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Bicam III User Manual

In the diagrams you will see the position of the various components, others can

be added or removed to construct a variety of systems. At first you may experience

a little difficulty, but once used to the logic of the system, everything becomes

simple and intuitive.

Some tables will help you to combine the various elements on the basis of the

lenses used.

Legenda

1

2

3

4

5

6

Top rail for the quick mounting of accessories and the camera overturning.

Bottom rail for the fitting of the Flexi Bellow Maxi and other accessories.

Shoe to attach the viewfinder.

Precise screw control of rise and fall movement of the back element of the

camera' body: 15mm up, 15mm down.

Rotating knob to lock and unlock the lens board in position.

The back ring is a rapid 4-point mounting system with 8° rotation. Two red

reference spots indicate the entry position of the attachments.

viewfinder housing

rise & fall control

top spirit level

rise & fall scale

horizontal spirit level

bottom rail lock

top rail

lens boardlock

bottom rail

back ring

horizontal spirit level1

2

3

4

5

7

6

horizontal shift control8Side shift on Flexi

bellow Maxi:

swingtilt

Focusing system on Flexi Bellow Maxi:

A) Align the red dot on the lens board

with the one on the camera body.

dimensions

weight

shift movements

lenses attachment

back attachment

reference code

height 175mm, lenght 185mm, depth 50mm (compact)

0,80 Kg.

15mm rise, 15mm fall - 15+15mm horizontal shift

Silvestri lens board, Silvestri bayonet

Silvestri standard four points attachment

3000

Technical information

C) Lock the lens board by rotating

the locking knob (5).

B) Insert the top of the lens board

first, then push it in the housing.

How to attach the lens board

Thank you for choosing the Bicam III camera. If you are a professional photographer

or if high quality photography is your passion, your choice could not be a better

one. You will understand reading these instructions the great opportunities this

camera, unique in its kind, can offer you. First of all the flexibility and the possibility

of having a ready to use compact camera that shows to be ideal for outdoor work.

Care instructions

! Do not force the vertical and horizontal shift movement when it gets to the end.

! Be careful of keeping all shifting elements clean.

! Regularly clean the Flexi Maxi rail with compressed air and paper, to remove

dust, sand etc.

! Do not force the shift and tilt movements, make sure you have completely

unlocked the locking knobs before using the tilt and swing controls.

! To remove the bellow of the Flexi Maxi from the camera body, do not pull the

bellow but push the bellow frame through the camera back's opening.

Camera adjustment

The precision of each movement of the camera is adjustable by mean of microscrews,

see the following pictures showing where to find the microsrews for each movement:

Rise & fall movement:

Untighten the microscrews, push the side bar

(04) in and tighten the screws (02).

04

02

+

D7215

D7200

D7218

D7222

D7243

D7110

D7112

D7113

D7114

D7116

D7118

Apo Digitar 5,6/24XL

Apo Digitar 2,8/28L

Super Digitar 5,6/28XL


Apo Digitar 5,6/43


Apo Digitar 4/60N

Apo Digitar 5,6/72L

Apo Digitar 4/80N

Apo Digitar 4,5/90N

Apo Digitar 5,6/100N

2324K

2328K

2428K

2334K

2243K

2247K

2260K

2272K

2280K

2290K

2210K

Copal 0 ProntorMagnetic

Special board included

Board �R� Cod. 1119






Board "R" Cod. 1119

Board "R" Cod. 1119

Board "F" Cod. 1123

Board "E" Cod. 1121

HR Digaron S 5,6/23mm


HR Digaron W 4,0/32mm

HR Digaron S 4/35mm



HR Digaron S 4/60mm



HR Digaron S 4/100mm

Apo Sironar Digital 4,5/35mm



D7336

D7326

D7325

D7328

D7340

D7350

D7334

D7339

D7329

D7339

D7329

D7330

D7332

2323K

2232K

2332K

2235K

2246K

2350K

2264K

2275K

2294K

2211K

2233K

2244K

2254K

Copal 0ProntorMagnetic

no

n.1�code 3565

no

no

no

no

no

n.1�code 3565

n.2 code 3575

n.1�code 3565

n.1�code 3565

Digital Lenses in focusing mount & accessories

Schneider


Board �R� code 1119





Board "E" code 1121

Board "E" code 1121




Rodenstock

code 2334KSchneider Digitar35mm XL infocusing mounton special board.

