Mamiya Sekor 1000DTL Series, Owner'S Operating Manual

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Page 3: ...Shutter Speed 12 Section 6 Foclising and Viewing 13 Section 7 Sottirlg the Exposure 14 Section 8 Depth of Field 17 Section 9 The Automatic Lens 19 Section 1O Changing tile Lenses 20 Section 11 Holding the C mera 21 Section 12 Self Timer 22 Section 13 Flash Photography 22 Section 14 Rewinding the Film 23 Section 15 Helpful Hints 24 S8ction 16 Troubleshooting Your Camera 25 Section 17 Meter Cut Off ...

Page 4: ...oll 6 Shutter Release Button with Thread ed CJble RcdeaseReceptacle 7 Single Stroke Rapid Film Advance Lever 8 Shutter Specd Dial and ASA OIN Window 9 Film Plane Reference Point 10 Penta Prism Housing 11 FP X Flash Tflrminals 12 Rewind Knob with Rewind Cr nk 13 Film Compartment Door Slide 14 Focusing I ing 15 Depth of Field Scale 16 Aperture Rillg 17 Spot Average Meter System Selector S Nitch ...

Page 5: ...partment Cover 20 Tripod Socket 2l flutomatic Manual Selector Lever 22 Viewfinder Eyepiece 23 Rewind Release Button 24 Film Advance Sprockets 25 Film Tak Up Spool 26 Film Pressure Plate 27 Hinged Film Compartmenl Door 28 Film Cartridge Pressure Plate l C ...

Page 6: ... Hlu aded filters and other lens accessories witll speeds from 1 to 1 1000 of a second 2nd B jOr Built in variable delay self timer_ Two separ te m tering systems with on0 CdS mder cell po itioned on the back of the reflex mirror Ispot systeml and olle cell located on each side of thl viewfinder eyepiece in the penta prism hOlJsing iaveraging system 1_ Both Tl8l8ring systems are cross eollpled lo ...

Page 7: ...SH SYNCHRONIZATION With Focal Plane bulbs 1 to 1 1000 s cond With Class M bulbs 1 to 1 30 second lith Class F bulbs 1 to 1 30 se cond With Electronic fla5h 1 to 60 second The mamiyo sekor 1000 DTL has two 5eparate sets of flash contacts marked FP and X Proper selection of terminals allow corre t synchro nization for all types of flash exposures REFLEX MIRROR Instant Return Type FILM ADVANCE Ratcll...

Page 8: ...vise until i111 threeds have been disengaged If the C ier is too tight Lise Olcoin to start the operatiorl but rermwe the coin after a quarter turn and complete the remO Jar of the CDver using only your thumb or forefinger Insert the battery negati ie side clown refer te Figure AI R place cover ci lrefully making sure that the threacis are pro pp rly engaeecJ Again use only your thumb or forefinge...

Page 9: ... If the meter is on during the changing of an auto matic lens serious damage may result A so when the carne ra is in its Eveready C2SE he meter sllOuld be lock ed off to prevellt accidel1tai dra n on the battery Tt t lmeter OFF LOCKING BUTTON euto matically pops up again into the unlockflt l position when the film advance lever is puil rJ iJwa y from the camera body 3 FILM LOADING DO NOT LOAf IN B...

Page 10: ...ut the film leader refer to Figure OJ and insert the enrJ of the film into one of U19 slots on the take up spool 25 If no slot is in the correct positi n lor insertion of the film the lake up spool may be rotated by hand until the slot i accessible Figure E NOTE The iilm must pass under the tak8 Up spool wtlen advanced refer to Figure E 9 ...

Page 11: ...s farthest point Repeat tllis actiot1 until th fiGure 1 llPP HS opposit8 Ihe triangular index mark in the xposure Olln 8r window The Cal flNa IS IlOWready for h irlg the first picture Figure F Advance the film with the film advance lever Irefer to Figur2 FJ while noting he reverse rotation of the take up spool Make slI e that the sprockets are engaged as the rilrn PElSSC ovc r tl18m and lhEll one ...

Page 12: ... number of the film you are using appears opposite the reference line between the leller S and the ASP window refer to Figure HI V hen using film Wllich is rOlled by DIN speeds et th DIN number opposite the lin wilieh is locclled oel veen the nl Jlncr ls 30 and 60 for the shutter speed You will note thr t in Fif ure H the ASA setting is 100 and the DIN selting i 21 Dots located be weerl ASA and DI...

Page 13: ... as long as the release button is depressed When I he button is released the shutter closes For expOSl res utilizill8 the B settillg the use of OJ cable rel ase is recommend8d In the c se of 10llg exposures a locking cable release will allow exposures of any duration The cable release is attached to the camera through the threaded receptacle 011 the top of the shutter release button S SELECTING TH...

Page 14: ...i ppe r 1 h l1 lhi happens the image is ill focus fe r both the eye and lile film For subjects with irregular outlines like wooded hillsides the entire ground glass a e2 of the iewlinder Illey be utilized for iocusing III any case excfOµt with idra red m2teria si when the image EP pears to be shJrp in the finder it vill be shacp on the film t hen using infra red film first foc JS Ul image as 2bo e...

