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3. DESCRIPTION

    The camera consists of four main units

1. Camera body
2. Motor
3. Viewfinder
4. Magazine

3.1. THE CAMERA BODY

  This comprises the mechanism plate (fig 2) on
which is mounted the claw mechanism, the
oscillating mirror, the plane shutter, the maga-
zine drive shaft, and the prism/ground glass.
The body also supports the lens mounts, the
gelatine holder, the viewfinder, the magazine
lock and safety catch and the embase unit which
contains the camera’s electronics.

GROUND GLASS
PRISM

OSCILLATING
MIRROR

175˚ PLANE
SHUTTER

CLAW

MAGAZINE
AND MIRROR
DRIVE SHAFT

F I G .   2 .   M E C H A N I S M   P L A T E

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Summary of Contents for ACL I Camera

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Page 3: ...ECLAIR DEBRIE OF ENGLAND INSTRUCTION BOOK FOR THE 16mm ACL CAMERA ECLAIR DEBRIE UK LTD ORION PARK NORTHFIELD AVENUE LONDON W13 9SW ENGLAND Telephone 01 579 3831 Telex 934032 IB ACL 0772 2 ...

Page 4: ...ine 19 4 6 1 Daylight spools 21 4 7 Mounting magazine to camera body 21 4 8 Fitting the handgrip 21 4 9 Starting the camera 21 5 Essential precautions 22 1 Camera body front view exploded 5 2 Mechanism plate 7 3 Aperture plate 8 4 Embase unit circuit diagram 9 5 Interconnection diagram 10 6 Module interconnections 11 7 Magazine feed side 12 8 Magazine take up side 13 9 Camera and motor module deta...

Page 5: ...mal dioptre adjustment and exit pupil shutter for excluding stray light are part of the design Lens mounting is basically C mount surrounded by a large threaded shoulder to which a TS adaptor for Cameflex Arriflex Nikon and other professional mounts can be attached without affecting the back focal distance and putting undue strain on the C mount threads Image steadiness movement is less than one t...

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Page 7: ...LE FIXING Three positions top bottom and side IMAGE STABILITY vertical unsteadiness better than 1 1000th of frame height LENS MOUNTS C and CA Arri Nikon etc available as accessories MAGAZINE coaxial snap on pattern core or spool loads MARKER automatic or manual by selector switch MOTOR brushless crystal controlled 25 f p s and 24 f p s versions availab le MOVEMENT single claw intermittent NOISE LE...

Page 8: ... mechanism the oscillating mirror the plane shutter the maga zine drive shaft and the prism ground glass The body also supports the lens mounts the gelatine holder the viewfinder the magazine lock and safety catch and the embase unit which contains the camera s electronics GROUND GLASS PRISM OSCILLATING MIRROR 175 PLANE SHUTTER CLAW MAGAZINE AND MIRROR DRIVE SHAFT FIG 2 MECHANISM PLATE 7 ...

Page 9: ...earings The aperture plate fig 3 is manufactured from stainless steel hard chromium plated On the left hand edge there is a fixed guide which is the edge reference for the film On the right hand side is a spring loaded guide which controls the lateral stability of the film The two guides on the back cover position the nose of the magazine on the mechanism plate SPRING LOADED GUIDE FIXED GUIDE CLAW...

Page 10: ...he viewfinder 3 It is not necessary to have different filters for different lens diameters The oscillating mirror A reflex image is achieved by means of the oscillating mirror travelling at half the frame speed The image formed by the lens is transmitted on to the ground glass during the de scent of the film The reflecting surface of the mirror is glass fixed to a magnesium support The plane shutt...

Page 11: ...nsated when visually focusing through the viewfinder 1B ACL 0772 CORRIGENDA Dec 1972 Instruction Book for the ACL Camera Nagra Recorder type 3 connector cableform 1 Pin 1 of plug PS9 should be connected to socket 2 of Tuchel socket type 3401 1 2 Pin 5 of plug PS9 should be connected to socket 1 of Tuchel socket type 3401 1 FIG 5 INTERCONNECTION DIAGRAM 10 ...

Page 12: ...switch 9 The bloop generator fig 4 The camera start button activates the supply to the motor and starts the camera The marker switch has three positions of which the centre position is the neutral i e no marker 3 1 1 THE BLOOP GENERATOR The marker switch must be in an ON position and the motor circuit energized for the bloop generator to function When the motor is running the bloop generator can b...

