User's Guide
4.3
Cleaning the Gate
ln order to avoid film dust buildup
in
the recessed channels
of
the gate, the gate should
be
illspecte<!
during magazine changes
and cleant:d every threc to four mags
if
the shooting schedule
pcrmits. Refer to the Cl
eaning
chapter for more detailed
infoffimtion.
The
Aaton
Ma
gazine holds
400ft
(122m)
of
standard
16mm
or
Super16film
.
Shootins
al
24/ps,
a
400ft
roll will
mnfor
10.5
minutes; shooring
30
fps, the same roll will
runfor
approximate-
ly
9 minutes_ The coarial design
of
the magazine
allowsfor
com-
plete self-cont
ained
threading. quick
mas
changes
and
a minimal
amounz
ofloadillg
to
be
perfonned
in the cMllging hag.
Loadins
the magazine is a simple operation that, with
practice
can be per-
formed
in a litlle
over
a minute.
Relu
to the
Magazine
chapter
of
rhis
manual
for
complete detaiIs on loading
and
caring
for
magazine.
f.
5.1 Installing the Magazine
The instant mag design allows for instantancous
sw
itchlng
between mags on the set.
To
jnstall the magazine on the camera,
situate yourself towards the
r
ea.r
motor side
of
the camera bod
y_
If the aperture cover plate
is
on. remove
il.
Place your left hand
around the front
of
the camera just undemt:ath the Jens art:a.
Grasp the magazine finnly with your right hand below the mid-
way point of il" rear. While holding the camera body with your
left hand, guide the magazine along the base
of
the camera into
the aperture
area. Make sure that the top edge
of
the throat
of
the
magazine
is
parant:!
to
the carrying han die
of
the camera as you
guide the mag in place. Push firmly and evenly until you feel
and
hear the magazine snap into place.
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