code D7215Schneider Digitar 24XLin Copal 0 and focusingmount on specialboard.

code 2223KRodenstock Digaron23HR in Prontorshutter and focusingmount on specialboard.

no

no

no

no

n.1�code 3565

n.2�code 3575

n.1�code 3575

n.2�code 3575

no

no

3R

table 1

Lens board Extension ring

Extension ringLens board M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

Bicam III Body only without back & lens board, with 15+15mm shift

Extension ring n. 0

Extension Ring N.1

Extension Ring N.1 shiftable 15+15mm

Extension Ring n. 2


Slide Adapter 5x7 with Silvestri Attachment (without Drop-in Plate)

Adapter with Hasselblad V 6x6 interface

Adapter with Hasselblad H interface

Adapter with Contax 645 interface

Adapter with Mamiya 645 AFD interface

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Hasselblad 'H' type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Hasselbald 'V' type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Mamiya 645 AFD type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Contax 645 type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 AFI type (for D7023)

Hassel Type - Metal Frame 6x6 + Lupe 4x

Magnifying Glass in Bellow for 5x7 stitching slide adapter D7023

Rotating Reflex Viewfinder for 5x7 stitching slide adapter D7023

3000

3547

3565

3565B

3575

3575B

D7023

DF7020

DF7019

DF7013

DF7015

D7023H

D7023V

D7023M

D7023C

D7023A

D7016

5010

5030

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

For full features and instructions read the DRCU user manual.

Remote Control Unit for Prontor and Schneider electronic

Rotating Panoramic Base

The Digital Remote Control Unit 7053K

interfaces digital backs, controls the

Prontor magnetic shutters, simulates

Hasselblad 555ELD. With the Silvestri

panoramic base code 7072, produces

panoramic shots from 0 to 360°. With

the motorized back code D7022 the

Control Unit widens the shooting format

with two consecutive shots for a 5x7 final format with the new 4x5 backs and

a 4x7 format with the 4x4 backs. The Digital Control Unit allows to take 4 and

16 microstep shots. Controls the Prontor Schneider: shutters a) single shot b)

multishot with selectable times with increasings of 1/10 diaphragm c) Control

full open d) Control of field depth with selectioned diaphragm e) during the

depth controlling it is possible to change the work diaphragm.

This accessory allows to make series of panoramic photographs in sequence. The

system consists in a Bicam Camera with interchangeable lenses in magnetic

shutter, a Remote Control Unit and a digital back. The programmable functions are:

* Number of shots

* Exposure time from 1/125� and 60�

* Total field angle selecting from 0° to 360°.

* Time break between shots.

The system is powered by a 12V battery.

Bicam Body only without back & lens board, with 15+15mm shift

Flexi Bellow Maxi

Lens Board R with Silvestri Bayonet for Bicam

Lens Board with bayonet Type F (17,55mm)

Lens Board with bayonet Type E (24,8mm)

see table 2 on page 9


Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses with Silvestri bayonet - long

Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses with Silvestri bayonet - short

Adapter Ring 40.5mm (for codes 3300 & 3305)

Adapter Ring 49mm (for codes 3300 & 3305)









Bellow Filter Holder Combination 100mm

Wide Angle Filter Holder 100x100mm

Shiftable Viewfinder with spirit level

3000

3002

1119

1123

1121

-

-

1150

1152

3306

3307

3308

3309

3310

3313

3315

3317

3318

3319

3305

3300

1080B

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

V

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

V

Legenda

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Swing 15+15° Micrometric adjustment with locking system.

Cylindrical and bag combined bellow.

Bayonet lock button to remove lenses.

Tilt 15+15° Micrometric adjustment with locking system.

Extension: 75mm with click and micrometric adjustment.

Possibility to move back the camera standard in order to clear wide angle

lenses.

Side Shift 15+15mm.

combined bellow

swing control

bayonet lock

side shift control

focusing knob

tilt control

bottom rail lock

A

F

B

D

swing lock

tilt lock

C

E

G

Flexi bellow Maxi

In certain occasions this type of viewfinder simplifies

working and helps in making the compostion process

faster.

Slide the viewfinder bottom piece in the viewfinder

housing (3) and rotate the black locking disk.

