CHAPTER II
Film Transport
Footage counter :
The counter 15 (in metres or feet) automatically returns to
zero as soon as the lid of the camera is removed. It only
functions once the lid is in position. The space on the scale
between A and 0 corresponds to the passage of a length of
approximately 4 ft. of leader. It is provided for the passage
of the film or leader which is fogged during the loading.
Once the lid has been closed, set the mechanism in motion
until the figure 0 appears opposite the line on the counter.
If the film used is without leader or if the camera has been
loaded in a dark room so as to avoid any possibility of fogging,
" shooting " may be started immediately.
The counter, which is worked by the film transport mechanism,
adds when the film is being taken up by the lower spool and
subtracts when the film is being returned to the top spool.
The counter registers the amount of film exposed to within
4 inches. The passage through the gate of each 25 centi-
metres (approx. 10 inches) of films is recorded
by a slight clicking sound. It is therefore
possible to estimate the length of a scene
without removing one's eye from the view-
finder. A normal scene (portrait, etc.) generally
measures from one to two metres of film
(3
1
/
2
to 7 ft.), corresponding to 4-8 clicks of
the counter.
To soften the sound of the audible footage
indicator, or to put it out of action, set on
0 (—>0) the small lever 49 located inside the
camera (Fig. 11).
Fig. 11
Frame counter:
Upper dial. — The upper dial adds the frames in forward
motion and subtracts them in reverse motion :
from 0 to 50 frames, for the H 16 camera,
from 0 to 100 frames, for the H 8 camera.
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