Sinar Medium Format Camera System Hy6 User manual

Sinar Hy6
Medium Format Camera System
Operating Manual

LEGAL INFORMATION
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Copyright
Copyright © 2007 - 2009 Sinar Photography AG. All rights reserved.
No part of this manual may be reproduced in any form (print, photocopy, micro film or
any other procedure) without a prior written permission of Sinar AG, nor may contents be
used, reproduced, processed or distributed using electronic systems. This manual was
produced with the appropriate care. No liability will be accepted for damages resulting
from non-compliance with the advice contained herein.
We reserve the right to modify the document following technical advancements.
Intellectual property rights regarding photography
Pictures taken with a photographic camera are subject to the intellectual property rights
and the personal rights of the respective country. Any other use than personal / private
use is only allowed in accordance with the intellectual property right laws of the
respective country. In some cases, taking and using photographic images is restricted even
for private use. Please be careful and make sure that you take images only in accordance
with the laws effective in the country where the pictures are taken.
Trademarks
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referred to in this manual are the property of their proprietors.
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ADVICE FOR USING THIS MANUAL
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Advice for using this manual
The manual is intended for professional photographers or sophisticated amateur
photographers working with the Sinar Hy6 system.
Keep the manual in a safe place.
The manual contains all the necessary information for the safe and efficient operation, the
cleaning, maintenance and storage of your Sinar Hy6 medium format camera system, as
well as the contact details necessary in case of service incidents.
Read the safety advice contained in this manual carefully before you start working with
the Sinar Hy6 system, and make sure to observe the safety advice and all other
information contained in this manual.
No liability will be assumed for any damages or injuries arising from the non-observance
of the information contained in this manual.
Warning signs and symbols
Warning against possible dangers to personal safety or health
Warning against the risk of an electric shock
Warning against the risk of stumbling
Warning against risks that might arise from possibly damaged batteries
Warning against the danger of explosion
Warning against optical radiation
Warning against the risk of burns due to hot surfaces
Warning against the occurrence of fire
Warning against possible damage to the device or its component parts
Refers to important advice.
Refers to advice or guidelines to be observed when disposing of the camera or
its component parts.

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References
Shutter Release
Refers to an operational element that permits to call up a function. The
names of all operational elements start with capital letters.
|-Options | GUI-|
Refers to the menu path to be followed when selecting a function from
the menu.

Refers to a chapter or section to be read for further information.
•
Enumeration
Abbreviations
s
Seconds
ms
Milliseconds
°
Degree (angular measure)
°C
Degree Celsius
CCD
Charged Coupled Device
GUI
Graphical User Interface
EMC
Electromagnetic Compatibility

CONTENTS
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CONTENTS
1INTRODUCTION ......................................................................................................................................1
2SAFETY INFORMATION..........................................................................................................................2
2.1 GENERAL ADVICE ............................................................................................................................................ 2
2.2 ADVICE FOR HANDLING THE CAMERA .................................................................................................................... 4
2.2.1 Advice for preventing injuries............................................................................................................... 4
2.2.2 Advice for preventing damages to the camera ...................................................................................... 5
2.2.3 Advice for camera storage, maintenance and disposal ......................................................................... 6
2.2.4 Safety advice for using the battery and the cables ................................................................................ 7
2.2.5 Norms and standards ............................................................................................................................ 8
2.2.6 Environmental conditions ...................................................................................................................... 9
3SCOPE OF DELIVERY .............................................................................................................................10
3.1 SINAR HY6-E75 AND SINAR HY6-E75R.............................................................................................................. 10
3.2 SINAR HY6-E54............................................................................................................................................ 12
3.3 SINAR HY6-V75 ........................................................................................................................................... 13
3.4 SINAR HY665 ............................................................................................................................................. 14
3.5 SINAR HY665 –S65R................................................................................................................................... 14
3.6 SINAR HY6 .................................................................................................................................................. 15
4THE COMPONENT PARTS OF THE CAMERA..........................................................................................16
5ASSEMBLY INSTRUCTIONS FOR THE CAMERA......................................................................................19
5.1 ASSEMBLING THE VIEWFINDER ........................................................................................................................... 19
5.1.1 Attaching and removing the waistlevel viewfinder............................................................................... 19
5.1.2 Opening and closing the waistlevel viewfinder .................................................................................... 20
5.2 OPENING AND CLOSING THE MAGNIFYING GLASS.................................................................................................... 21
5.3 REPLACING THE MAGNIFYING GLASS ................................................................................................................... 22
5.4 ATTACHING THE 90° REFLEX VIEWFINDER AND THE 45° PRISM VIEWFINDER .................................................................. 22
5.5 ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE LENS................................................................................................................. 23
5.6 ATTACHING AND REMOVING THE SINARBACK ........................................................................................................ 24
5.6.1 Attaching and removing the protective cover...................................................................................... 25
5.6.2 Assembling and attaching the Sinarback and the adapter plate.......................................................... 25
5.6.2.1 Assembling and attaching the Sinarback eMotion ...................................................................... 26
5.6.2.2 Attaching and removing the Sinarback eVolution 75 H............................................................... 28
5.6.2.3 Attaching and removing the Sinarback eSprit 65 LV ................................................................... 29
5.7 ADJUSTING THE HAND GRIP POSITION .................................................................................................................. 31
5.8 OPERATING THE CAMERA FROM A COMPUTER........................................................................................................ 32
5.9 ATTACHING A FLASH DEVICE ............................................................................................................................. 33
5.10 REPLACING THE FOCUSING SCREEN ..................................................................................................................... 33
5.11 INSERTING AND REPLACING THE FORMAT MASK...................................................................................................... 34
5.12 ADJUSTING THE SHOULDER STRAP AND THE HAND STRAP .......................................................................................... 35
5.12.1 Attaching and removing the shoulder strap................................................................................... 35
5.12.2 Attaching and removing the hand strap ........................................................................................ 36
5.13 WORKING WITH A TRIPOD................................................................................................................................ 37

