Minolta MD-90, Owner'S Manual

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Page 2: ...TEIOWNER S MANUAL tF MODE D EMPLOI MOTOR DRIVE MD 90 ...

Page 3: ...ctin focus frame is sharp Single frame advanceis possibleby using S setting Availableseparately either of two battery packscan be quickly attachedtothe MD 90 the Battery Pack BP 90M usesAA size batteries while the Ni Cd Battery Pack NP 90M has rechargeable nickel cadmiumbatteriesand is supplied with its own battery charger Both packsfeatureshutter release buttons for more comfort when holding the ...

Page 4: ...a t i o n 1 2 S h u t t e r r e l e a s e 1 3 S i n g l e f r a m e o p e r a t i o n 1 4 C o n t i n u o u s o p e r a t i o n 1 4 F o c u s p r i o r i t y o p e r a t i o n 1 5 M a n u a l a d v a n c e 1 5 R e w i n d i n g f i l m 1 6 M u l t i p l e e x p o s u r e s 1 9 U s i n g d e d i c a t e d f l a s h 2 O T e c h n i c a l d e t a i l s 2 2 Careand storage 23 ...

Page 5: ...Contact pins Rewindcoupler Rewind button M o n i t o r l a m p Attaching screw Selectordial Selector dial release Counter set dial N t I t L rA Contacts for 100 Exposure BackEB 90 Counter reset www orphancameras com ...

Page 6: ...Battery Pack contacts Battery pack release Power inputsocket ...

Page 7: ... The Battery Pack BP 90MusestwelveAA sizealkaline manganese or carbon zinc batteries The Ni Cd Battery Pack NP 90M features a built in rechargeable nickel cadmiumbat teries The Minolta Ni Cd Charger NC 90M is supplied with the Ni Cd Battery Pack NP 90M for recharging For complete information for usingeither battery pack refer to the instructions sup plied with that unit r www orphancameras com ...

Page 8: ...BP 90M NP gOM ...

Page 9: ...e sameway Beforeattach ing or removingeither battery pack set the MD 90 sselector dial to its OFF position To attach Move battery pack releaseall the way to the left and set selector dial at OFF position Align attaching pins on battery pack with guide holes in baseof the MD 90 Then bring left sides of battery www orphancameras com ...

Page 10: ...battery pack is attached correctly battery pack release will snap back to its lock position To remove With selector dial at OFF position move battery pack release as indicated in diagram and separatebattery pack from motor drive First pull out right sideof battery pack then left s de ...

Page 11: ...or drive will auto matically advancefilm to next frame when the selectordial isset to one of its operating posrtrons To attach 1 With selector dial at OFF position align motor drive sguide pins and attaching screw with guide holes and tripod socketon bottom of camera 2 Turn grooved ring on aita ching screw clockwiseuntil motor drive is secured www orphancameras com ...

Page 12: ... sure that the locating holes and couplers are f ree of foreign matter o To assure proper connection wipe electrical contacts on camera and motor drivewith a cleandry cloth To remove 1 With selector dial at OFF position turn grooved ring counterclockwise until attaching screw is out of camera s tripod socket 2 Separatemotor drive from camera Make sure guide pins in motor drive are drawn straightou...

Page 13: ...sure sprocket teeth engage holes in lower exposure rolls 20 for 2O exposurerolls edge of film leader Press camera soperating and 12 for 12 exposure rolls button and manually advancefilm one frame to take up slack in film then closecamera back Set the MD 90 s selectordial to H M or L setting and hold down the camera s operating button The motor drive will advance film to the first frame and stop au...

Page 14: ...re last exposure on roll check whether counter is set cor rectly lf not set selectordial to OFF and resetcounter for remainingnumber of exposures on roll To set frame counter press in and turn counter set dial clockwise Dial can be turned in only one direction lf you passthe number desired slide counter reset to set counter to S then start again Be sure to set counter for actual number of exposure...

Page 15: ...dvanceat H M or L setting or for focus priority shutter release at F P setting Explanations of each settingare givenon the following pages To set film advance While pressing selector dial release rotate dial to align white index with settingindication Release must be pressed whenever you want to changefrom one settingto apother www orphancameras com ...

