Silvestri S5 manual Accessories and their use Bellows, Lens boards, Adapter backs

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Accessories and their use:

A)

Bellows

 

a) Standard; square and parallel, for medium-long focal length lenses.

 

b) Wide angle; for short and medium focal length lenses.

 

c) Biconic; for lenses of medium long focal length, for wide tilt and swing

 

movements.

 

ATTENTION! when removing the bellow DO NOT pull the bellow’s fabric

 

but first push the metal frame from the inside out of its place in both standards. B)

C)

Lens boards:

 

a)Lens board with n. 0 hole, for lenses in 0 shutter.

b)Lens board with silvestri bayonet, for lenses with Silvestri bayonet mounting.

c)Recessed lens board with n. 0 hole, for lenses in n.0 shutter

d)Recessed lens board with Silvestri bayonet, for lenses in Silvestri bayonet mounting.

The recessed lens board are needed for short focal lenses ( f.i. 24/35/47/60mm Schneider, 35/45/55 Rodenstock).

Shutters Available:

Copal 0 & 1 : Mechanical shutter with manual loading, manual diaphragm setting, times from 1” to 1/500” + B and T poses.

Copal Press 0 & 1: Mechanical shutter with preselection of the diaphragm and automatic loadin, times from 1” to 1/125” + B pose.

Prontor/Silvestri n. 0 : Magnetic shutter with electronic control, it is activated by the Silvestri Remote Control Unit code 7053K. This type of shutter is needed for Multishot and Microstep digital backs. Selection of times from the remote control unit, selection of diaphragms from the shutter.

Schneider 0 shutter: Magnetic shutter with electronic control, it is activated by the Silvestri Remote Control Unit code

7053K: selection of times and diaphragms. Needed for Microstep and Multishot digital backs.

-Rollei Electronic shutter, times and diaphragms are activated by the Rollei remote control unit which also supplies cables and interfaces.

-Digital lenses:

a)Schneider Apo Digitar series: 24XL - 28L - 35XL - 47XL - 60N - 80L - 90L - 100N - 120N - 150N - 180T - 80M - 120M.

b)Rodenstock Apo Sironar Digital series; 35 - 45 - 55 - 90 - 105 - 135 - 150 - 180 - 120 Makro.

Other lenses: Schneider, Rodenstock or lenses of other brands can be easily mounted on S5 micron in the usual way, both for digital and analogue use.

Adapter backs

-Standard 6x9 back with Graflex attachment, for 120 and 220 roll film holders.

-Sliding back adapter 6x6 for single shot, Hasselblad type interface.

-Sliding back adapter 5x7 for one or two shots (stitching), Hasselblad type interface.

-Sliding back adapter 6x6 Hasselblad H1 type interface.

-Sliding back adapter 4,5x6 Mamiya 645 AFD interface.

-Sliding back adapter 4,5x6 Contax interface.

Adapter back plate for S5 micron camera

This plate has a Silvestri 4 points attachment with engagement in 8° of rotation on which the above mentioned back adapters can be mounted. Moreover all accessories produced in the past for the Silvestri standard attachment can continue to be used on this camera.

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Contents Camera Assembly SilvestriAdapter backs Accessories and their use BellowsLens boards Adapter back plate for S5 micron cameraFocusing and fast extensioning of the rails How to mount components on the standardsPrecautions in the mounting and the handling Silvestri