ECLAIR ACL, Operating Manual

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Adjustment without lens :
Direct the camera towards a well
lighted part (sky, for example) and follow the
preceding instruction 1-2-3-6- and 7.
Instruction for use
Position L5 for your left or your right
eye, as needed. Make sure the dioptry adjust-
ment is correct and the button L3 is perfectly
tightened.
If the image on the ground glass is not
optically horizontal, turn ring L7 in one way or
the other to level the image. If you.come to
the thrust before the image is in the right
position, turn L8 in the reverse way and move
again L7. Once the image has been so
erected the viewf inder can be pivoted
through 3600, a Wollaston prism will keep it in
the correct position.
If you shift L5 from left to right or vice-
versa the image will reverse gradually until it
is up side down; just turn L8 to declutch L7
and turn same to reset the image to its nor-
mal position. A positioning "clic-stop" is
provided in L6 to set the eyepiece Ll in hori-
zontal and vertical positions.
GELATINE HOLDER
Fitting a gelatine to the holder
• Pull out the gelatine holder
• Open the holder by pressing the button (27)
• Place a 2" margin (5Ox5O mm) gelatine
in the holder and close it.
• Cut the gelatine closely to the shape
of the holder with a razor blade.
• Replace the holder in the camera, chamfered
side forward.
• The correct positioning of the holder can be
verified by checking that the aperture
is concentric with the C mount aperture.
NB. Never place more the one gelatine in the
holder.
Always film with the holder in place (with
or without a gelatine) to avoid the possible
fogging of the film.
The fact of filtering behind the rear
element of the taking lens may cause a slight
alteration of the focussing distances engraved
on the lens which will be automatically compen-
sated if focussing is done through the reflex
viewfinder.
FITTING THE HANDGRIP
Under the camera :
• Screw the handgrip support - Fig. QR -
into the electronic base using the knurled
ring (27)
• Fix the handgrip (36) in the hole (80)
of the support.
• Loosen the ring (79), set the position
of the handgrip and tighten the ring (79).
• Loosen the half-moon (81), set the handgrip
at the desired angle and retighten lock (81).
Onto the right hand side of the camera:
• Fix the handgrip (36) to the side support (75)
and lock it in the best position by means of lock
(81).
NB. The unit (79-80) - Fig. QR - is not used in
this case.
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77
76
77
82
75
78
36
81
80
79
Fig. QR
Fig. RS
Fig. ST