BEAULIEU R8 Manuale utente
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PLATE 1
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PLATE 2
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PLATE 4
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R8 correctl
y
loaded
PLATE 1
I.
Reflex viewfinder eyepiece
2. Eyepiece adjustment lever (to suit
operator's sight)
3. Winding crank handle
4.
Footage counter (feet)
5. Footage counter (meters)
6. Tripod or carrying strap fixing bushing
7. Variable-aperture lever and 3-Position
locking knob
8. Single-frame release socket
9. Continuous drive release button
10. Speed setting knob
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PLATE 2
12. Reverse motion knob
13. Cover locking knob
14·
Frame counter
15· Frame counter zero-reset
PLATE 3
16. Feeder spool spindle
17· Spool locating stud
18. Upper guide roller
19· Floating pressure plate
20. Film gate
2J.
Film guide
22. Lower guide roller
23· Take-up spool spindle
24· Footage counter lever
25· Cover fixing bush
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PLATE
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26.
Feeder spool
27·
Film circuit
28.
Take-up spool
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The lucky owner of an 8 mm Beaulieu
Reflex camera should have no difficulty in
shooting good films, right from the start,
if he observes the following simple instruc-
tions, even though photography or
film-
making may be entirely new ground for
him.
The instructions closely follow the natural
sequence of operation from loading to
unloading.
Another chapter is reserved for the
description of special effects which can be
easily obtained, with a minimum of "know-
how", with this advanced cine-camera.
Beginners are also given a few hints and
tips on how to avoid the usual technical
mistakes of neophyte cameramen.
Finally, a special chapter is devoted to
vital advice on how to maintain your
camera in perfect condition.
Naturally enough, this small handbook
will not provide answers to all the technical
problems which you will meet as your skill
increases. This will be the task of your
Beaulieu Cinema agent. Beaulieu agents
are appointed on the strength of their
technical competence and "service-ability".
They will be delighted to oblige.
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1. Free the winding crank handle (3)
from the fixi.ng stud. Pivot crank
through 180
0
about its hub and wind-up
fully, turning in a clockwise direction.
Do not wind beyond stop
Iirnits.
Again
pivot the crank handle 180
0
about its
hub, turn anticlockwise to bring handle
to locking stud.
2. Open camera lid by unlocking knob (13)
in direction indicated. Remove empty
spool supplied with camera.
3· Reel-out 30 to 40 cm of non-exposed
film and place film spool over its spindle
(ph. 3-16). Check that locating lug (17)
is correctly engaged into spool square
recess.
4. Pull out slightly the floating pressure
plate (19) and insert film between plate
and gate (20) after threading it alonz
arrow-indicated path, over upper
roller (18). The film also passes between
the gate and the film guide (21) and
over the lower roller (22). Check that
film is well engaged in the gate: the
pressure plate should snugly press upon
the gate.
5. Bend end of :film in the shape of a clip
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GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
Preliminaries
I.
Load your camera with a standard
7.50 m spool.
2.
If your camera is a type T.R.8
(j-Iens
turret), select lens to suit scene to be
shot.
3· Estimate light intensity of the scene,
either by means of photocell light meter
or from table on page 9. This data will
be used to adjust the diaphragm setting.
4· Frame scene by looking through the
viewfinder. Focus by means of the
range ring on the lens.
5· Set filming speed to required value.
6. Trip release button and begin shooting.
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R
8
Loading Procedure
IMPORTANT. Never run an unloaded
camera at more than 24. frames jsecond.
Loading is performed under conditions of
dimmed lighting. Select a dark or shaded
spot for this operation.
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of
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to 2 ern length. Insert into slot
of hub of empty spool. Wrap tightly
3 or 4 turns of filrn over spool hub.
6. Pull counter feeler clear of film, by
means of lever (24) and place empty
spool over take-up spool spindle (23).
positioning locating lug as in the case
of the feeding spool. Release trip
button (9) to run a few em of film and
check that everything is in order.
7. Close camera lid:
a
Press on locking knob
(I
3);
b
Turn locking knob clockwise. Fold
key down, flush with camera body.
2 -
Lens Selection
A . If your camera
IS
a Beaulieu
Model M. R. 8
In common with all Beaulieu cameras,
your Model M.R.8 can be equipped with any
standard lens, with type-C mount (I5.8
1=1
dia -32 threadsjinch- normalized thread-
ing length not exceeding 3.8
mrr't).
If your camera is equipped with a "normal"
lens (I2.5 mm focal length for 8 mm size
films) you can tackle most subjects. Howe-
ver, putting the interchangeability feature
of your camera to good use, you can also
employ a comprehensive range of extra
lenses of different field angles. For ins-
tance: "wide-angle" lenses (focal length of
approx. 6 mm) that cover a wide field of
vision, and a "telephoto" lens (35 mm and
even 50 nun focal length) which covers only
a restricted span of vision, but magnifies
and "scans" the details of the scene.
There is an "optimum" lens for every
scene: optimize your movies by using the
lens most suitable for the scene.
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If your M. R. 8is equipped with a variable
focal length lens.
This type of objective combines, in one
single lens, the features of the normal
range of fixed focal length lenses. There
is, accordingly, no need for prior lens
selection: the operator simply chooses the
most suitable field angle (wide, normal,
telephoto... and all intermediate ranges)
from observation through the viewfinder,
and sets it by means of the knurled ring
on the lens.
B . If your ca
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era
is
a Model T. R. 8
In that case, the turret is equipped with
3 lenses of different focal length, generally:
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wide-angle, normal, telephoto, assuring three
fields of different span.
The lens to be used should be in the upper
position on the turret. Proceed as follows
to bring it to its operating position: Hold
the camera with the left hand. Disengage
turret-locking pawl by pressing on it with
the thumb of the right hand. Simulta-
neously, the fore or middle finger of the
right hand pushes one of the three lenses,
rotating the turret clockwise. The locking
pawl can now be released. Continue to
apply pressure to the lenses (without
forcing) until the turret locks into the next
indexing position. The upper lens will
then be automatically set in the corre
working position. Lenses are interchan-
geable, as on the M.R.8. The turret accepts
all lenses with standard mounts. Relative
lens position on the turret is immaterial.
Extension tubes and rings
Designed for macrocinematography work,
these lens extensions permit close-up filminz
of very small items, making them appea~
on the film larger than normally visible
to the eye.
A complete set of exte.nsion tubes and rings
may be obtained from any exclusive Beau-
lieu agent. They are made in combination
form, so that they may be mounted either
on 8 n1111or 16
1l1l11
cameras.
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3 -
Diaphragm Setting
Diaphragms have a light-gating function.
They form circular orifices of variable
aperture controlling the amount of light
impinging on the sensitive surface of the
film. By varying the diameter of the
aperture, the luminous flux can be accurately
dosed to assure correct tone or color render-
ing. Too much light results in over-
exposure, too little light in under exposure.
How to estimate correct exposure?
a.
Photo-cell exposure-meters
Whenever possible, use an exposure meter.
When the window of the photo-sensitive.
cell is pointed at the object to be filmed,
the meter registers the amount of reflected
light in the form of "stop" readings.
To simplify matters, most meters are cali-
brated on the assumption that a continuous
film speed of 16 (or 18) frames-per-second
(f.p.s.), corresponds to an exposure of
1/32 second per frame, a speed of 24 f.p.s.
corresponding to 1/48 (or
1/50)
second.
However, few cameras are actually timed
on that basis. The R.8, for one, is timed
to give a
1/50
seconde exposure at 18 f.p.s.
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