ALPA 12 FPS User manual

ALPA 12 FPs
instruction manual
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The ALPA 12 FPS (focal plane shutter) opens the door into a new dimension: from the modular
camera platform to the open toolbox. The ALPA 12 FPS is a shutter module when it is used togeth-
er with another ALPA 12 camera. It is, however, also an independent camera when it is combined
on its own with a back, a lens and a suitable adapter. This opens up the use of brand-new or fond
old lenses from dozens of different manufacturers of optical systems – with or without a central
shutter and with or without manual or electronic aperture control. Plus a free choice of format –
only limited by the image circles of the lenses and by the sensor sizes.
Naturally, not all lenses will work equally well with all backs. However, what is ‘good’ and what is ‘less
good’ is a decision solely for the photographer or, if he or she is working according to a commission,
naturally also for the customer. We see a new attitude toward many aspects of picture quality in
this: away from the unedifying factionalism and toward the acceptance of subjective opinions and
evaluations.
The ALPA 12 FPS opens up the eld of shift/tilt/swing/stitch in a wide range of variants and with the
corresponding accessories to a whole new world which had previously hardly been possible, if at all.
The whole system is controlled by a continuously expandable rmware in a concept which includes
all previous ALPA 12 models, many lenses and almost all digital backs produced in the past ten years.
A previously unknown variety of possibilities and combinations is opened up – a toolbox which the
user can equip and utilize according to his or her own needs or while using already existing tools.
ALPA 12 FPS

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ALPA ADJUSTABLE ADAPTER H1A USERS:
PLEASE CHECK DEPTH OF RELEASE PIN FIRST
IN ORDER TO AVOID DAMAGE. CONTACT
YOUR DEALER OR ALPA FOR HELP IF NEEDED.
DO NOT MANIPULATE OR OPEN CAMERA BODY.
MANIPULATION AFFECTS CALIBRATION AND PROPER
FOCAL PLANE DISTANCE. OPENING DETECTION IN PLACE.
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CONNECTORS
CONNECTORS
ALemo 14pin for external electronic leaf shutter systems
(future use)
BFlash connector PC type for synchronization of digital
backs and/or ash control, alternative sync port
CLemo 1pin for synchronization of digital backs, main sync
port
D
Lemo 3pin for hand grip trigger, starting the camera, cable
remote trigger or triggering by Pocket Wizard, e.g., acts
as [k1] ➔activate for 2 seconds to turn the camera on,
releases the shutter and activating for 5 seconds will turn
the camera off
ELemo 4pin for external power supply (no auto switch-off)
BAT Release button for battery, push and slide battery out
RJ45 Ethernet port for remote control via LAN/WiFi
USB Port for rmware upgrades and uploading sync programs
CS Cold shoe, accessory adapter
CONTROL ELEMENTS
controlelement
k1
Switch-on by pressing 2 sec/off 5 sec, auto switch-off af-
ter selected time of inactivity when battery powered, see
also (D)
k1
Release button, start/stop T exposure, [k5] & [k1] see
upgrade process
k2 Turn left/right ➔increases or decreases value depending
on wheel conguration
k2 Push ➔ tab /// long ➔key lock (except [k1]), push long
again for unlocking
k3 Program page left
k3 Push long ➔rotate display by 180°
k4 Program page right
k5 Switching display illumination off/on
k5 Push long ➔ turns the camera off, [k5] & [k1] see upgrade
process
k6 Closes the aperture to the preset value, toggles between
open and close (only Canon EF and Nikon PC-E lenses)
k6 Push long ➔ open/close focal plane or leaf shutter
k2 &
k1 Cancels a running bracketing or self timer program
k5 &
k1 Firmware upgrade, see upgrade process
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DISPLAY ELEMENTS
DISPLAYELEMENTS
d1 key lock
d2 shutter status
d3 aperture status
d4 multi-exposure / bracketing status
d5 self-timer
d6 battery level / power supply
d7 chaining exposure time & aperture
d8 tab selector
d9 info area
d10 menu page indicator
d11 aperture
d12 exposure time
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FOCUS
CONTROL
BRACKET-
ING EXPOSURE SELF TIMER
CONFIGU-
RATION
ENTER
STEPS
START
operation menu
CONFIGU-
RATION
EXIT
TCP/IP
CONFIG
DATE &
TIME
SERVICE
EDIT
SYNC
SYNC TCP/IP
DHCP
BAT.
TIME OUT
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MENU ELEMENTS
menu elements
0.0 Start screen
1.1 Steps in EV for aperture and shutter speed
1.2 Bracketing for bracketing and multi-exposure programs
1.3 Focus control
1.4 Exposure
1.5 Self timer
1.6 Shutter mode
1.7 Enter conguration level
2.1 Select sync programs
2.2 Manage sync programs
2.3 Battery Time Out
2.4 Enter service menu (ALPA only)
2.5 Set date & time
2.6 Wheel conguration (+/- or -/+)
2.7 Congure TCP/IP or read received values depending on the DHCP status
2.8 Dene DHCP conguration (IP via DHCP or xed)
2.9 Exit conguration level
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start menu
ALPA FPS
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START SCREEN
start screen
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Actual number of actuations of
the internal focal plane shutter.
The factory delivery counter
shows 100 actuations of the
focal plane shutter.
d16
Indication of the FPS rmware
release sucessfully installed on
the camera.