Roundshot 65 EL User manual

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SEITZ
INSTRUCTION

Your SeitzROUNDSHOT
q5 | 70 - 220is a modernrotating
carnera,fitted
withthe
latest
in exclusive
technical
gadgets
Theabilitytoalter
the
movenlentin three
dimensions
necessitates
creatingnew
principles.
The axial rotation
with variuNl"tp""d determines
the exposure
time,thereby
immediately
an[ continuously
recording
thealter-
nation
in time,thisisanuniqu$
advantage
of thiscamQra.
Theshiftadjustment
of thelfns altersthe
horizontallevelof the
image,
theshiftmay
beadjustldboth
electronically
and
manually.
.
Focusingis accomplished
by changing
the_separation,
using
the
built in lens,thefocus
can
betariedbetwen
3 mtr.and
inf.
You nowown anelite produ{t of photographic
technology
with
which
wewish
youeverysuccpsin the
future.

NOMENCLA URE -2-
A - Screwfor thecarteracasing, torelease
tunl to theleft.
B - Bubbleof spirit :vel.
C - Apertureadiustnentknob.
D - Distanceadiustm
:nt
knob.
E - Knob for manual shiftadiustment.
F - Switch for electrcaladiustment
of shift.
G - Thread3lS"(,ieht
)
H - Threadto attach:ptical finder.

TECHNICAL DATA
InIn InC
GRANDAGON
I-ens 4.5 I from the middle to t
from 3 mtr. to infini
Focusing Conti 360" - 4I2 x 60mm = 6,8: I
Film 70mm Pictu
ffi l'ertical,
lens
inmid4lqrgqqg&
360o
=412x54mm
=7,6:l
Film220 Pi ical.lens
in middleposition.
Shootineangle 44o
S@ Ltlzs
- rt60
- rt3o
- rtrs-1/8
-rt4
-
-U2-I s.
-2
S.
-4S.-
8S.
-
16S.
-32S.
-
64S.
-
128
S.
Rotations
time 360" = from ca. 1sec.
to 18hour
newith 70mm / 3 with 220fl]m. Pictures
360
o 10 cm D. 16
cm H.26
cm
withcase
ca.12
k
counter.
rotations
angle
selection,
Controlunit Fra nob,
start
trigger,
cable
ry{!-PE

O - RING
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OPERA'TING THE CAMB
The ROUNDSHOT Camerh
65 I 70 - 220
accept70 mm prforated
film in cartridge
4,5m.as
well 220rollfilm.
To remove
thecamera
casilpg,
unscrew
(A)
alignthefocusing
leverabpve
the slotan
lifrthe casing
off. Change
tfre
O-Ring
from
thepressure
plate(7O
- 229)andfixed the
filmholderup or down
Once
thecasing
is removed,
it isimportant
that
theblindonthefront rtins
into its slot.
A futly loaded
battery
allpwsup to 200
shotsof 360degree
at a short
timesetting
of 1/250
or 15 shots
usinfg
a slow time
setting
(4 sec.). Whicheqirals
15 minutes
rolations
time,
by2O
o
celsirhs.
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CHBCKLIST -5-
BEGINNING - ofthefilmshruldbefirmlv onto thetake
upspool.
INSTALL - on
astabletri od,
with3/8
"thread.
APERTURE - tobeset,meacalculate
average
liehti
ng.
DISTANCE - issetby
tumiethelevertothemark.
CABLES - fromthecontclunit
and
battery
is plugged.
VIEWFINDER - isscrewedon sothatis can
berotated.
SHIFT - setting
isadjutedtothedesired
horizontallevcl.
SHUTIER - speed
isset
ac:ordingtoliehtconditions
and
movemenl
PRESETTING - of the
angleol resolution,
PROGRAM 1= 9O
"
COUNTER - must
be
reset>v
oushing
thereset
knob.

LOADING THB FILM
Whenthe camera
is ope[, swivel the
pressure
roller
to theoutsidQ.
Thenewcartridge
is clamped betwen
top
holder
andcentralising
suppprt.
Remove
thecoverof the4mpty
cartridge
andsecure
thebeginning
oll
the
film to the
spool.
Replace
the
cover.
Push
the top holder up {ith the empty
cartridge
and insertthe fatterinto the
transport
clamp.
Tightensthe film snugly o4rto
the filmrest
with the knob. Swivel the pressur
roller
L^^l- i*r^ -^^i+i^-
with the knob. Swivel the pressur
roller
back
intoposition.
-6-
NOTE:
THEFILI.1
i.iUST
NOT
BEHIND
THE
DISTANCE
BCLT,

