AAton XTR User Manual - 3.3 Pressure Plate System

sitive high speed stocks, as is the case with the LTR and some other

manufacturers' magazines, has been known to cause grain fracturing

and a resulting abnormal exposure of the film in that area.)

3.3 PRESSURE PLATE SYSTEM

The DX magazine features two pressure plates which are located at the

front of the nose of the magazine. When the loaded magazine is atta-

ched to the camera, these pressure plates provide the precise stabilization

of the film during exposure and transport.

3.3.1 The Picture Plate

The upper four-striped pressure plate, called the picture plate, is po-

sitioned at the camera's aperture opening and is designed to hold

the film steady at the point of exposure. Proper setting and functio-

ning of the picture plate assures the precise focus of each image.

3.3.2 The Claw Plate

The lower plate, called the claw plate, is positioned at the pulldown

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