Page 13: ...est frequency is 1024 kHz At 24 f p s the test frequency is 983 kHz 3 1 3 SYNCHRONIZING THE CAMERA TO THE TAPE RECORDER Tape recorder with internal crystal control clap per switch in the ON position By using the switched 12V d c supply on pins 1 and 3 of the battery cable to key the ON time of the tape recorder Tape recorder withow internal crystal control clapper switch in the ON position 1 Synch...

Page 14: ...light trap into the take up compartment From this stage the entire loop forming procedure is made in the light A single sprocket acts as a feed to the gate via the top loop and following film transportation by the claw displaces the lower loop prior to the take up assem bly which is friction driven The sprocket is driven through a universal joint and gear which is automatically coupled to the came...

Page 15: ...it are a The safety thermostat to prevent overheating b A negative temperature co efficient device to counteract the positive co efficient of the battery cells This allows the accurate sensing of the battery voltage at any temperature The power requirement for driving the camera is low The capacity of the battery is 1 2 Amp hour at 200C 680F and this is approximately equivalent to 720m 2400 ft of ...

Page 16: ...s and other small accessories Its hammered finish gives a lasting new appearance and is strong enough to stand on Fitted with a dust damp proof seal between hinged lid and base The dimen sions are 565mm 221 41n x 210mm 81 4in x 350mm 0 3 in Crystals Two crystals are available These have fundamental frequencies of 1024 kHz and 983 04 kHz for 25 f p s code MIQBI and 24 f ps code MIQUA respectively E...

Page 17: ...e 530371 for the Pilotone Module and a suitable plug at the other end to suit the recorder Handgrip Code MIGRI The handgrip is con structed in two sections the bracket which fits into the base or the top 3 8 Whitworth thread and the grip which is connected to the bracket by means of a thumb screw Its position can be varied to suit the individual and it is securely located in any position by lockin...

Page 18: ...FIG 12 HANDGRIP MOUNTED ON PILOTONE MODULE SPARE GELATINE FILTERS COIN OPERATED ROTARY SELECTOR SWITCH 60 HZ 24 FRAMES SEC 50 HZ 25 FRAMES SEC 100 HZ 25 FRAMES SEC 17 ...

Page 19: ...finder until the former appears parallel with one edge of the engraved frame Lock in this position Note Whatever the position of the viewfinder the angle of the image within the frame corre sponds to the image recorded on the film 4 3 GELATINE FILTER SLIDE fig 1 Fit the holder in the camera carefully with the cham fered face forward Check the holder is located by ensuring that the aperture is alig...

Page 20: ...film indicator arm drops into position automatically when the lid is correctly f itted b Take up Side This side can be loaded in light Lay the magazine on its side with the nose to the right Remove the lid Pull the end of the film between the rollers and continue the film path as shown in fig 17 Depress the pressure pad to facilitate threading The two sprocket guide shoes are opened by pressing th...

Page 21: ...FIG 16 FILM PATHS FEED SIDE FIG 17 FILM PATH TAKE UP SIDE 20 ...

Page 22: ...d ring Screw the handgrip into the hole provided for that purpose at the base of the camera Adjust the handgrip to a comfortable gripping posi tion and lock in that position by turning the knurled ring The angle of the handgrip is easily adjusted by unscrewing the handgrip lock 4 9 STARTING THE CAMERA When the lens and magazine are mounted and the viewfinder adjusted proceed as outlined below Conn...

Page 23: ...acing forward 7 Ensure that the gelatine holder is in position whether or not it contains a gelatine 8 Ensure the TS lens mount locating pin is fitted in the notch for correct focussing 9 Take note and act on special instructions regarding extremes of temperature 10 Do not pick the camera up by the lens 11 Do not lubricate the camera 12 Do not force the battery intothe charger 13 Do not swivel the...

Page 24: ...ely originated from this website http www biksco com acl index html To learn all sorts of crap about the Eclair ACL camera please check out the above website I don t claim any copyright on the data within this document Hopefully I won t be getting flamed by some pissed off French guys somewhere who had something to do with the original manufacturing of this camera Do whatever you want with this do...

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