FILMFORMAT -7
-
PROGRAM Anele 7O Imase
size Rollfilm Ratio
I90" 103x6Omm [03x54mrn I,7:I
2 1800 206x60
mm 206x54
mm 3,4: I
3 2:70" 309x60mm 309x54mm 5,1:l
4 3600 472x6Omm 412x54
mm 6,8: 1
5 4fr" 515x6Omm 515
x54
mm 8,6: I
6 540
0 618x6Omm 618x54mm 10,3:1
7 6300 72rx6'0mm 721
x 54mm l2,O:I
8 720" 824x 6Omm 824x54
mm 13,7: I
9 810' 921x60mm V27x54mm 15,4:
I

SHUTTER SPEED SETTING -B-
The
whel
forthe shuttcr
spced
is
pl.ficcd
inthc lorvcr
inrmobilc
part
o[[hc camcra.
Whilethecamera
rotates
anarrorvislit
continuously
exposesthefilm,at11250
shutterspeed
thecamera
does
a
360
degrccturnin
ca.I sccond.
Moving
objccts
are
n
If th
take
Mov
>
notblurred.
thecamera
moves
slower,
atw
ce
aboutca.8 seconds,
depen
cving
objects
will appear lengthr
h
ashutterspeed of 1/30,
afull rotation rvi
ing on whichside
the
camera
is rotatinl
red
orshorened
to revolution time-for 360 "
Jnutter speeo ln colilpitllsu
I l25O = 0.9 sec. 1s. = 3min.45s.
I I I25 = 1.8 sec. 2s. = 7min.30s.
LI 60 = 3,75 sec. 4 Sec. = 15min.
l l 30 = '7,5sec. 8Sec. = 30min.
LlL5 = 15 sec. 1"6Sec.
= thour
1/8 = ?,8.125s. 32Sec. = 2hour
ll4 = 56.25
s. 64Sec. = 4 hour
ll2 = 1min52s. 128Sec.
= Shour
ill
o

APERTURE SETING -9-
Ontopof thecarnera
youwill find thebutton( C ) to set
theaperture
at:
4,5
15,6lS ltl I 16
| 22
132
The mark on the
knobindicat4 thechosen
aperture,
valucsin betrvcn
can
beused
as
well.
TIP: If you areshooting
pict{re of more than360 degree,
measure
the
light conditionsin thecrucialsector.
FOCUSING
Focus
thepicture with thefo4ur
lever
( D ) ontopof thecamera,
the
following settingscanbechfsen: 3 m. I 5m. / l0 m./ Infinty.
Here
againchoosäa
setting
thatwill focusin the
crucialpartof the
picture.
NOTE:Thefocusinglever issimultaneously
thecamera
covcrs
sccurit
latch,
beforeremoving
the
covef,
alignthelever
withtheslot.

DEPTH OF
GRANDAGON
4,5
/ 65
FIELD -10-
m in meters
Aperture 3 Meters 5Meters l0 Meters I!!!lY
4.5 2.5
- 4.O 33
- 7.5 8,0
- 10 14
-Inf.
5,6 2,3
- 4,4 35
- 9,0 7,O
- 21 11
- Inf'
82,1
- 5,0 3)-12 5,0-36 '7,5-lnf'
11 2,0
-6,5 25-22 3,6-60 6'0-l!!
16 1,7-20 2Z
- 35 3,0- Inf. '4,5 - lnf
'
22 r.6-
15 I) - 50 2,8-Inf
. 3,6:J"f '
32 1,5-30 17
-70 2,6
- Inf
. ?z:J"f '-

VIBWFINDER
Beforeyou setup the ca , usethe
viewfinder
tochoose
theex spot.
Theviewfinder
isscrewed ithethread
located
in thecentre
of the top.
rl-
PAI1ALLAX
CORI{ECTION
LENS
IN TOP
POStTTON
LENSIN
MIDDLE.
POSITION
ROLLFILM
LlNE
The frame showsboth the
upperbordersof the pictu
the viewfinder to seethe
shot.
Shifting the lens,
horizontal frame in
viervfinder can be
turning thecamera.
and
lou'est
point
of
swivell without
andthe
Now rotate
tent of the
he desired
finder.The
thehighest
show
the vie
To chec
the.
ob.iec

SHIFT ADJU
The lens can beshifted
lines andto increase
thev
The shooting
angle
by 70
the
lens: 48degree
= 24
In toplensposition: 41,
By 220
rollfilm istheshoot
44 degree
= 24" up +
38' up +2odown,
in
top
The setting
canbeachiev
and electronically by the
directionof theshift
STMENT -12-
rdsto correctconverging
vertical
ical anglethepicture.
films in middle
position
from
' up + 24" down.
oup
+ 3"down.
ng
angle
in middlelens
positiön:
odown
position.
bothmanually
by thebutton (
el ( F ). The arrow shows E)
the

