40, 70, 100, 200 User manual

BATTERY OPERATION
     Ploce loggle switch on bottery operotion "BAT" position. Plug spirol lomp cord into receptocle
 locoted next to toggle switch. Open the bottery comportment locotd ot the bock of the power-pock
 unit.  Remove the plostic film cover from [ottery.  Insert bottery, terminol down, moking sure thot
 prongs contocl terminols in right direction.
    When the reody lomp lights up, the unit is reody to be floshed. Test to insure lhot the unit  is
 ossembled properly by pressing the open-flosh button locoted on side of lomp.  Woit for the reody
 lomp to light eoch time before floshing. lf there is o deloy between pictures, the toggle switch should
 be ploced on "AC" position to conserve ihe bottery.

                                          EXPOSU     TCULATOR
BAT & AC SWITCH





                                          OPEN FLASH
                                                       BUfiON
                                  SHUTTER CORD
 AC OPERATION
     Ploce toggle switch on "AC" posiiion. Plug spirol lomp cord into receptocle os obove.  Inserf
AC line cord into AC line receptocle. Insert the other end of the AC line into o 100-l l0 Volt woll
outlet.
   When the reody lomp lights up, test the flosh by pressing the open-flosh button. . Woit for the
reody lomp to light eoch time before floshing.

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    CONNECTING TO CAMERA
         The MINICAM SPEEDLIGHT  flosh lomp mounls      shulters fiited with boyonei type ferminols, on
     on the occessory clip of your comero. The lomp-     ottochment converiing rhe MINICAM SPEEDLIGHT
       to-shutter cord is connected to the synchro  ter-     connection to the boyonet type is included with
      minol of the shutter, Since some comeros hove      this unit.

    SYNCHRONIZATION
         The MINICAM SPEEDLIGHT will synchronize      pictures. To do this the comero is set on o
      with ony shutter hoving "X" type synchronizotion.     tripod or steody support, the shutter is set on
      IT IS IMPORTANT TO SET THE SHUTTER ON     "8" ond the flosh is fired by pressing the open-
      ,'X"        POSITION BEFORE ATTEMPTING FLASH      flosh button on instont ofter opening the shutter.
       PICTURES.                                                                           lf you ore not sure which type synchronizo-
          For comeros which do not hove built-in "X"      tion the shutter of your comero hos, it  is best
     type synchronizofion, it  is possible to use the     to  refer fo the instruction furnished by  the
    MINICAM SPEEDLIGHT for toking "open-flosh"       monufocturer.

    SHUTTER SPEED
          Since the flosh of your MINICAM SPEED-        It should therefore be noted thot lens setting
     LIGHT olwoys lost for obout l/SOO of o second    you select will determine the exposure of your
      regordless whot speed your shutter is set ot.       pictures ond not shutter speed.

    SPECIAL FLASH CORDS  AVAITABTE
          Conversion cords ore ovoiloble for ony ond    Nikon, New Contox, Conon, Exokto ond oll
       oll types of comeros, including lhe Leico, Rollei,     35-mm, spring-type ond reflex comeros.

    GUIDE NUMBERS
         Guide numbers ore the most common method of determining exposure for electronic flosh. To orrive
      ot fhe correct lens setting the distonce from the flosh lomp in feet is divided into lhe guide number
     ond the onswer is lhe correct lens setling lo use.
         The occomponying guide numbers for use with the MINICAM Speedlight ore lermed "SUGGESTED
     GUIDE NUMBERS" becouse we hove leorned through experience thot guide numbers do nol cover
     every situotion ond hove therefore given you our opinion os to whot guide number we think you
      should use for vorious films.
               It is recommended thot the photogropher estoblish his own guide numbers for the MINICAM Speed-
        light bosed on these figures ond experience.
         Remember thot ihe type of subiect olso offects the exposure of flosh pictures. A generol rule to
      follow is: THE LENS OPENING SHOULD BE INCREASED BY ONE STOP WHEN PHOTOGRAPHING
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GUIDE NUMBER TABLE OF MINICAM SPEEDL| GHTS (Group LA )

