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Summary of Contents for Silvestri Bicam III
- Page 1 Bicam III User Manual...
- Page 2 In the diagrams you will see the position of the various components, others can be added or removed to construct a variety of systems. At first you may experience a little difficulty, but once used to the logic of the system, everything becomes simple and intuitive.
- Page 3 3000 Thank you for choosing the Bicam III camera. If you are a professional photographer or if high quality photography is your passion, your choice could not be a better one. You will understand reading these instructions the great opportunities this camera, unique in its kind, can offer you.
- Page 4 Digital Lenses in focusing mount & accessories code 2223K code 2334K code D7215 Rodenstock Digaron Schneider Digitar Schneider Digitar 24XL 23HR in Prontor 35mm XL in in Copal 0 and focusing shutter and focusing focusing mount mount on special mount on special on special board.
- Page 5 Remote Control Unit for Prontor and Schneider electronic The Digital Remote Control Unit 7053K interfaces digital backs, controls the Prontor magnetic shutters, simulates Hasselblad 555ELD. With the Silvestri panoramic base code 7072, produces panoramic shots from 0 to 360°. With the motorized back code D7022 the...
- Page 6 Flexi bellow Maxi tilt control combined bellow tilt lock swing control swing lock bayonet lock bottom rail lock side shift control focusing knob Legenda Swing 15+15° Micrometric adjustment with locking system. Cylindrical and bag combined bellow. Bayonet lock button to remove lenses. Tilt 15+15°...
- Page 7 How to attach the Flexi Bellow Maxi Flexibellow Maxi is an essential accessory that transforms the Bicam from a camera for architecture into a camera for still life & industrial photography. The steps to attach it to the camera body are simple following this instructions: After having removed the lens board, these three steps has to be followed:...
- Page 8 2) Load the Silvestri trigger system until the loading lever arrives to the end of its run. 3) It is only possible to attach the lens under these conditions, even if it fits in, it will not function.
- Page 9 Digital Lenses in Bayonet Prontor Schneider Copal 0 Schneider Magnetic Electronic Digitar 2,8/28L D7202 2329KS 2329K Apo Digitar 5,6/47XL D7218 2248KS 2248K Apo Digitar 4/60N D7206 2261KS 2261K D7207 Apo Digitar 5,6/72L 2276KS 2273K Apo Digitar 4/80N D7208 2281KS 2281K D7212 Apo Digitar 4,5/90N 2291KS...
- Page 10 Working apertures, image angles, image circles and movement ranges Rodenstock HR Digaron Movement range [mm] vertical / horizontal Recom. 37x49 36x56 Image working 24x36 37x37 33x44 40x54 Image Image circle scale f-stop Lens angle diameter 29 / 25 29 / 25 5,6-8 29 / 25 29 / 25...
- Page 11 Schneider Macro Apo Digitar Movement range [mm] vertical / horizontal Recom. 36x48 37x49 scale working 24x36 31x31 37x37 63x63 Image Image circle f-stop Lens angle diameter 11 / 8.9 9.9 / 8.1 5.6-11 21 / 18 19 / 19 14 / 14 Apo digitar 5.6/80M 14 / 12 13 / 11...
- Page 12 How to attach the back extension rings Bicam back ring Seen in the photo is the rapid 4-point mounting system with 8° rotation. Mounting a back attachment on the Bicam. After lining up the two red spots, insert the space ring then turn clockwise by 8°.
- Page 13 How to attach and detach the back adapters Line up the red dot on the camera's back ring with the one on the adapter. Insert the live-video or sliding back adapter then turn clockwise by 8°. To remove the adapter, press the botton (03) shown in the picture and keep the pressure while rotating the adapter unticlockwise by 8°.
- Page 14 How to operate the sliding back adapter See the unlocking element in the picture, by acting a slight pressure on it, the sliding element unlocks for passing from the viewing position to the shooting positions: a) Central with horizontal framing. b) Shifted 18,5mm to the right (shot 1) shifted 18,5mm to the left (shot 2).
- Page 15 Stitching shooting options table 3 How to attach, detach & operate the viewfinder In certain occasions this type of viewfinder simplifies working and helps in making the compostion process faster. Slide the viewfinder bottom piece in the viewfinder housing (3) and rotate the black locking disk. A series of format frames are available for specific lenses.
- Page 16 Lens Board with bayonet Type E (24,8mm) see table 2 on page 9 see table 1 on page 4 1150 Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses with Silvestri bayonet - long 1152 Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses with Silvestri bayonet - short 3306 Adapter Ring 40.5mm (for codes 3300 &...
- Page 17 3000 Bicam III Body only without back & lens board, with 15+15mm shift 3547 Extension ring n. 0 3565 Extension Ring N.1 3565B Extension Ring N.1 shiftable 15+15mm 3575 Extension Ring n. 2 3575B Extension Ring N.2 shiftable 15+15mm D7023...
- Page 18 Care instructions Do not force the vertical and horizontal shift movement when it gets to the end. Be careful of keeping all shifting elements clean. Regularly clean the Flexi Maxi rail with compressed air and paper, to remove dust, sand etc. Do not force the shift and tilt movements, make sure you have completely unlocked the locking knobs before using the tilt and swing controls.
- Page 19 swing tilt Focusing system on Flexi Bellow Maxi: Side shift on Flexi bellow Maxi:...
- Page 20 Via Della Gora 13/5 - 50025 Montespertoli FI, Italy e.mail info@silvestricamera.com - www.silvestricamera.com silvestri Tel +39.0571.675049 Fax +39.0571.675919...
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