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Kennedy Instruments K.I. Monobar Type U Instructions Manual

Ilford camera for applied photography in science and industry

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ILFORD
CAMERAS
For Applied Photography
in Science and Industry.

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Summary of Contents for Kennedy Instruments K.I. Monobar Type U

  • Page 1 ILFORD CAMERAS For Applied Photography in Science and Industry.
  • Page 2 ILFORD K.I. MONOBAR CAMERA The llford Monobar Camera Type U represents a major advance in the design of 35 mm. cameras for scientific and technical purposes. Precision engineered within very fine tolerances, the camera is suited to a wide variety of industrial, medical and scientific applications. The llford Monobar Type U has been designed to achieve maximum flexibility of operation, yet it retains simplicity of control.
  • Page 3 Locking clips_ Tilt front lock Tilt front Locating studs. Swing front Front panel focusing. Rising front Front panel focusing lock. Fig. 1 The Front and Rear Panel Assemblies Each has a rack and pinion movement for focusing, a stirrup to which the panels are attached, and each has rising, swinging and tilting movements.
  • Page 4: Camera Movements

    Tilt back lock Rotating back lock Magazine Focusing magnifier unit Tilt front lock. Monobar focusing lock Swing front Swing back Rising back Rising front Pan head lock. Fig. 3 Camera Movements With the exception of the rotating back, all movements on the front and rear panels are similar in operation and extent.
  • Page 5 Tilt Control The tilt movements, located on top of the stirrups carrying the panels, operate about the horizontal centre of each panel. The panels can be rotated through 30° in 5° steps on either side of the vertical (see Figure 4). Rotating Back The rotating back revolves through 360°...
  • Page 6 Film wind lock Rewind knob Cassette retaining catch Fig. 6 The Magazine (F i g u r e s 5 & 6) The film magazine is in three parts: 1. The front body which incorporates the camera registration plate, the sheath and the film gate. 2.
  • Page 7 Replace the film transport mechanism in the front body, pressure plate downwards, so that it is positioned by the small locating studs at the bottom, with the wind and rewind knobs engaged in the slots of the front body. Replace the magazine lid, making sure that when it is pressed downwards the film sheath disc actuates the film sheath.
  • Page 8 To Unload the Magazine Close the sheath and remove the magazine by withdrawing the focusing magnifier to its full extent. Pull up the film wind knob to release the winding mechanism and rewind the film by turning the rewind knob in the direction of the arrow. Remove the cassette from the magazine by adopting the reverse sequence to that used for loading.