Leaf Aptus-II Installation Manual - page 70
Large Format
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The Digital Camera Back on a Large Format Camera with a Schneider
Electronic Shutter
1. Make sure the camera is securely mounted on a tripod.
2. Attach the lens with the Schneider shutter to the large format
camera.
3. Attach the adaptor (e.g. Graflok ) to the back of the camera and
secure it.
4. Remove the protective cover from Leaf Aptus
II.
5. Attach the digital camera back to the adaptor.
6. Connect the cable of the Schneider Shutter Control to the Schneider
electronic shutter cable.
7. Connect the single end of the Schneider-Aptus II Lens Control
interface cable to the port of the Lens Control and attach the two
other ends to the Camera Control and Sync ports of Leaf Aptus
II.
8. If you are working in tethered mode, go to step 10 now.
9. Install the compact flash card and power up the back and the Lens
Control.
Working in tethered mode:
10. Install the Leaf Capture application from the CD.
11. Start the Leaf Capture application.
12. Connect the FireWire cable between the computer and Leaf Aptus
II.
13. After you connect the cable, the application automatically connects
to Leaf Aptus
II. When the connection is established, the LED
indicator on the digital camera back turns from orange to green.
14. After you connect the cable, the application automatically connects
to Leaf Aptus
II. When the connection is established, the LED
indicator on the digital camera back turns from orange to green.
Notes: If you want to work with an external flash, connect the Flash Sync
cable between the Leaf Aptus
II digital camera back and the flash or strobe
unit.
For information about connecting the FireWire cable, see Working in
Tethered Mode, page 65.
Using a Mechanical Shutter Lens
1. Make sure the camera is securely mounted on a tripod.
2. Attach the mechanical shutter lens to the large format camera.
3. Attach the Graflok adaptor to the back of the camera and secure it.
4. Remove the protective cover from Leaf Aptus
II.
5. Attach the digital camera back to the Graflok adaptor.