Page 15: ...e is either much light Cr or Illuch darkr thf n the generdl picture crea or In all iscapes ihere sky light wo ld register a rnuch higher reading thall trees or buildings 21 ground level Sud a situation would caUS2 under exposure if the subject wer to b measured NiU co wentional v8roging rfldel frorn the C31ller 1position Spot madir g i al o uselul tor subjecb under insutticient IjgtlLirlg 5 ch as ...

Page 16: ...are viewing Focus the lens so that the subject area is critically sharp Then aim the camera so that the bracketed area falls upon tl18 musl important part of the picture you are about to take Refer to FigurA M Make sure that the brackets do not include any part of the picture that is either lighter or darker than the sectioil you are reading Reier to Figure NJ Correct Use of Spa I Meter 15 Incorre...

Page 17: ...es before tripping the shutter AVERAGE Reading When the scene to be photographed is made up of areas of equal illli ortance an ovsrall J Ierr gG re Jing ill r sult in tile oest picture To accomplish til is set the d0Sired shutter speed and push the Spot twerage selector switch toward the letter A The rointer in the lower section of tite V icwfilldel now moves outside the Spot Meter br r kelfHi are...

Page 18: ...shutter speed first select the lens opelling desired beiore taking the rearling Then center the iOel l in ltl reversecJ C by r Heling til shutter spee d dial 8 DEPTH OF FIELD V ihen a cam8r lens is focused to ive a sharp illlage of a particula subject some uC1jects sli htly behind as well as sonle objects Iightly 2head of the subject focused on iiil appeal to be shar p The distance betwe 11the nea...

Page 19: ...d picture By changing tile focus while the lellS diaphragm is stopped down you call select the area of sharpness ill your picture When using non automatic or pre set lenses the diaphragm must be closed Inallually but the same result can be achieved You may also determine de cth of field by checking the scale l51 on the lens barrel IRefer to Figure OJ Numhers representinG lells apertures iJPpe Cit ...

Page 20: ...n the normal mallllPr releasing Ow prossure on the film advance le er causes the lells diaphragm to open up to its Nides aperture However when rou pr 5s th shutt r r CiBilse bl tton to t3ke a picture the lens automatically stops dow l Clgairl to the ap rture indiccted by the meter The diaphragm remains stopped down only for til2 installt it takes for the exposure to be mlfie Jnd r opens itself imm...

Page 21: ...il all threads hav been disengaged To mount a lens on the camera reverse Hie above procedure turning the lens barrel clockwise until it stops Always be sure the in ter is in the OFF locking position and that the threads arB properly engaged No resistance should be felt when mount ing a IAns If excessive pressure is necessary remove the lens completely ilnd inspect the threads for dirt or other for...

Page 22: ...Ill plete subject area The forehead is now helping 10 steady thO camera Tile left elbow should be held as close to the body as possible You may compose the picture either ertically 01 horizontally and the viewfinder shows the exact format of the picture As a genera rule the camera should not be held at shutter speeds slower than 1 60 of a second This becomes particularly im portant when using lens...

Page 23: ...ible only when the timer is set for use Since the self timer operates independently of the shutter release buttOIl thA ClmElra may be operated in the usual way ith the release button even when the self timer hi been set NOTE If the self timer lever is timer will Ilot function propp rly not rotated to at lea5t 90 degrees 13 FLASH PHOTOGRAPHY The flash terminais marked FP and X 111 Refer to Figure V...

Page 24: ...ton will remain inset without pressure until film ad e nce lever is 2dvanced a complete stroke V ind the rewind crallk 12 in the direction of the arrow until you feel the tension ill the film lessen This indi cates the t HIP film has left the take up spool If for any reCison YOLI m not sure that the film has been totally rewourld back into the cartridge continue to hold tension on the r vvind cran...

Page 25: ... CLEANING Always lise a blower or cdnwl tlair brush to clear film chamber and area arolJnd takR lJp spool before lo ding film into camera Clean lens wilh lens tissue and regular lens cleaning liquid orlly Do not clearl lells at all unless you notice that it nRRds it Avoid rubbing the 5L1rface of UII lens if there is any laose grit or dirt present Npver rub lens ith tissue alone Always use a lens c...

Page 26: ...R Possible cause Diaphragm closed Lells Automatic Manual selector lever set on M instead of A Correct this by Illo ing lever to A setting_ Problem EXPOSURE METER NEEDLE Will NOT MOVE TO TAKE READING_ Possible cause ImIJrOf rshutter speed for film and light conditions_ Try cllanf ing shutter speeds until needle moves Or be sure there is il battery in the amera U e only specified type of battery sil...

Page 27: ...lIre 0 1 Film Aelv2nce Iwoer causing automatic diapbragm actuating plate to press 0g linst pi l on back ot lells THIS C A N C USE SERIOUS DAMAGE TO l ENS Chec to be 5ur that the nleter i turned OFF DO NOT USE FORCE SHUTTER WILL I lOT RELEASE Film Adv lCA If Jflr not advanced f2 f enoug the shutter However 3 atcilet in porated A full stroh is ne e 5 lr i fa cocking vithin the adv ance mechanism wil...

Page 28: ...settings When a certain combination of shutier 5pe 1 and ASA points is reaclv d both metering systems spot system and averaging system are di conn ct8d 2nd in turn the needl illlnle riately move upward hove the pillS t 1 referAnr R symbol Ireier to Figure II ChBngir g the shutter speed 01 SA setting will re er gage Ih rr pterirlg systenl IF 1 ___ L J I figure W ...

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