A series of format frames are available for specific

lenses. The viewfinder has an adjustment option to

move the format frame to simulate the 15-0-15mm

shift movement.

How to attach, detach & operate the viewfinder

Stitching shooting options

table 3

Digital Frames for viewfinder code 1080B

2024K Viewfinder Frame Digitar 40x40/24mm (for viewfinder cod.1080B)


2035K Viewfinder Frame Digital 40x40/35mm (for viewfinder cod.1080B)







Flexibellow Maxi is an essential accessory

that transforms the Bicam from a camera

for architecture into a camera for still

life & industrial photography. The steps

to attach it to the camera body are simple

following this instructions: After having

removed the lens board, these three steps

has to be followed:

3) Insert the the top side of the

bellow frame first

then push it in the housing and rotate


1) Extend the rail to the maximum

extent.

Insert the base of the Flexibellow

Maxi in the bottom rail housing

(2) as shown in the picture.

2) Firmly lock the base by rotating the

bottom rail lock (6).

How to attach the Flexi Bellow Maxi

In the image you can notice the unlocking

cursor of the Hasselblad H adapter plate

(03) and the security button (02); to

unlock the plate first press the security

button (02) and move the cursor (03).

The unlocking of the Hasselblad H digital back

is made on the back of the adapter plate.

Slide the cursor with the point of a pen and

the digital back unlocks, perform the same

operation to attach the digital back. Before

completely removing the digital back make

sure the cursor has moved back to its locking

position.

See the unlocking element in the picture,

by acting a slight pressure on it, the sliding

element unlocks for passing from the viewing

position to the shooting positions:

a) Central with horizontal framing.

b) Shifted 18,5mm to the right (shot 1)

shifted 18,5mm to the left (shot 2). The

two stitched shots will produce an image

49X72mm with the sensor placed in the

vertical position (diagonal 87mm.)

How to operate the sliding back adapter

While if the sensor is placed in the horizontal position a final image of 37X86mm

will be produced; panoramic format (diagonal 93mm.), see table 3.

02

03

Bicam is now a compact view camera. Rise

& fall movements, side shift, quick sliding of

the back standard, fine focusing, tilt & swing

movements.

For the quick sliding of the back standard use

the reference dots with click stop on the rail

shown in the above picture.

The back standard sliding is used when using

wide angle lenses when the rail to get in the

field of view or with long focal lenses for a

quick adjustment.

The focusing is controlled by the knob (E),

micrometric adjustment, or unlocking the back

block with the knob (F) and shifting the standard

in the desidered position.

Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses

1) Check that the shutter of the Hasselblad lens is loaded,

otherwise load it with a flat screwdriver by mean of the

special small wheel.

2) Load the Silvestri trigger system until the loading lever

arrives to the end of its run.

3) It is only possible to attach the lens under these conditions,

even if it fits in, it will not function.

4) Insert the lens on the loading system aligning the red dots.

5) Connect a cable release.

6) Make a single pressure on the cable release, the shutter will close when releasing

this pressure.

7) Make a second pressure, the shutter will then perform the exposure time set

on the lens.

Line up the red dot on the camera's

back ring with the one on the adapter.

Insert the live-video or

sliding back adapter then

turn clockwise by 8°.

To remove the adapter, press the

botton (03) shown in the picture

and keep the pressure while rotating

the adapter unticlockwise by 8°.

How to attach and detach the back adapters

03

Digitar 2,8/28L


Apo Digitar 4/60N

Apo Digitar 5,6/72L

Apo Digitar 4/80N

Apo Digitar 4,5/90N



Apo Digitar 5,6150N

Apo Digitar 5,6/180T

Apo Digitar 5,6/80 M

Apo DIgitar 5,6/120 M

D7202

D7218

D7206

D7207

D7208

D7212

D7214

D7216

D7225

D7248

D7210

D7250

2329K

2248K

2261K

2273K

2281K

2291K

2214K

2212K

2215K

2284K

2282K

2213K

2329KS

2248KS

2261KS

2276KS

2281KS

2291KS

2214KS

2212KS

2215KS

2284KS

2282KS

2213KS


SchneiderElectronic

Schneider

Digital Lenses in Bayonet

How to attach the back

extension rings

table 2

Bicam back ring Seen in the photo is the rapid

4-point mounting system with 8° rotation.

