User manual BEAULIEU 4008 ZM II

[. . . ] ' page I' BC0EFGHIJ K L M Battery. . . 8 8 8 10 10 ' 11 11 11 12 12 Battery charging Master switch. Three-position socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . ' :. Release button and cable-release Emulsion-speed Filming-speed Frame counter setting system selector. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Footage counter. I' - Film wind locking button - Focussing-screen Automatic retracting control knob _. [. . . ] Operations to be performed before "macro" focussing: - Fit the camera on its tripod . . - Make 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 "low speed". - Set the master switch to "Manuel", so as to be able to open the diaphragm to full aperture, by hand. - The position of the distance ring has only a very slight effect on macro focussing (preferably set it at infinity). According to the subject to be filmed, focussing is performed by using: - either the electric zoom switches; - or the "macro" knob itself (more particularly when seeking smaller magnification ratios); - or by moving the camera towards or away from the subject. 25 The "Macro" slide being In Its "low" position, nere are a few "Macro" positions between o and 1, 50 m ( 0 to 59 Inches). Distance from surface of lens to subject Subject dimensions (mm) 23. 5 x 17. 7 23, 5x17. 7 25 x 18. 8 27 x 29 x 31. 5 x 33 x 20. 3 21. 8 23. 7 24. 8 position of focalleng th ring M* M* M* 44mm 48 mm 49 mm 50 mm position of focusing ring to infinity to infinity to infinity to to to to infinity infinity infinity infinity Lighting o mm 4 mm 10 mm 30 60 100 120 mm mm mm mm Transparency Transparency Transparency or Normal Normal Normal Normal Normal * M : "Macro-Maxi" length ring position, located by red markings on the focal IMPORTANT. - After filming "Macro" sequences, do not forget to return the "Macro" slide to Its initial position. - It Is also possible to obtain soft-focus fade-Ins or fade-outs by lowering or raising the "Macro" slide while 'filming. <, 2" Mlcroclnemotagraphy For microcinematographic uses, Beaulieu has designed a special set of connecting rings and extenslon tubes to be used according to the magnification ratios desired. The camera, once Its normal lens 26 has been removed, Is directly fitted to the microscope eyepiece by means of these connecting rings and extension tubes. For preference, focussing ·is done on a virtual Image. the built-in photocell proves a tremendous advantage for, as in all other cases, all that has to be done Is to bring the viewfinder needle opposite its mark by acting, on the one hand, on filming speed and, on the other, on the microscope's light source. 3° Single-frame filming Frame-by-frame filming Is essential if one 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 cable release (power switch In the continuous position "O") (39). 'Under these conditions, frame-exposure 2 fps 1/7 sec. 18 fps 1/65 sec. = = = times are a follows: 25 fps 1/87 sec. 70 fps 1/87 sec. = = = (with the shutter half-open: divide the above exposure times by two: example: 1/130 sec. - Never lock the flexible cable release In the "continuous" position for single-frame filming. Pressure time on the cable release should be as short as poestble. , 27 39 4° Use of the variable shutter 40 The variable shutter is controlled by means of the lever located on top of the camera body. It works from rear to front to close the shutter slot (40), and from front to rear to open it. 'It can be locked in the half-closed position (41) (i. e. allowing half the normal light through). orin the fully closed position at the extreme front end of the slot (42) (i. e. [. . . ] After three years, it is advisable to leave the camera in the care of a Beaulieu dealer, who will overhaul it. : The camera's consumption Is obviously dependent on filming speed, and lies between 200 and 500 milliamps. Normal power supply voltage: 7. 2 volts. Rectified. : Never use the camera on the mains, even with any transformer to be found on the market, for the current must not merely be rectified, but also carefully filtered. 53 A FEW USEFUL HINTS Focussing In order to achieve pinpoint focussing with the 'ground-glass screen, it is essential to . bring the zoom lens to its ··telephoto" position (e. g. [. . . ]