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6BATTERY...............................................................................................................................................38
6.1 INSERTING AND REMOVING THE BATTERY.............................................................................................................. 38
6.2 CHARGING THE BATTERY.................................................................................................................................. 39
7SHORT INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING THE SINAR HY6 SYSTEM .......................................................40
7.1 STARTING THE CAMERA................................................................................................................................... 40
7.2 SELECTING FUNCTIONS .................................................................................................................................... 40
7.3 STAND-BY MODE ........................................................................................................................................... 41
7.4 WORKING WITH A SINARBACK .......................................................................................................................... 41
8DISPLAY SETTINGS ...............................................................................................................................42
8.1 HAND GRIP DISPLAY...................................................................................................................................... 42
8.1.1 Easy mode ........................................................................................................................................... 42
8.1.2 Enhanced Mode................................................................................................................................... 42
8.2 VIEWFINDER DISPLAY...................................................................................................................................... 43
9SELECT SHOOTING MODE.....................................................................................................................44
9.1 CAMERA WAKE-UP AND SHUTTER RELEASE........................................................................................................... 45
9.2 SINGLE AND CONTINUOUS RELEASE MODE........................................................................................................... 45
9.3 SELF-TIMER .................................................................................................................................................. 46
9.4 FOCUS TRAP................................................................................................................................................. 47
9.5 MULTISHOT.................................................................................................................................................. 48
9.6 ULTRA-FAST ................................................................................................................................................. 48
9.7 BRACKETING................................................................................................................................................. 49
9.8 FOCUS BRACKETING ....................................................................................................................................... 50
9.9 MIRROR UP .................................................................................................................................................. 52
10 FOCUSING.............................................................................................................................................53
10.1 AUTOFOCUS MODES:AF-SINGLE AND AF-CONTINUOUS .......................................................................................... 54
10.2 MANUAL FOCUSING ....................................................................................................................................... 54
10.2.1 Setting manual focus at the lens..................................................................................................... 54
10.2.2 Focus indication at the lens ............................................................................................................ 54
10.2.3 Manual focus override .................................................................................................................... 55
10.3 AF-LOCK..................................................................................................................................................... 55
10.4 FOCUS INDICATION IN THE VIEWFINDER DISPLAY..................................................................................................... 55
11 SELECT EXPOSURE MODE.....................................................................................................................56
11.1 AUTOMATIC EXPOSURE MODES........................................................................................................................ 56
11.1.1 Programmed AutoExposure ............................................................................................................ 57
11.1.2 Shutter priority................................................................................................................................ 57
11.1.3 Aperture priority ............................................................................................................................. 57
11.2 MANUAL EXPOSURE FUNCTIONS ........................................................................................................................ 57
11.2.1 M - Manual mode........................................................................................................................... 57
11.2.2 Bulb ................................................................................................................................................ 58
11.2.3 Toggle............................................................................................................................................. 59
11.2.4 AE-Lock........................................................................................................................................... 59