Mounting a back attachment on the Bicam. After

lining up the two red spots, insert the space ring

then turn clockwise by 8°. All the other attachments

are mounted using this same system.

WARNINGS

The space rings given in the table 1 must be used. When carrying out one offset

on the camera body and another on the shift space ring, the offsets must never

contradict each other. This can cause unpleasant mechanical vignettings.

Beyond the standard extension rings, there are two

shiftable rings 15+15mm: n°1 and n°2, these rings

are used in combination with the suitable lenses (see

lens combination table 1). The shift space rings can be

used to increase the width of offset, adding to the offset

of the camera body. A scale on its side shows the extent

of offset. The two offsets must always consider the

limits covered by the lens in use (see pages 10 - 11).



HR Digaron S 4/35mm



HR Digaron S 4/60mm











Apo Macro Sironar 5,6/120mm

D7226

D8032

D7228

D7448

D7450

D7234

D7231

D7237

D7239

D7230

D7232

D7233

D7238

D7240

D7242

D7244

D7246

2234K

3232K

2236K

2346K

3250K

2266K

2278K

2295K

2268K

2245K

2255K

2276K

2293K

2205K

2217K

2218K

2221K


Rodenstock

Working apertures, image angles, image circles and movement ranges

center

filter

IId

IIf

II

Lens

5.6/24 XL

2.8/28 L

5.6/35 XL

5.6/47 XL

4.0/60 N

5.6/72 L

4.0/80 L

4.5/90 N

5.6/100 N

5.6/120 N

5.6/150 N

5.6/180 T

Recom.

working

f-stop

5.6-11

2.8-11

5,6-11

8-11

4-11

5.6-11

5.6-11

4.5-11

5.6-11

5.6-11

5.6-11

5.6-11

Image

angle

100°

92°

88°

92°

53°

62°

53°

53°

53°

48°

40°

37°

Image circle

diameter

60mm

60mm

70mm

98mm

60mm

90mm

80mm

90mm

100mm

110mm

110mm

120mm

24x36

mm

12 / 9.5

12 / 9.5

29 / 25

42 / 37

12 / 9.5

29 / 25

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

40 / 36

40 / 36

45 / 41

31x31

mm

10 / 10

10 / 10

27 / 27

39 / 39

10 / 10

27 / 27

27 / 27

27 / 27

32 / 32

37 / 37

37 / 37

42 / 42

37x37

mm

5.1 / 5.1

5.1 / 5.1

23 / 23

35 / 35

5.1 / 5.1

23 / 23

23 / 23

23 / 23

28 / 28

33 / 33

33 / 33

39 / 39

36x48

mm

0 / 0

0 / 0

20 / 17

33 / 30

0 / 0

20 / 17

20 / 17

20 / 17

26 / 23

31 / 28

31 / 28

37 / 33

37x49

mm

19 / 17

32 / 29

19 / 17

19 / 17

19 / 17

25 / 22

31 / 27

31 / 27

36 / 33

63x63

mm

0.6 / 0.6

15 / 15

0.6 / 0.6

0.6 / 0.6

0.6 / 0.6

7.3 / 7.3

14 / 14

14 / 14

20 / 20

Movement range [mm] vertical / horizontal

111°

107°

95°

62°

58°

53°

45°

55°-24°

26 / 21

38 / 32

38 / 32

38 / 32

52 / 45

52 / 45

52 / 45

52 / 45

25 / 22

36 / 32

36 / 32

36 / 32

50 / 45

50 / 45

50 / 45

50 / 45

8 / 7

8 / 7

8 / 7

25 / 22

25 / 22

25 / 22

25 / 22

Image

scale

1:

1:

1:

1: 8 8

8 8

Lens

40 mm f/4

50 mm f/4

70 mm f/5.6

90 mm f/5.6

Recom.

working

f-stop

5,6-8

5,6-8

5,6-8

5,6-11

Image

angle

94°

84°

70°

70°

Image circle

diameter

90mm

90mm

100mm

125mm

24x36

mm

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

48 / 43

37x37

mm

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

48 / 43

33x44

mm

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

48 / 43

37x49

mm

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

48 / 43

36x56

mm

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

48 / 43

40x54

mm

29 / 25

29 / 25

35 / 31

48 / 43

Rodenstock HR Digaron

1:

1:

1:

1:

1:

1: 8 8

8 8

8 8

23 mm f/5.6

28 mm f/4.5

35 mm f/4

60 mm f/4

100 mm f/4

180 mm f/5.6

5.6-8

5.6-8

5.6

5.6

5.6

5.6-8

112°

101°

90°

60°

39°

25°

70mm

70mm

70mm

70mm

70mm

80mm

18 / 15

18 / 15

18 / 15

18 / 15

18 / 15

24 / 20

11 / 11

11 / 11

11 / 11

11 / 11

11 / 11

17 / 17

11 / 9

11 / 9

11 / 9

11 / 9

11 / 9

17 / 14

7 / 5

7 / 5

7 / 5

7 / 5

7 / 5

13 / 11

3 / 2

3 / 2

3 / 2

3 / 2

3 / 2

11 / 8

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

2 / 2

9 / 8


1:

1:

1:

1:

1:

1:

1:

35 mm f/4.5

45 mm f/4.5

55 mm f/4.5

105 mm f/5.6

135 mm f/5.6

150 mm f/5.6

180 mm f/5.6

120 mm f/5.6

8-11

8-11

8-11

8-11

8-11

8-11

8-11

8-11

105mm

125mm

125mm

125mm

150mm

150mm

150mm

150mm

28 / 25

39 / 35

39 / 35

39/ 35

53/ 48

53 / 48

53 / 48

53 / 48

21 / 18

32 / 29

32 / 29

32 / 29

46 / 42

46 / 42

46 / 42

46 / 42

4 / 3

4 / 3

4 / 3

2 1/ 18

2 1/ 18

2 1/ 18

2 1/ 18

8 8

8 8

8 8

8

1:5 - 2:1

Rodenstock Apo Sironar digital / Apo-Macro-Sironar digital

Schneider Apo Digitar

scale

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

4:1

1:4

1:2

1:1

2:1

4:1

Lens

Apo digitar 5.6/80M

At scales exceeding 1:1

the lens should not be

stopped down because

of increasing diffraction

Apo Digitar 5.6/120 M

At scales exceeding 1:1

the lens should not be

stopped down because

of increasing diffraction

Recom.

working

f-stop

5.6-11

5.6-11

5.6-8

5.6

5.6

5.6-11

5.6-11

5.6-8

5.6

5.6

Image

angle

28°

18.6°

12.6°

26°

17.4°

10.5°

Image circle

diameter

80mm

80mm

90mm

110mm

110mm

110mm

24x36

mm

21 / 18

24 / 20

24 / 20

24 / 20

29 / 25

24 / 20

29 / 25

40 / 36

40 / 36

40 / 36

31x31

mm

19 / 19

22 / 22

22 / 22

22 / 22

27 / 27

22 / 22

27 / 27

37 / 37

37 / 37

37 / 37

37x37

mm

14 / 14

17 / 17

17 / 17

17 / 17

23 / 23

17 / 17

23 / 23

33 / 33

33 / 33

33 / 33

36x48

mm

11 / 8.9

14 / 12

14 / 12

14 / 12

20 / 17

14 / 12

20 / 17

31 / 28

31 / 28

31 / 28

37x49

mm

9.9 / 8.1

13 / 11

13 / 11

13 / 11

19 / 17

13 / 11

19 / 17

31 / 27

31 / 27

31 / 27

63x63

mm

0.6 / 0.6

0.6 / 0.6

14 / 14

14 / 14

14 / 14


Schneider Macro Apo Digitar

Digitar 2,8/28L


Apo Digitar 4/60N

Apo Digitar 5,6/72L

Apo Digitar 4/80N

Apo Digitar 4,5/90N



Apo Digitar 5,6150N

Apo Digitar 5,6/180T

Apo Digitar 5,6/80 M

Apo DIgitar 5,6/120 M

D7202

D7218

D7206

D7207

D7208

D7212

D7214

D7216

D7225

D7248

D7210

D7250

2329K

2248K

2261K

2273K

2281K

2291K

2214K

2212K

2215K

2284K

2282K

2213K

2329KS

2248KS

2261KS

2276KS

2281KS

2291KS

2214KS

2212KS

2215KS

2284KS

2282KS

2213KS


SchneiderElectronic

Schneider

Digital Lenses in Bayonet

How to attach the back

extension rings

table 2

Bicam back ring Seen in the photo is the rapid

4-point mounting system with 8° rotation.