           Film               Kodochrome Doylite Ektochrome Plus X            Tri X
          Speed                 Fuii, Sokuro Color   Anscochrome Fuii, Sokuro SS     Fuii, Sokuro SSS
 Guide                     (ASA-  t o)    (ASA-32) (ASA- I 00)    (ASA-20C)   Numbers
 SPEEDLIG HT  40       20-25      30-40     70-80      r00 - r r0
 SPEEDLIG HT  70       30-35      45-56     90 - r r0     r50-180
 SCOOPLITE  r00        45  56    60-80  140-r60     200 - 240




t. To eliminote the need of colculoting, the Minicom     2. Simply set the guide number for the film you
  Exposure Colculotor on the flosh lomp  tells        plon to use ot the white diomond. The correct
  you exoctly whot exposure to use for every        lens opening to use will oppeor of the "lomp
   flosh pictu re.                                      to subiect in feet" number.



l. In os much os the Minicom Electronic  Flosh        4.  lf you wont to prolong the life of your bottery
   Unit hove comporotively high voltoge output,           , ond shorten the recycling time, be sure to
    it is odvisoble not to touch the electrodes of        reform the copocitor. Plug your MINICAM
  the units. Contoct with the electrodes con       SPEEDLIGHT into home current outlet for l0
   result in on electricol shock.                                         , to 15 minutes  if you did not use it for one
                                            week or more.
2. Chorging of copocitor will be token ploce
                                                                                        is  only when the flosh lomp's spirol cord                                                                        5. In os much os the strobe units' corrying coses
   inserted into power pock receptocle. lt  is                                               ore mode of plostic composition, it  is unod-
   prevented from unwilling consumption of bott-                                                      visoble to ploce the units too neor flome or
   ery, if the flosh lomp ond power pock ore                                                       strong heot. The coses ore fully guoronteed
   disconnected during corrYing.                                                    ogoinst oll normol or climotic conditions, ond
3. Moximum flosh output is obtoined within 3 - 5       with iust o  little core should eosily lost the
  seconds ofter the reody light goes on'  This          life of the strobe units.
  time is required to insure thot the copocitors
   ore in o stote of "full chorge".

FEATURES:
  l)   Sufficient light output 200 w/s for oll press comeros.
 2l  Chongeobility of SPEEDGRAPHIC gun heod; shutter by solenoid.
 3)  Built-in Holf Power Switch for hi-speed films.
 4l  Convenience: ottoched to oll comeros using MINICAM BRACKET.
 5)  Greot Economy' 1/3 of the some by Americon ond Germon.
 6l  Recycling by AC line; the shortest recycling time required 3 - 5 sec.
 7l One set of high voltoge botteries floshes 300 - 400 times.
 8)  Compoctness:  fit into o hondsome godget bog, flosh-heod in
   o outside pocket ond power pock stored in the bog.

MINICAM FAMILY OF QUALITY SPEEDLIGHTS




                               SPEEDTIGHT
                                 40

                                                                               Expressly designed for the
                                                                        omoteur, the MINICAM 40
                                                                           reploces the MINICAM V,
                                             now out of  production.
                                                   The 40 feotures o vcstly
                                                         improved power  circuit
                                                      which combined wif h  o
     super efficient flosh-heod reflector of new design, results in the full power of 40 wott seconds
      being sufiicient for picture toking under oll but the most diTicult conditions. The 40 is extremely
      portoble ond very economicol to use. Operotes ofi one 240 volts BL-0160 bottery or
     100-115 V. AC household current.

            SPEEDLIGHT 70     With its' ry70 wott second light output, the 70 is on ideol speedlight for the comero fon who
     wonts performonce coupled with reliobility
     ond speedy hondling. Fost recycling times
    moke  it on excellent componion for use
      with lever wind 35 mm comeros. Color
     photogrophy with 70 presents no  filter
     problems os light emitted opproximotes
      doylight. This feoture gives better skin
     tones in block ond white pictures too.
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ryFLASH-HEAD ADAPTER
          FOR
   PRESS CAMERA
   FLASHGUNS
 Mony press photogrophers prefer
  using o solenoid for tripping the
  shutter of their comeros even when
 toking speedlight  pictures.
 The MINICAM 'ADAPTER moy be
 used for solenoid tripping by simply
  replocing the normol floshgun reflec-
 tOr WiIh MINICAM ADAPTER ONd
 ottoched speedlight flosh-heod. Note   : Comero lense must hove X thot is speedlight synchronizotion.