Page 16: ...ally Slight pressure switches on the camera s meter Pressing partway down focusesthe lensand activates focus hold Pressing all the way down releasesshutter This button does not have a touch sensitive switch thus continuous auto focusing is not possible To prevent accidental exposures and conserve battery power shutter release button can be locked by sliding the release lock downward so that the re...

Page 17: ...of L setting At these settings motor drive recocks shutter and advancesfilm continuously as long as operating button is held down Between exposures focus is not adjusted Focus is locked at the position used for the f irst exposurein the series During film advance th greenmonitor laniPglows At shutter speeds below 11250 sec f ilm advance speed is automatically de creasedto allow sufficient time for...

Page 18: ...stment required for each shot and shutter speed in use During film advance the greenmonitor lamp glows Manual advance With the Motor Drive MD 90 attached and its selector dial at OFF position shutter can be releasedand film advanced manually as described in camera owner s manual To reducethe camera sweight and facilitate handling it is best to remove the motor drive when it is not beingused NOTE o...

Page 19: ...rewound To rewind film With selectordial at any position except OFF slide and hold counter reset to left and press rewind button With fresh batteriesloaded rewind ing a 36 exposureroll takesabout 7 seconds When rewinding is complete motor stops automaticallyand film leader remainsout Open cameraback andremovetitm THiIE rr z 0 f Iillml r_rr l LnrwrNoJ www orphancameras com ...

Page 20: ... s f rame counter may cause f ilm advance to stop before the end of the roll the red monitor lamp will glow lf this happens move selec tor dial to OFF Then check frame counter setting and battery condition Set selector dial to one of its operating posi tiohs lf lamp remaini on and film does not advance switch motor drive to OFF and advance film manually o At the end of the roll never repeatedly tu...

Page 21: ...g as However before making the final exposure multiple exposure button is pressed release finger from multiple exposure To make multiple exposures button then releaseshutter After exposure 1 While pressing camera smultiple exposure the MD 90 will recock shutter and advance button release shutter After exposure film to the next frame shutter will be recocked and film will remainstationary 1 8 www o...

Page 22: ...remain ing on the roll Set MD 90 s frame counter t o 1 7 NOTE o When using con inuousidvance H M L or F P settings film advancemay be too fast for you to releasemultiple exposure button before the final exposure lf this happens releasethe multiple exposurebut ton set the MD 90 s selector dial to S and attach the camera slens cap Then set camera to 1 4000 sec at fl22 and make a blank exposure After...

Page 23: ...inatorwill be activatedwhen focus aisist illumination is required r Flashsequences For shootlng Ttaih seQuencbs with con tinuous film advance focus is held at posi tion used for the first exposurein the series When the flash is mounted on the camera and N i Cd batteries are used 2fps f lash sequences are possible Set flash unit to its lowest power setting that is MD motor drive setting on the 40O0...

Page 24: ... H setting to synchro nizefilm advanceand flash recycling a NOTE Be sure to us efulff charged Ni Cd bat teries in f lash unit and Control Grip to obtain shortestrecyclingtimes o Before releasing shutter check that subject is within flash rangefor power level selected lf not use a larger aperture or move closerto the subject Flash recycling times are based on Minolta s standard test method at ISO 1...

Page 25: ...chargedNP 90M must be used Film advance Film advancerateselectedby rotating selectordial to one of five operating positions H high setting for continuous film advanceat up t6 5fps M medium for up to 3fps or L low for up to 2fps S single settingfor single frame advance F P focus priority setting for continu ous film advancewith focus priority shutter release manual film advancepossiblewhen selector...

Page 26: ...sive 36 exposurerolls not be usedfor more than two weeks per set or charge basedon Minolta s stand o Store motor drive in a cool well ventilat p arO test method at 2O C 68 f NP 90M ed place Do not store in placessubjectto 35 rolls BP 90M 50 rolls with alkaline high temperatures high humidity dust or manganese 40 rollswith iarbon zinc dirt Other features Tension switch stops film advanceat end of r...