Magazines
Unloading the Magazine
Preparations
•Remove the loop protector.
•Check the counter on the magazine. It must show 0, otherwise the film has not been fully exposed.
•Open the feed side in daylight.
•Swing away the guide roller arm until it clicks - do not pull the guide roller arm upwards.
•Pull off the core of the exposed roll.
•If further shooting is to be carried out, the unexposed film can now be loaded on the feed side.
Tasks in the Changing Bag
•Place the magazine with the
•Close the changing bag and place your hands in the sleeves.
•Open the magazine cover on the
•Swing away the guide roller arm until it clicks. Do not pull the guide roller arm upwards.
Collapsible core:
•Loosen the clamp on the collapsible core.
•Holding the shaft down with your thumbs, brace your thumbs on the film spindle and pull off the film carefully.
Core adapter and film core:
•Unlock the film core.
•Brace your thumbs on the film spindle and carefully pull off the film with the core adapter and film core.
•Carefully press the core adapter out of the film core, ensuring that the inner loops of film are not pressed out with it, and place the core adapter back onto the film spindle.
•Place the film in the black wrapper and place this in the film container.
•Lock the film container and seal it down with the tape.
•Open the changing bag.
Final Tasks
•Clean the pressure gate in the magazine throat with an optic brush and an optic cloth. If very dirty, moisten the optic cloth with pure alcohol.
•Clean the magazine (see above).
Never remove film deposit with metal tools; use only the ARRI plastic film track cleaning rod.
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