Sachtler Cine 50, Manual

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3.5 Positioning of the camera
1. Hold the camera by securing the pan bar.
2. Apply the horizontal brake and release vertical brake and tilt safety lock by pulling out the red knob and turning
it 90°. Green marking on the red knob becomes visible (rocking the pan bar up and down will facilitate this).
3. Turn the counterbalance knob to position 1. Keep on holding the camera.
4. Select 0 on the vertical drag adjustment ring.
5. Press the red safety lock. Open the sideload lever approx. 90°.
6. To balance the camera correctly, bring the c.o.g. of the camera right above the pivoting point of the fluid head.
Compensate for a back heavy setup by sliding the camera plate forward and for a front heavy setup by sliding
backwards.
7. Lock the camera plate by closing the sideload lever until the red safety lock is locked.
Caution: If you cannot manage to center the camera, you should move the camera plate to a different
position on the camera.
3.6 Adjusting the camera’s counterbalance
1. Hold the camera by securing the pan bar
2. Release the vertical brake.
3. Release the safety lock
4. Turn the counterbalance knob to the counterbalance number which best compensates the weight of the
camera.
5. After each spring is engaged, check if the camera will remain in a tilted position without moving upwards or
downwards significantly.
6. With the half step switch you have the possibility to select intermediate steps, e.g. 1 ½ , 2½, 3 ½ etc.
3.7 Setting of the Drag
The Cine 50 fluid head is equipped with nine drag levels horizontally and vertically and a zero setting. By turning
the vertical setting and the horizontal setting the desired level of the fluid drag can be selected.
Turn the setting ring to ”0” in order to switch off the drag completely.
If you set the setting rings on the same index number (e. g. ”3”) the degree of the horizontal and vertical drag
is identical and this enables precise diagonal panning movements without jerks and vibrations. Make sure that
you always turn the setting to the next indexed position. Engage the retainer pins by slowly panning or tilting the
camera.
Panning or tilting the camera with settings between the indexed positions can damage the retainer pins and/or
disks.
3.8 Brakes
The horizontal brake applies the lock for the pan and the vertical brake for the tilt movement. Both brakes are
vibrationless and can be used during shooting.
3.9 Support for view finder extension and Front Box
The Cine 50 has on its left side a preparation to accept a support system for a view finder extension. At the front of
the fluid head are drill holes to accept a Front Box bracket.
3.10 Change of the batteries
The illumination is powered by three standard type button cells (625 U or LR9) located in the battery holder, which
can be opened with a sharp object such as a screwdriver.
Make sure to insert the new batteries according to the ”plus” and ”minus” symbols as indicated in the covering
plate.
The batteries last for about 2000 illumination cycles.
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