5.3 Important instructions
Important Instructions
•The WRC-1 controls
-the camera speed,
-the mirror shutter angle, and
-the iris of the lens.
All three parameters directly influence the exposure of the film. In order to avoid unwanted results, and to prevent the likelihood of incorrect use, all those parameters controlled by the WRC-1 must be set and controlled by the user. This also applies when one of these parameters is not required for the currently selected remote control: only when all three parameters have been set (speed, mirror shutter angle and the aperture) the film exposure is fully defined.
These values are defined separately for each mode, i.e. the parameters can and must be individually set for each mode.
Example: first of all a speed ramp is programmed and shot. Then only the shutter angle is remotely controlled for a transition from an outdoor take to an indoor take. It would not be desirable to continue using those settings that had been active at the end of the speed ramp for the next take. Instead, the values set by the user for the respective modes are active after switching over to the other mode.
•When operating in WRC mode, the speed or mirror shutter angle should not be set on the camera itself, as these are repeatedly written over by the WRC-1. The WRC-1 is an active unit and its settings have priority over those of the camera. The camera retains the last settings sent by the WRC-1 in its memory. This applies when switching from WRC mode back to CAM mode, as well as when disconnecting the WRC-1 from the camera.
•All programmed end-stops and parameters set on the WRC-1 are stored for as long as required, even when the unit has been switched off. It is therefore possible that end-stops for the handwheel had been pro- grammed, which are not available when using this WRC-1 with another camera model (e.g. high-speed settings). The WRC-1 recognizes the connected camera model, but does not independently change the stored values. If these stored values should lie outside of the range available for the connected camera model, a warning is displayed.