Mounting a back attachment on the Bicam. After

lining up the two red spots, insert the space ring

then turn clockwise by 8°. All the other attachments

are mounted using this same system.

WARNINGS

The space rings given in the table 1 must be used. When carrying out one offset

on the camera body and another on the shift space ring, the offsets must never

contradict each other. This can cause unpleasant mechanical vignettings.

Beyond the standard extension rings, there are two

shiftable rings 15+15mm: n°1 and n°2, these rings

are used in combination with the suitable lenses (see

lens combination table 1). The shift space rings can be

used to increase the width of offset, adding to the offset

of the camera body. A scale on its side shows the extent

of offset. The two offsets must always consider the

limits covered by the lens in use (see pages 10 - 11).



HR Digaron S 4/35mm



HR Digaron S 4/60mm











Apo Macro Sironar 5,6/120mm

D7226

D8032

D7228

D7448

D7450

D7234

D7231

D7237

D7239

D7230

D7232

D7233

D7238

D7240

D7242

D7244

D7246

2234K

3232K

2236K

2346K

3250K

2266K

2278K

2295K

2268K

2245K

2255K

2276K

2293K

2205K

2217K

2218K

2221K


Rodenstock

Bicam is now a compact view camera. Rise

& fall movements, side shift, quick sliding of

the back standard, fine focusing, tilt & swing

movements.

For the quick sliding of the back standard use

the reference dots with click stop on the rail

shown in the above picture.

The back standard sliding is used when using

wide angle lenses when the rail to get in the

field of view or with long focal lenses for a

quick adjustment.

The focusing is controlled by the knob (E),

micrometric adjustment, or unlocking the back

block with the knob (F) and shifting the standard

in the desidered position.

Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses

1) Check that the shutter of the Hasselblad lens is loaded,

otherwise load it with a flat screwdriver by mean of the

special small wheel.

2) Load the Silvestri trigger system until the loading lever

arrives to the end of its run.

3) It is only possible to attach the lens under these conditions,

even if it fits in, it will not function.

4) Insert the lens on the loading system aligning the red dots.

5) Connect a cable release.

6) Make a single pressure on the cable release, the shutter will close when releasing

this pressure.

7) Make a second pressure, the shutter will then perform the exposure time set

on the lens.

Line up the red dot on the camera's

back ring with the one on the adapter.

Insert the live-video or

sliding back adapter then

turn clockwise by 8°.

To remove the adapter, press the

botton (03) shown in the picture

and keep the pressure while rotating

the adapter unticlockwise by 8°.

How to attach and detach the back adapters

03

Flexibellow Maxi is an essential accessory

that transforms the Bicam from a camera

for architecture into a camera for still

life & industrial photography. The steps

to attach it to the camera body are simple

following this instructions: After having

removed the lens board, these three steps

has to be followed:

3) Insert the the top side of the

bellow frame first

then push it in the housing and rotate


1) Extend the rail to the maximum

extent.

Insert the base of the Flexibellow

Maxi in the bottom rail housing

(2) as shown in the picture.

2) Firmly lock the base by rotating the

bottom rail lock (6).

How to attach the Flexi Bellow Maxi

In the image you can notice the unlocking

cursor of the Hasselblad H adapter plate

(03) and the security button (02); to

unlock the plate first press the security

button (02) and move the cursor (03).

The unlocking of the Hasselblad H digital back

is made on the back of the adapter plate.

Slide the cursor with the point of a pen and

the digital back unlocks, perform the same

operation to attach the digital back. Before

completely removing the digital back make

sure the cursor has moved back to its locking

position.

See the unlocking element in the picture,

by acting a slight pressure on it, the sliding

element unlocks for passing from the viewing

position to the shooting positions:

a) Central with horizontal framing.

b) Shifted 18,5mm to the right (shot 1)

shifted 18,5mm to the left (shot 2). The

two stitched shots will produce an image

49X72mm with the sensor placed in the

vertical position (diagonal 87mm.)

How to operate the sliding back adapter

While if the sensor is placed in the horizontal position a final image of 37X86mm

will be produced; panoramic format (diagonal 93mm.), see table 3.

