Specifications

START-UP Photomicrography with
Carl Zeiss Attachment of 35 mm SLR cameras 35 mm SLR cameras
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2.3.4 Attachment of 35 mm SLR Cameras to Front Camera Port of Axiovert 35 / 35 M / 135
/ 135 M
The front camera port (2-6/5) of the Axiovert 35 / 35 M / 135 / 135 M is a T2 adapter with camera factor
2.5
× attached to the stand.
• Remove dust cover or lens from the SLR camera housing (2-6/2).
• Remove dust covers from the front camera ports (2-6/5) of the Axiovert 35 / 35 M/135 / 135 M.
• Screw camera-specific T2 adapter (2-6/3) to the camera port (2-6/5) of the Axiovert 35 / 35 M / 135 /
135 M.
• Attach the SLR camera housing (2-6/2) to the relevant T2 adapter (2-6/3).
• If required, align camera horizontally: loosen three set screws (2-6/4) on the T2 adapter (2-6/3) using
watchmaker's screwdriver, align camera (2-6/2) horizontally, and tighten set screws (2-6/4) again
using the watchmaker's screwdriver.
• Attach cable release (2-5/1), if required.
If the T2 adapter for the Contax bayonet (2-6/7) has already been attached to the camera port in the
factory, only the Contax camera housing (2-6/6) must be attached to the camera port with Contax
bayonet (2-6/7) after removal of all the dust covers. In that case, the SLR camera is also aligned
horizontally.
Fig. 2-6 Attachment of 35 mm SLR cameras to front camera port of Axiovert 35 / 35 M / 135 / 135 M