The Sinar Norma CLA Video Guide Direct Download Page
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Introduction | |
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Chapter 1 describes the supplies you will need to complete a CLA on your Sinar Norma. | |
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Chapter 2 overviews some general concepts that are helpful to know while you are doing a CLA on your Sinar Norma. | |
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Chapter 3 describes some of the terminology that will be used in this video. | |
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Chapter 4 begins disassembly of the camera. | |
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Chapter 5 shows you how to remove the tilt locking screw. | |
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Chapter 6 shows you how to separate the two halves of the fine focusing assembly. | |
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Chapter 7 shows you how to clean the bottom side of the fine focus assembly. | |
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Chapter 8 shows you how to remove the shift bar from the top side of the fine focus assembly. | |
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Chapter 9 shows you how to clean the shift bar. | |
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Chapter 10 shows you how to remove the swing assembly from the top side of the fine focus assembly. | |
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Chapter 11 shows you how to reassemble the components on the lower part of the standard. | |
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Chapter 12 shows you how to remount the shift bar. | |
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Chapter 13 shows you how to rejoin the two halves of the fine focus assembly. | |
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Chapter 14 shows you how to secure the gib setscrews. | |
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Chapter 15 shows you how to clean and lubricate the lensboard holders. | |
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Chapter 16 shows you how to remount the lensboard holder and service the monorail bushings. | |
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Chapter 17 shows you the process of servicing an entire standard from beginning to end. This chapter presents a few new pieces of information, but most of it duplicates previous chapters, so the video has been sped up in parts. | |
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Chapter 18 shows you how to lubricate the monorail. | |
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Chapter 19 shows you how to adjust the standard rotation setting. | |
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Chapter 20 shows you how to adjust the swing center detents so that both standards are parallel to each other in the swing axis. | |
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Chapter 21 shows you how to adjust the tilt center detents so that both standards are parallel to each other in the tilt axis.After you complete this chapter, you're done with your CLA! |