02

03

Legenda

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

Swing 15+15° Micrometric adjustment with locking system.

Cylindrical and bag combined bellow.

Bayonet lock button to remove lenses.

Tilt 15+15° Micrometric adjustment with locking system.

Extension: 75mm with click and micrometric adjustment.

Possibility to move back the camera standard in order to clear wide angle

lenses.

Side Shift 15+15mm.

combined bellow

swing control

bayonet lock

side shift control

focusing knob

tilt control

bottom rail lock

A

F

B

D

swing lock

tilt lock

C

E

G

Flexi bellow Maxi

In certain occasions this type of viewfinder simplifies

working and helps in making the compostion process

faster.

Slide the viewfinder bottom piece in the viewfinder

housing (3) and rotate the black locking disk.

A series of format frames are available for specific

lenses. The viewfinder has an adjustment option to

move the format frame to simulate the 15-0-15mm

shift movement.

How to attach, detach & operate the viewfinder

Stitching shooting options

table 3

Digital Frames for viewfinder code 1080B



2035K Viewfinder Frame Digital 40x40/35mm (for viewfinder cod.1080B)







For full features and instructions read the DRCU user manual.

Remote Control Unit for Prontor and Schneider electronic

Rotating Panoramic Base

The Digital Remote Control Unit 7053K

interfaces digital backs, controls the

Prontor magnetic shutters, simulates

Hasselblad 555ELD. With the Silvestri

panoramic base code 7072, produces

panoramic shots from 0 to 360°. With

the motorized back code D7022 the

Control Unit widens the shooting format

with two consecutive shots for a 5x7 final format with the new 4x5 backs and

a 4x7 format with the 4x4 backs. The Digital Control Unit allows to take 4 and

16 microstep shots. Controls the Prontor Schneider: shutters a) single shot b)

multishot with selectable times with increasings of 1/10 diaphragm c) Control

full open d) Control of field depth with selectioned diaphragm e) during the

depth controlling it is possible to change the work diaphragm.

This accessory allows to make series of panoramic photographs in sequence. The

system consists in a Bicam Camera with interchangeable lenses in magnetic

shutter, a Remote Control Unit and a digital back. The programmable functions are:

* Number of shots

* Exposure time from 1/125� and 60�

* Total field angle selecting from 0° to 360°.

* Time break between shots.

The system is powered by a 12V battery.

Bicam Body only without back & lens board, with 15+15mm shift

Flexi Bellow Maxi

Lens Board R with Silvestri Bayonet for Bicam

Lens Board with bayonet Type F (17,55mm)

Lens Board with bayonet Type E (24,8mm)



Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses with Silvestri bayonet - long

Actuator for Hasselblad V lenses with Silvestri bayonet - short

Adapter Ring 40.5mm (for codes 3300 & 3305)










Bellow Filter Holder Combination 100mm

Wide Angle Filter Holder 100x100mm

Shiftable Viewfinder with spirit level

3000

3002

1119

1123

1121

-

-

1150

1152

3306

3307

3308

3309

3310

3313

3315

3317

3318

3319

3305

3300

1080B

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

V

A

B

C

D

E

F

G

H

I

V

+

D7215

D7200

D7218

D7222

D7243

D7110

D7112

D7113

D7114

D7116

D7118


Apo Digitar 2,8/28L

Super Digitar 5,6/28XL


Apo Digitar 5,6/43


Apo Digitar 4/60N

Apo Digitar 5,6/72L

Apo Digitar 4/80N

Apo Digitar 4,5/90N


2324K

2328K

2428K

2334K

2243K

2247K

2260K

2272K

2280K

2290K

2210K









Board "R" Cod. 1119

Board "R" Cod. 1119

Board "F" Cod. 1123

Board "E" Cod. 1121




HR Digaron S 4/35mm



HR Digaron S 4/60mm







D7336

D7326

D7325

D7328

D7340

D7350

D7334

D7339

D7329

D7339

D7329

D7330

D7332

2323K

2232K

2332K

2235K

2246K

2350K

2264K

2275K

2294K

2211K

2233K

2244K

2254K

Copal 0ProntorMagnetic

no

n.1�code 3565

no

no

no

no

no

n.1�code 3565

n.2 code 3575

n.1�code 3565

n.1�code 3565

Digital Lenses in focusing mount & accessories

Schneider







Board "E" code 1121

Board "E" code 1121




Rodenstock

code 2334KSchneider Digitar35mm XL infocusing mounton special board.

