Silvestri S5 - Manual (Page 3)

Precautions in the mounting and the handling:
a) Lenses; when mounting them in the camera body, extend the view camera to avoid the lens rear element from hitting
against the back.
As a general precaution, keep the lenses well protected with their caps, to avoid scratches and abrasions on the lenses
and at the same time to keep them clean and perfectly working. The dry dust must be removed by brushes or sprays
specific for this purpose and free of greasy components. The greasness of hands degrade the image and they must
be removed completely with appropriate products. Moreover the lenses must not suffer impacts, falls or anything else
could cause damages to the mechanical elements. Do not dismantle the lens, as they often include small shims inserted
by the manufacturer that could get lost.
b) Sliding adapters; These components fit the standard Silvestri 4 points attachments by a 8° clockwise movement, the red
dots indicate the entering position. During the manipulation and mounting avoid touching the focusing screen and the
fresnel lens, these elements are particularly delicate and can be easily damaged; when cleaning them, do not use strong
solvent substances like alcohol, diluent, acetone, etc. but specific products.
These precautions must also be taken for every part containing lenses and mirrors or other similar elements. Do not
keep the camera and its accessories in damp rooms or in high heat. this could cause damages and a fast degrade in
the general functions of the equipment.
Focusing and fast extensioning of the rails:
a) S5 micron have two separate knobs for focusing, one activate the front group, the
other activate the rear group; both of them have a micrometric movement and
the locking system. The utility of the two independent focusing systems becomes
evident when working in close-up still life photography, where the use of frontal
adjustment produces enlargment variation and the rear one the focusing adjustment.
The fast extensioning of the rails is made by pushing the unlock button (2) ; on
the front or back side depending on the side you want to extend.
The system has various determined auto - locking positions.
How to mount components on the standards:
By mean of the 4 levers placed on each side of the standards, it is
possible to simply interchange the various components of the S5
micron camera. Open the levers, insert the lens board and close the
levers; the lens board is locked in place. The system is substantially
the same for the three main components: Backs, Lenses and Bellows.
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