CONTROL UNIT -13-
FOUR switch - 4 year
Lithlum battery
powered.
LCD readout
controllerwitfl a 6,5 ft. (2 mtr-) cable.
PROGRAM Switch- To set
fn memorythe
number
of 90 degree
rotation segments [o beused
in thenext picturetaken.
RESETSwitch- Retourn
thenumber
of picture
segments
taken
memory countert$ zero,after camera
hasbeenloadet
andis ieadyto us$.
Also permit
continue
rot'ation
without stopping
]l lO degree
segments.
STOPSwitch - For stopping
thecamera
before
finish theprograrn.
START Switch
- Starts
rotatibn
antaking
of picture
simultaneously'

ARTIFICA
If additional light is
orastrobelightcanbe
Check
for reflecting
s
tripod.
Movements can be doc
a strobelight.
NOTE: The power line
camera.Lay thecable
a
L LIGHT
onthe
object,a model
- lamp
tothe3/8thread.
acesby rotating the headof the
nted
a rhytmicalintervalsusing
of the light heads turn with the
thetripod
before
shooting.
14-

TIPS BEFO
Check,
if all thecables
check
list.
Be sure
that
thecamera
driving
orflying
suppo
swaying
way.Anange
t
ones
areatclose
or midd
Checkout the wanted a
occur
duringtheslot.
Horizontal
lines
should
linesrunningaway
from
After inserting a new fil
press
lheSTART button,
RE SHOOTING -15-
properlyplugged
in, gothrough
the
is properly secured
on a stationary
in a horizontal,
vertical,
obliqueor
objects
in a way that the important
ran8e.
unwantedmovements
that could
in thebackground
or on thehorizon
cameraarepreferable.
, setthe PROGRAM on " 2 " artd
depress
theRESET button.

SHOOTING
The trigger thecamera
j
thearea
you want to
if you areshooting
with a
walk behind the camera.
degreeshotwill ensue
after a certain time.
TIP: Set
theprogram
at
pictures,
thereby
enabling
REMOVING
l,oosenscrew
( A ) andali
removingthe camera
casl
top holder.Slip the lo
remove
the
full spool.
-16-
press
theSTART button.StaY
out of
when usinga shortrevolution time,
long revolution
time, you can easily
f the PROGRAM is setat B, a 720
stering
changes
in thefield of vision
5 " when you are shooting360 '
u to choose
thebest
frame.
THE FILM
nthefocus
lever
withthe
slotbefore
. Pushthespool
upward
against
the
endout of the transport
clamP and

CARING FOR
The camera
shouldbe kept
protected
from damage.
Only use flawlesscartridges,
themovement
of thefilm.
In sandor windy areas pro
before shooting, air must be
thelensfrom misting over.
Charge
the battery 24 Yolt
mains
cable
in to Electronic
The unit shoultbe fully
protective
circuitprevents
o
OUR CAMERA -17-
ndtransportedin itscase
andthus
itherslotnor spoolshouldhamper
the camera with
ble to circulate in the a plastic bag
bagto prevent
(2x12V
l2
ox (AC from
harged after
rloading.
Ah) by
100
Volt
approx.
pluggingthe
b 24AVolt)
12 hours,
a

ELECTRONIC
BOX II
The main socket, a 14 pin socket
additional
24 Volt sourceandthe
- The Indicator of battery charge
green
control LEDs will light up a
green
control
LEDswill light upand
The
red
LEDby "BATUwill flaih,if
-The
"RUN" LEDwill flashas
longexposure
times
because
you
ca(
- Select
Shutter
tlme byturningthe
-The "Start" pushbuttons:
"Brr - the
rrT* and t'Btt atthe
sametime.camel
Attention! for shortshuttertimes
first turnbackwards
a little before
proper speedwhen the shutter opens.
- Slide-in, maintenace
free lead
batteries,
slideend
.panel
at controller
- Thecomputer for electronicregul
- The power unlt takesfrom 100
- 2
- The automatic charger which has
Located
-18-
n the front cover:
for thecamera,theextension
socket for an
tlon socketfor thecontrol unit.
el; duringtherotationof the camera,
one of the
indicate the chargelevel, from 25 Vo
to IOOVo.
thebattery(Accu)
has
to becharged.
as
thecamerais rotating.
(Very important
for
see
thecamerarotating
).
knob.
rmera
will runwhile thebutton
ist pressed;press
will runby itselfuntil "8" is pressed
again.
l/30 - ll250: aftertriggering,thc camera
will
then moves forward to ramp up to be at the
Locat insidethe box:
(Accu) 24 Yolt I 2 Ah (2xl2Y) To change
ketendof box down, slide out batteries.
andmotor control.
Volt AC input.Ncvcr
pf
ug in rvith battcricsout
harge
protccliort