ARRI ARRIFLEX 235 Film Camera User Manual


 
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8. Optics
8.1 Lenses
All ARRIFLEX lenses with a PL-mount can be used. Lenses
with a Ø 41 mm standard or bayonet mount cannot be
used. Heavy and long lenses, such as zoom-lenses, must
be supported at all times.
Attaching Lenses
Remove the protective cap from the lens mount receptacle
by turning the bayonet ring photo counter-clockwise
as far as it will go and then pulling out the protective cap.
Never put your fingers into the lens mount
receptacle.
Push the lens into the lens mount receptacle without
catching it at the edges. One of the four slots on the
lens mount must fit over the index pin photo.
Press the lens flat onto the lens mount receptacle and
pull the bayonet ring clockwise to tighten.
Note: The camera is delivered in Super 35 configuration.
To shot Normal 35 the lens mount receptacle must
be turned 180°. See Chapter 12, Super 35.
index pinbayonet ring
Optics