Sinar arTec, Operating Instructions Manual

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Sinar arTec Operating Instruction V 1.00 

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3.4  Step by Step Towards the Exposure 

3.4.1 Image settings 

1.  With the Sinar arTec being in Viewing position (see figure 30a) set the lens to viewing mode by 

opening the shutter 

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 and opening the aperture to maximum 

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 (also see chapter 2.9). 

2.  Set all the desired movements (camera position, perspective, vertical and/or horizontal displace-

ments, swing/tilts, and focus) 

3.  When you have finished composing the picture and you made all the settings in the Viewing posi-

tion set the desired shutter speed 

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and f-stop 

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on the shutter of the lens

.

4.  Close the shutter 

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. 

5.  Cock the shutter 

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. 

6.  Switch the digital back on.  

Of course, the digital back can also be switched-on at an earlier time. However, in order to save 
battery power, with cold weather it can be useful to switch-on the digital back just before the im-
age is taken. 

3.4.2  Changing between Viewing position and Exposure position 

7.  When you have finished composing the picture and you made all the settings in the Viewing posi-

tion (see figure 30a), shift the camera Slider into the Exposure position (see figure 30c).  
To this end, activate the Unlatching key 

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 and move the Slider 

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 slightly to the right, let go of 

the Unlatching key and then shift the Slider the rest of the way to the right until it clicks into posi-
tion on its own. The easiest way to perform the change in position is to shift the digital back with 
one hand while (see figure 30b) grasping the camera with the other hand. 
 
To move the Sinar arTec from the Exposure position to Viewing position, just proceed in the reverse 
sequence. 

A unique feature of this procedure is the advantage that the amount by which the horizontal shift 
was made in the Viewing position on the Sinar arTec camera is also automatically transferred to the 
Exposure position. 

8.  Activate the Cable release 

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 (after first having attached it to the Shutter release 

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 ) 

Fig. 30a: Viewing Position 

Fig. 30b: Shifting the Slider 

Fig. 30c: Exposure Position