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7.2 Exchanging the Ground Glass

•By briefly depressing the “PHASE”-button in standby, the shutter is positioned to protect the mirror surface from damage as far as possible ➪ photo.

•Before exchanging the ground glass, switch the camera’s main switch off and disconnect the camera from the power supply!

•Remove the lens or the protective cap.

Do not touch the mirror surface!

•Using the included special forceps, pull the ground glass ➪ photo out of the holder by its tongue ➪ photo.

•Check that the ground glass to be inserted as well as the ground glass frame are completely clean.

•With the special forceps, push the chosen ground glass into the holder as far as it will go. The red marker point must be on the left. A ball catch fixes the ground glass exactly in the right position.

•Check that the ground glass is correctly locked in place.

Note:

Cleaning or exchanging the field lens, see

 

Chapter 13 Maintenance, Cleaning the Field Lens.

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