"SUPER-1200" CAMERA
The Auricon "Super 1200" camera is supplied with either 1200- or 600-ft. magazines. It handles 16mm laboratory packed film either single- or double-perforated. The claw pulldown is of hardened ground steel and transports the film with a sine wave acceleration and deceleration. A 12-tooth sprocket drives the film while an 8-tooth sprocket is used as the recording drum. The 173 degree shutter is of the variable type, permitting fades and dissolves. The shutter can be locked in any position for any desired shutter opening. The camera can be fitted with a special TV shutter for kinescope recording. Camera and turret mech-anism is shock-mounted on Neoprene-Rubber cushions; camera body is lined with sponge rubber, resulting in quiet operation. The self-blimped mechanism is used for sound work without any additional soundproofing. The lens turret is 5 3/8" in diameter and accomodates three lenses with a 2 3/4" distance between centers. Critical line-up is accomplished by using the built-in rack-over device while parallax compensating View-Finder Model EIF-20 is used while running. A special Zoom door for mounting Zoom lenses is available if desired.This camera has safety switches to prevent inadvertant running when in rackover position, or if film is not being properly taken up. Red "Bull's Eye" light indicates when camera mechanism is running properly.Threading diagram is mounted inside of the camera door, showing correct film path and loop sizes. The film claw can beretracted to threading position by pressing the green button, also setting shutter in open position for ground glass focusing. The green button should not be pushed while the camera is running. As with the other models, after threading, the camera should be turned over manually for a few frames by means of the knurled knob. Once it has been determined that threading is correct, that film is properly engaged on the sprocket teeth and that the claw is cleanly entering the perforations, the camera may then be run with the motor for a few feet as a further check on the threading.
Lubrication. Two red-painted oil holes can be reached by
removing a lens and swinging the empty "C" mount hole rough-
ly at "eight o'clock" and at "10 o'clock" respectively. All other
points of lubrication are indicated in red inside of the camera
head itself. The same instructions for oiling as mentioned in the
Pro-600 apply to this camera as well.
Three-inch Auricon Precision metal centers are available
for use of large rolls (800 or 1200 ft.) in the magazines. Film
on the normal laboratory core may be used on the feed side of
the magazine, but the takeup must utilize the special centers to
avoid takeup difficulties.
