Sinar Artec the Camera System for Digital Architectural Photography
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Sinar arTec _____________________________________________________________________ The Camera System for Digital Architectural Photography Operating Instructions LEGAL INFORMATION Copyright Copyright © 2008 - 2009 Sinar Photography AG. All rights reserved. No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form (print, photocopy, micro film or any other procedure) without a prior written permission of Sinar Photography AG, nor may contents be used, reproduced, processed or distributed using electronic systems. Disclaimer This manual was created with the appropriate care. No liability will be accepted for damages resulting from the non-compliance with the advice contained herein. Sinar Photography AG reserves the right to modify the document following technical advancements. Intellectual Property Rights Regarding Photography Pictures taken with a photographic camera are subject to the intellectual property rights and the personal rights of the respective country. Any other use than personal / private is only allowed in accordance with the intellec- tual property right laws of the respective country. In some cases, taking and using photographic images is re- stricted even for private use. Please be careful and make sure that you take pictures only in accordance with the laws effective in the respective country. Trademarks The Sinar wordmark and the Sinar logo are registered trademarks of Sinar Photography AG. All other trade- marks referred to in this manual belong to their respective proprietors. Disposal When this instruction manual is no longer required, please recycle it at an appropriate facility designated by your local authorities. Imprint Sinar Photography AG Farbhofstrasse 21 Images: Sinar Photography AG CH-8048 Zürich, Switzerland Printed in Switzerland Phone: +41/44 217 80 30 Technical modifications reserved [email protected] 1079.09/10.11 e – 02.11802 www.sinar.ch © 2008 - 2009 Sinar Photography AG _Sinar arTec Manual V 1.1 - EN.doc Sinar arTec Operating Instructions V 1.1 I CONTENT Table of Contents 1 INTRODUCTION ............................................................................................................................1 1.1 Fundamentals ......................................................................................................................1 1.1.1 Range of applications..........................................................................................................1 1.1.2 Symbols and Signs...............................................................................................................2 1.2 Technical Data.....................................................................................................................2 1.3 Scope of Delivery.................................................................................................................3 1.3.1 Sinar arTec Hy6 ...................................................................................................................3 1.3.2 Sinar arTec HB-V .................................................................................................................3 1.3.3 Sinar arTec HB-H .................................................................................................................3 1.3.4 Sinar arTec M645................................................................................................................3 1.3.5 Sinar arTec-e54r..................................................................................................................4 1.3.6 Sinar arTec-e75r..................................................................................................................4 2 PREPARATION ..............................................................................................................................5 2.1 Description of the Camera and its Functions .......................................................................5 2.1.1 The operating elements.......................................................................................................5 2.1.2 Details of the Camera..........................................................................................................6 2.2 Setting up and Leveling the Camera ....................................................................................8 2.3 Attaching and Removing a Digital Back on a Sinar arTec Hy6 .............................................8 2.3.1 Attaching a Digital back to the Camera...............................................................................8 2.3.2 Removing the Digital back from the Camera .......................................................................9 2.4 Attaching and Removing a Digital Back on a Sinar arTec HB-V ...........................................9 2.4.1 Attaching a Digital back to the Camera...............................................................................9 2.4.2 Removing a Digital back from the Camera ..........................................................................9 2.5 Attaching and Removing a Digital Back on a Sinar arTec HB-H .........................................10 2.5.1 Attaching a Digital back to the Camera.............................................................................10 2.5.2 Removing a Digital back from the Camera ........................................................................11 2.5.3 Removing a Digital back from the Artec/HB-H Interface board ..........................................11 2.6 Attaching and Removing a Digital Back on a Sinar arTec M645 ........................................11 2.6.1 Attaching a Digital back to the Camera.............................................................................12 2.6.2 Removing a Digital back from the Camera ........................................................................12 2.6.3 Removing a Digital back from the Artec/M645 Interface board .........................................12 2.7 Changing the Image Format ..............................................................................................12 2.7.1 Changing the format on a Digital back with a Revolving adapter on Sinar arTec Hy6 .......13 2.7.2 Changing the format on a Digital back with a Conventional adapter on Sinar arTec Hy6..13 2.7.3 Changing the format on a Digital back mounted on a Sinar arTec HB-V ............................13 2.7.4 Changing the format on a Digital back mounted on a Sinar arTec HB-H............................13 2.7.5 Changing the format on a Digital back mounted on a Sinar arTec M645...........................13 2.7.6 Changing the format orientation of the Format mask........................................................13 2.8 The Focusing Magnifier .....................................................................................................14 2.8.1 Features of the Focusing magnifier....................................................................................14 2.8.2 Attaching the Focusing magnifier......................................................................................14 2.8.3 Removing the Focusing Magnifier .....................................................................................14 2.9 The Focusing Screen..........................................................................................................15 2.10 The Format Mask..............................................................................................................15 2.10.1 Features............................................................................................................................15 2.10.2 Changing the format ........................................................................................................15 Sinar arTec Operating Instructions V 1.1 II CONTENT 2.11 Attaching and Removing the Lens.....................................................................................16 2.11.1 Attaching the lens.............................................................................................................16 2.11.2 Removing the lens ............................................................................................................16 2.12 How to Operate the Sinaron Digital CEF Lens ...................................................................17 2.12.1 Viewing the subject ..........................................................................................................17 2.12.2 Focusing ...........................................................................................................................17 2.12.3 Setting the shutter speed..................................................................................................18 2.12.4 Setting the aperture..........................................................................................................18 2.12.5 Cocking the shutter ..........................................................................................................18 2.12.6 The exposure ....................................................................................................................18 2.13 Connecting the Cables.......................................................................................................19 2.14 Photography on Film.........................................................................................................20 2.14.1 General.............................................................................................................................20 2.14.2 Photographs