User manual ECLAIR ACL II

[. . . ] SOREMEC - CEHESS Department "ECLAIR INTERNATIONAL" 41-45, rue Galilee - 75116 Paris Tel: 723. 78. 56 + Telex: 610 663 F ECLAIRE Cable: ECLAIRCAM PARIS 2 Technical Characteristics Weight: 4. 3 kg without lens Overall dimensions: 275 x 180 x 160 mm, without lens (11" x 7" x 6" 1/2) Capacity: pre-loaded 60 meter (200ft) or 120 m (400ft) snap-on magazine 16mm film: · double or single perforation · A winding (emulsion out) · B winding (emulsion in) · on 50 mm (2 in) core-120 meter rolls · on 30 or 60 m (100 or 200 ft) daylight loading spools Climatic conditions: Temperature - 20° C (4° F) to + 60° C (140° F) Humidity: up to 95% RH Film Transport: claw movement controlled by an excentric and a fixed cam. Reflex veiwing: by a half-speed oscillating mirror. Shutter: plane type with a 175° opening. Viewfinder: for left and/or right eye, rotatabhle through 360° with image re-erected, dioptry adjustment and eyepiece shutter. [. . . ] · Re-mount the magazine on to the camera. Should this occur again, check in a changing bag the threading of the magazine; you will probably find a film jamming due to some damaged perforations. Characteristics · Type of photometer: to adjust by comparison manual setting of aperture ring. · Type of measurement: behind the lens (T. T. L. ) semi-spot 4 mm dia, angle 100 with F. 25 mm semi- spot 7 mm dia, balanced at 50%. · Sensitivity range: 25 to 400 ASA. · Sensing element : rapid response C D S cell. · Display: 7 Light emissive diodes (LED) resolution interval, 0, 5 dia/1 dia/1. 5 diaphragm. · Light computation : resolving prism (= 25 % on the CIDS cell) neutrallsing the semi-reflective deposits. · Compensation Stop-go: electronic compensation; automatic compensation. Diodes LED EXPOSURE INDICATOR This being temperature compensated (-25° to + 60°C) the setting remains constant for several weeks. The measuring system and display assembly is situated immediatly next to the ground glass, supporting the viewfinder frame (fig. A resolving prism (01) which is semiref lecting is stuck to the prism block (02) and ref racts part of the I ig ht rays emerg 1 ng from the ground glass towards the photo resistive element (03). The light intensity received by the photo resistive element is compared with the reference determined by the gauge, and intensity already memorised by the computer (fig. The seven diodes are mounted on a ceramic base situated next to the ground glass, outside the field of view (fig. T); they indicate the zero or the difference in aperture (either + or The maximum recordable difference is ± 1. 5 stops, each diode representing about one half stop (fig. V viseur 25 Advantages of the system · Compactness of the measuring assembly and display situated next to the ground glass This lay out requires the minimum of optical components, no reflection, no intermediate optics, (no risk of misalignment). · System of setting up by comparison No setting imposed by the manufacturer, the operator is the judge of the optimum fighting for the film. No variable density disc, no compensation for non-linearity of the CDS cell respose. No corrections to be made on the sensitivity adjustment in spite of ageing and the history of the CDS cell. · Application of LED: Unlimited life for the whole unit (even when subjected to heftier shocks that is likely to occur to the system during transportation) No Iight reflecting device to be indicated by a lively balanced pointer. Constant light emission from the L. E. D. 's. · Seven diodes : one central zero and six indicating + 0, 5 stop, 1 stop, 1 . 5 stop - 0, 5 stop, 1 stop, 1. 5 stop · Progressive lighting up of the diodes (one, two, three) ensures a positive indication of difference in exposure. INSTRUCTIONS FOR USE: 1° Setting up: · Connect the battery to the camera. · Look in the viewfinder to make sure the camera is in viewing position (mirror in front of aperture). [. . . ] Spare gelatine holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Knurled ring of the handgrip support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Hole of the handgrip support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . PAGES 30 30 30 . 30 30 5-24-30 12 12 12-27 27 27 21 21 21 21 21 21-22 21 21 21 21-29 21 21 21 21 21 21 21 22 22 21-22 21-22 21-23 4-7-19 4-19-24 19 19 19 19 34 The big-ass view from page 20! Schema UV Schema VX 35 About this . PDF document This document probably originated from this website: The online Eclair ACL 16mm camera manual: http://www. biksco. com/acl/ The site has all sorts of links and info about the Eclair ACL, including the original Eclair ACL I manual in . PDF format. [. . . ]