Sinarcam Shift Adapter - Sinarcam Multipurpose Digital Camera User Manual

14. Sinarcam Shift Adapter

It is possible to attach a shift adapter to the sinarcam which allows you to quickly switch between
taking digital pictures and viewing or taking chemical pictures: The ground screen and a movable lupe
enables you to see a bright image even when the standards are tilted or shifted.
The shifting adapter has the following features:
• easy viewing of a ground screen without removing the digital back from the camera
• bright ground screen, movable lupe with magnification factor 4
• allows to insert any rollfilm- or sheetfilm holder (even scanner devices!)
• exchanging the ground screen with a hasselblad rollfilm adapter allows you to immediatly shoot
chemical and digital pictures one after the other (for example as a backup or for the archive etc.)
• due to mechanical restrictions the swing and tilt axis are about 12 mm in front of the ground glass
or the CCD plane
• if the shift adapter is used on the stand alone camera the special lens boards must be used which
compensates the shift of the focal plane of this adapter. No changes apply to lenses and other
accessories.
To setup the sinarcam shifting adapter follow these steps:
• Attach the sinar interface plate with 4 screws to the Leaf DCB body. Be extremely careful not to
touch the CCD with your fingers or with the tool.
• Select the type of Leaf DCB that you are going to attach to the shift adapter. Use a pinball writer to
move the tiny switch beneath the cables either to the left (DCB Live) or to the right (DCB II). If this
switch is not set correctly, the Sinarcam will not function correctly (for example the shutter blade
may remain closed during live mode!).
• Attach the Leaf DCB with the 4 screws to the adapter plate. You must move the adapter into the
" digital taking position" for this operation. Again: be very careful not to drop a screw on the CCD or
to touch the CCD with the tool or your finger. After tightening all screws move the adapter back
into " viewing position" .
• Depending on the type of DCB that is attached to the shift adapter connect the cables of the shift
adapter to the DCB. Note that not all cables can be connected! The DCB II (on the left) only needs
the middle cable which plugs into the blue connector (see image). The DCB Live needs the other
cables which are plugged into the blue and the green connector. Do not try to connect the
remaining cable into the connectors of the DCB! The number of pins do not match and will
damage the DCB in case you force the cable into the connector. Hide the cables as shown in the
following pictures:
Leaf DCB II connection
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Leaf DCB Live connection
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