Mounting

•Press in the spring-loaded stop pin and pull the

upper sliding backplate off the base plate .

•Attach upper sliding plate with the central tie-down screw (3/8" thread) to the camera base, ensuring that the locating pins align with the holes in the camera base.

•Screw the wedge plate of the tripod used onto the

base plate .

•Lock the base plate onto the tripod head (spring- loaded stop pin rear).

•Slide the camera with the upper sliding plate into the dovetail guide of the base plate until the spring-loaded stop pin clicks audibly into position, preventing the camera from sliding to the back of the bridge plate.

•Slide the camera into the desired position and lock

with the lock lever .

•Pull the support rods out to the desired length and set

with the clamp screws .

Balancing

•Fully equip the camera. Attach all camera and lens components you plan to use.

•Loosen the clamp lever on the upper sliding plate

, balance the camera on the base and lock the clamp lever once the correctly balanced position is found.

Bridge Plate BP-7 with 15 mm Support Rods

The bridge plate BP-7 with 15mm support rods can be transferred from Normal 16 to Super 16 optical positions. Old bridge plates with 15mm support rods for the 16 SR can subsequently be retrofitted with the new upper sliding plate. A conversion kit with instructions is avail- able.

For mounting and operation see bridge plate BP-6.

For changing the upper sliding plate from Normal 16 to Super 16 optical center positons, the reversible center plate on the upper sliding plate must be reversed to the appropriate position. See chapter 8.

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