User's Guide
One often overlooked, yet vital factor in the funetion and longe·
vity
of
your camera equipmenr is
yo
ur
transportation pmctiees.
A
fe
....
[(ood shipping habits can aw:rt po/enfial damage eau.fed
by
careless messenger services and airpor, handling.
When shipping and carrying your equipment, il is always good
procrice to break clown the package
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its basic components
whenever possible. Ship the body, mags and batteries unallachcd
and individually padded. Never,
under any circumstances, ship
the camera with a lens attached (especially a zoom lens
).
Shacks
transferred
from the outside
of
a case could have disastrous
effects
to
the ultra-eritieal back focus
of
a lens and Oange focal
distance
of
a camera
if
tnmsponed
as one.
Make
eenain
thcre is ample padding between individual
eo
mpo-
ncnts
in
a case and from the ease's oUler edges. Shipping case
manufacturers
sugges! a
minimwn
of
1
112'·
padding between
high precision components such as the camera and lenses.
1"
of
padding
is
acceptable,
how
ever, between sorne
of
the more
rugged components, such as magazines and batteries.
Manufaclurers also suggesl lo allow
2"
of
pudding between the
component and the outside
of
the case.
Choose a case
design that, not only meets
your
shipping and
travel requirements, but allows you maximum flexibility
and
comfon
ouI in the field. Check with
your
Aaton agent
to
deler-
mine the case configuration that best suits
your
needs.
Cer/aÎn precautions sho
uld
be
taken
in
order
to
achieve maxi·
mum performo.nce when operating the XTRplus
in
extreme
or
advuse
conditions.
7.1
Cold Wea
lh
er
One
of
the cold, hard faets
of
eold w
ea
ther shooting is the con-
siderable reduetion
of
battery life.
Do
whatev
er
possible to
co
n-
serve your batteries and always carry more than usual. Favor
many s
ma11
batteries, such as on-boards and lithium ceUs (which
are easier
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keep wann), over large block batteries.
Use
a
Th
il
Aalon Systllm
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