User's Guide

sert casting and damage the viewﬁnder's optics.

4.5.2 Mounting from the Carrying Handle

The 3/8 insert, along with a guide hole at the rear of the handle,

can also be used to build a plate to undersling the camera or to

conﬁgure the rig for Steadicam low mode use. For this reason, the

handle features a long ﬂat top surface that is parallel to the bottom

of the camera.

4.5.3 Tape Measure Stud

The handle is also equipped with a hideaway tape measure stud,

which is positioned between the rods directly behind the 3/8 insert.

To use this stud, pull it up and fasten the ring of a standard assis-

tant's tape measure around it; the stud holds the tape measure zero

point precisely at the ﬁlm plane.

4.6 TRANSPORT

One often overlooked, yet vital factor in the proper functioning and longevity of

your camera equipment is your transportation practices. A few good shipping

habits can avert potential damage caused by careless messenger services and air-

port handling.

When shipping and carrying your equipment, it is always good prac-

tice to break down the package to its basic components whenever

possible. Ship the body, mags and batteries unattached and individu-

ally padded. Never, under any circumstances, ship the camera with a

lens attached (especially a zoom lens). Shocks transferred from the

outside of a case could have disastrous effects to the ultra-critical

back focus of a lens and ﬂange focal distance of a camera if trans-

ported as one.

Make certain there is ample padding between individual components

in a case and from the case's outer edges. Shipping case manufactur-

ers suggest a minimum of 1 1/2" padding between high precision

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