                                   MULTI FLASH
                               CONNECTOR

                                                       PAT. PENDING





  Photogrophers using this device con use, one, two or three seporote flosh units of the some
  time utilizing o single synchronizing cord from the comero to the'connector. The synchro-
  nizing cords from tire independent speedlights ore plugged into the connector, then, when
  the comero shutter is releosed oll units connected will flosh simultoneously. Use multiple
  speedlight to set up for portroits of children, ond other lively subiects to obtoin professionol
   results.

ry
CAMERA BRACKET
        WITH
   SPEEDLIGHT
    CLAMP


                                      The MINICAM SPEEDLIGHTS ore designed to ottoch
                                              to your comero by sliding into the occessory shoe on
                                         the comero. But, some of the populor comeros such
                                    os EXAKTA VX, CONTAFLEX, ROLLEIS, PRACTICA,
                                   PENTAX ond MIRANDA do not hove on occessory
                                          shoe. lf, you own. such o comero, the SPEEDLIGHT
                                      con be ottoched to o speciol MINICAM BRACKET,
                                       pleose see the illustrotion  ;
                         A for the EXAKTA VX ond B for the ROLLEICORD.





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HOW TO USE      SIJPER ANSCOCHROME'
    EAYLIGHT TYPE
    COLOR FILM FOR ROLI. AND 35MM MINIATURE CAMERAS
  Super Anscochrome is a super speed flex and - Readyflash; for tlr,91e cameras'
color  film  for use in          having   use regular Alscochrone  fiIm'variable lens and shutter"**"ri,settings. Be-     Super Anscochrome  is balanced forcause or its high speed, s";;;TJ;-   :Jf"'r'#':"1t"f;:"T$""fi.'lllg}t;f;i"?l;:lchrome is not intended for use in simple  illlmination sources sgch as electronicfixed focr.rs cameras, such as the Ansco-  flasb or blue flashlamps.
          *EXFOSURE INDEXE5T DAYLIGFIT I00
                            TUNGSTEN 40 (with 808 Filter)
          *Ansco Bxposure Indexes are suitable for use with meters
               caiibrated- in accorclance  v,,rith ASA specifications.
BAS|C DAYLTG!{T EXPOSURES AT r/rOO




             Bright SunlightmruffiffinwFront           Side          Back           H.azy        Bright        Duil  Lighted        Lighted       Lighted         Sun      Overcast    Overcast
               Between       fll6       fl16 and flll               flll               flrl          f,B           f15.6
Equivalent LVS Number:
   r4Y2     14          L3Yz              t3r/2         t7yz        LLyz
  The exposures given are for average      SYNCHRO.SUN FLASH TAB!-Esubjects under average sumrner condi-tions. For light colored. subiects, decrease     Sunli.qht Exposure 58, 258  2B, 228
exposure about  2/3   stop;  for  dark    I/LO} at fil6            I  ft.    12 ft.colored subjects, increase exposure about
2/3  stop.                             BASIC INDOCR EXPOSURE DATA
  The best liehtinq  for  color  is  that     Super Anscochrome Daylight Typewhich reaches'ihe iirbject from the di-   Film can be exposed with floodlamps-rection of the came-ra. Avoid dark shad-   use an 8,08 filter and an exposure indexows. When dark shadows are unavoid-    of 40.able, ancl  . whcn photographing nearby
gubjects, more satisfactory lighting  bal-      Daylight Type Super Anscochrome can
ance is achieved by using suppiernentary    also be used satisfactorily indoors with
illuminzrtion. The following  table  gives    blue flashlarnps. The following table isminirnunr  subject-to-flashlamp distance    based on the use of large polished re-
for   fill-in  flash. Re sure to use blue    Bectors when photographing average sub-
flashlamps wiih  Daylight T>'Be film.        jects in light colored surroundings.
                 BLL'g FLASHLAMP EXPOSURE GUIDE hIT'MBERS
                    58" 258      118, 408     2F, 9.2B.          68, 268
 Cpen to 1/50f        L7O       200          250           175 (open)      r/r00        135            L40           180           100      r/zao        98           105           135            70     1/300       84        92       1r5          44 (r /5OA).
 f For non-adjustable X trpe  flash synchronization, use open to l/5O nurnbers at1125 second exposure.