code D7215Schneider Digitar 24XLin Copal 0 and focusingmount on specialboard.

code 2223KRodenstock Digaron23HR in Prontorshutter and focusingmount on specialboard.

no

no

no

no

n.1�code 3565

n.2�code 3575

n.1�code 3575

n.2�code 3575

no

no

3R

table 1

Lens board Extension ring

Extension ringLens board M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

Bicam III Body only without back & lens board, with 15+15mm shift

Extension ring n. 0

Extension Ring N.1


Extension Ring n. 2


Slide Adapter 5x7 with Silvestri Attachment (without Drop-in Plate)

Adapter with Hasselblad V 6x6 interface

Adapter with Hasselblad H interface

Adapter with Contax 645 interface

Adapter with Mamiya 645 AFD interface

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Hasselblad 'H' type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Hasselbald 'V' type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Mamiya 645 AFD type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 Contax 645 type (for D7023)

Drop-in Plate for Slide Adapter 5x7 AFI type (for D7023)

Hassel Type - Metal Frame 6x6 + Lupe 4x

Magnifying Glass in Bellow for 5x7 stitching slide adapter D7023

Rotating Reflex Viewfinder for 5x7 stitching slide adapter D7023

3000

3547

3565

3565B

3575

3575B

D7023

DF7020

DF7019

DF7013

DF7015

D7023H

D7023V

D7023M

D7023C

D7023A

D7016

5010

5030

M

N

O

P

Q

R

S

A) Align the red dot on the lens board

with the one on the camera body.

dimensions

weight

shift movements

lenses attachment

back attachment

reference code

height 175mm, lenght 185mm, depth 50mm (compact)

0,80 Kg.

15mm rise, 15mm fall - 15+15mm horizontal shift

Silvestri lens board, Silvestri bayonet

Silvestri standard four points attachment

3000

Technical information

C) Lock the lens board by rotating


B) Insert the top of the lens board

first, then push it in the housing.

How to attach the lens board

Thank you for choosing the Bicam III camera. If you are a professional photographer

or if high quality photography is your passion, your choice could not be a better

one. You will understand reading these instructions the great opportunities this

camera, unique in its kind, can offer you. First of all the flexibility and the possibility

of having a ready to use compact camera that shows to be ideal for outdoor work.

Care instructions

! Do not force the vertical and horizontal shift movement when it gets to the end.

! Be careful of keeping all shifting elements clean.

! Regularly clean the Flexi Maxi rail with compressed air and paper, to remove

dust, sand etc.

! Do not force the shift and tilt movements, make sure you have completely

unlocked the locking knobs before using the tilt and swing controls.

! To remove the bellow of the Flexi Maxi from the camera body, do not pull the

bellow but push the bellow frame through the camera back's opening.

Camera adjustment

The precision of each movement of the camera is adjustable by mean of microscrews,

see the following pictures showing where to find the microsrews for each movement:

Rise & fall movement:

Untighten the microscrews, push the side bar

(04) in and tighten the screws (02).

04

02

In the diagrams you will see the position of the various components, others can

be added or removed to construct a variety of systems. At first you may experience

a little difficulty, but once used to the logic of the system, everything becomes

simple and intuitive.

Some tables will help you to combine the various elements on the basis of the

lenses used.

Legenda

1

2

3

4

5

6

Top rail for the quick mounting of accessories and the camera overturning.

Bottom rail for the fitting of the Flexi Bellow Maxi and other accessories.

Shoe to attach the viewfinder.

Precise screw control of rise and fall movement of the back element of the

camera' body: 15mm up, 15mm down.

Rotating knob to lock and unlock the lens board in position.

The back ring is a rapid 4-point mounting system with 8° rotation. Two red

reference spots indicate the entry position of the attachments.

viewfinder housing

rise & fall control

top spirit level

rise & fall scale

horizontal spirit level

bottom rail lock

top rail

lens boardlock

bottom rail

back ring

horizontal spirit level1

2

3

4

5

7

6

horizontal shift control8Side shift on Flexi

bellow Maxi:

swingtilt

Focusing system on Flexi Bellow Maxi:

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