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12 LIGHT METERING..................................................................................................................................61
12.1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................. 61
12.2 LIGHT METERING MODES.................................................................................................................................. 62
12.2.1 Spot light metering ......................................................................................................................... 62
12.2.2 Centre-weighted light metering ...................................................................................................... 63
12.2.3 Integral light metering .................................................................................................................... 63
12.3 EXPOSURE COMPENSATION............................................................................................................................... 63
12.4 SETTING THE ISO-SPEED .................................................................................................................................. 65
12.5 PRESET WHITEBALANCE................................................................................................................................... 65
13 STOP DOWN (WORKING APERTURE) ....................................................................................................66
14 FLASH OPERATION ...............................................................................................................................67
14.1 INTRODUCTION.............................................................................................................................................. 67
14.2 THE HOT SHOE –FLASH CONTROL AND SCA-INTERFACE .......................................................................................... 67
14.3 THE X-CONTACT –MANUAL FLASH CONTROL...................................................................................................... 68
14.4 THE 90° REFLEX VIEWFINDER ........................................................................................................................... 69
14.5 SELECTING THE FLASH MODE............................................................................................................................. 69
14.6 FLASH COMPENSATION ................................................................................................................................... 70
15 OPTIONS ...............................................................................................................................................71
15.1 SELECTING OPTIONS........................................................................................................................................ 72
15.2 CONTROLS ................................................................................................................................................... 72
15.3 LCD-BACKLIGHT ........................................................................................................................................... 72
15.4 POWER SAVE ................................................................................................................................................ 73
15.5 GRAPHICAL USER INTERFACE ............................................................................................................................. 73
15.6 LCD CONTRAST............................................................................................................................................. 73
15.7 AE-ACTIVATION ............................................................................................................................................ 74
15.8 AF-OFFSET................................................................................................................................................... 74
15.9 SOFT KEY FUNCTION ....................................................................................................................................... 75
15.10 FIRMWARE AND STATUS DISPLAY........................................................................................................................ 75
16 WORKING WITH A FILM MAGAZINE.....................................................................................................77
17 CLEANING AND MAINTENANCE ...........................................................................................................81
18 TECHNICAL DATA .................................................................................................................................82

INTRODUCTION
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1 Introduction
Congratulations to your new Sinar Hy6 system. You have purchased a reliable state of the
art professional medium format camera system enabling you to take pictures at highest
quality. The broad variety of the functions and the easy and intuitive operation of the
camera make it the ideal instrument for each application field of professional
photography.
Designed and developed in cooperation with Franke & Heidecke, the Sinar Hy6 system
sets new standards in medium format photography. Sinar Hy6 is a digital-analogue hybrid
system working with digital camera backs as well as with film magazines, and is presently
the only medium format camera that does not only cover the usual 6 x 4.5 cm format, but
also the classic 6 x 6 cm format. With its central shutter and a shutter speed of only
s, it is also the fastest camera in its class.
An outstanding feature of the camera is its versatility and ease of use. Using the 6 x 4.5
cm format, portrait or landscape format can be selected without altering the camera’s
position by changing the orientation of the back. As light metering with the Sinar Hy6
system is performed independent of the viewfinder, the Sinar Hy6 system can be operated
with a 90° reflex viewfinder or a 45° prism viewfinder, or with a waist-level viewfinder.
The ergonomic design and the position of the operational elements guarantee quick
access to all functions. There are no nested menus; in this way you will be able to call up
all camera functions intuitively after you have been working with the camera for a while.
The following operating manual provides you with a description of the camera functions,
and with the instructions about the camera operation. Please read the safety advice and
observe the assembly instructions before starting to work with the camera.
A detailed description of the Sinarback and its functions can be found in a separate
documentation. Please refer also to this documentation in order to benefit from all
functions of your Sinar Hy6 system, and to take optimum pictures.

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2 Safety Information
2.1 General Advice
Read the manual carefully.
Before starting to operate your camera, read this manual carefully to
become familiar with all functions of the camera. In this way, you will be
able to make optimum use of the camera functions, and to operate the
device safely.
No liability will be accepted for damages and injuries resulting from the
non-observance of the information contained in this manual.
Operate the camera as intended.
Any other use than intended will not be covered by the warranty claims.
Spare parts and accessories
Only use such spare parts and accessories that are included in your delivery
and / or recommended by the manufacturer for the use with the Sinar Hy6
camera system. Contact the manufacturer or your expert dealer for
questions regarding spare parts and accessories.
No liability will be accepted by the manufacturer for injuries or damages
caused by the use of non-authorized parts.
Observe the safety advice and manuals of third party suppliers.
When using this camera with component parts and accessories of third
party suppliers, observe the safety advice contained in the manuals
supplied with these component parts.
No liability will be accepted by the manufacturer for injuries or damages
resulting from the non-observance of the safety information contained in
the manuals of third party suppliers.
Observe the legal regulations for taking and using photographic images.
Make sure to use the camera only in accordance with the laws effective in
your country (e.g. copyright, intellectual property right). Images that are
not taken for private use only must not be used without permission. In
some cases, the capturing of images can also be restricted if these images
are intended for private use.
Test the camera before first use.
Before you start to operate your camera for the first time, take some test
photographs to check whether the camera works flawlessly, and whether
the photographs are recorded on your film or digital storage medium and
can be read from there by your computer. The manufacturer will not
accept any liability for the loss of images or any other inconvenience.
We also recommend testing the camera functions always before taking