Super 8 cartridges Super 8 cartridges are moulded to very fine tolerances their plastic body is however sensitive to prolonged heat sunshine proximity of...

Page 56: ...1 ENGLlc i EDITION 1 1 72 o L ID r CD t L l c u a UJ J z c o o c o C c U e cr ll tt u c cO c Printed In France by Imprimerie FABRE PARIS...

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