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Beseler Topcon electric motor drive and bulk film loader User manual
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USEOFY(IUR
TOPCON
ELECTRICM(lT(lRDRIVE
ANI)
BULKFILMMAGAZINE
IOKYO KOGAKU KIKAI K.K.
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CONTENTS
TOPCON ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE AND BULK FILM MACAZINE...
TOPCON ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE
ELECTRIC MOTOR DRIVE-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCLATURE
PORTABLE BATTERY CASE-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCLATURE
NON-CORD BATTERY CASE-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCLATURE
BATTERY RECHARGER-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCLATURE
HAND CONTROLLER-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCLATURE
ATTACHMENT OF THE MOTOR DRIVE.
ADJUSTMENT OF THE SHUTTER RELEASE STROKE
OPERATION OF THE MOTOR DRIVE
Film Loading .
Exposure Indicator
S i n g l e F r a m e E x p o s u r e s. . . . . .
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T()PCONELECTRICMOTORDRIVEANDBULKFIIMMAGAZINE
The TOPCON RE Super (Beseler Topcon Super D) is a fully automatic, modern camera,
suitable for speedshooting under many conditions, but the use of the TOPCON
Electric Motor Drive will make possible much faster and continuous shooting, either
controlled directly on the camera or remotely at some distance away from the camera.
Simply attaching the electric motor drive to the base of the camera results in a
high performance micromotor automatically winding the film, charging the shutter,
releasing the shutter and repeating these actions until operation is suspended or the
required number of frames is exposed.
As noted, remote control of the operation is possible, in either single frame exposures
or sequence photography, at speeds up to 3 frames per second, and when used
together with the TOPCON Bulk Film Magazine, permit up to 250 exposures in one
shooting session, with the electric motor drive, by direct or remote control
For shooting mobility, the motor drive has been designed with a rugged hand griP,
in which the micromotor is enclosed, for hand-held shooting of fast moving actions.
The TOPCON Electric Motor Drive and Bulk Film Magazine, when used on the
TOPCON RE Super (Beseler Topcon Super D) are highly suitable for shooting sports
actions, for taking records, copying literatures, for scientific research work, as well
as general photography, but the scope of work is further enlarged by using the
TOPCON Non-Cord Battery Case with the TOPCON Hand Controller, for remote
control operations.
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TOPCON ETECTRIC ITOTOR DRIVE
The electric motor drive consists of the motor drive attachment, which is attached
directly to the camera base and connected with the shutter release button of the
camera, and either the portable battery case, which can be clipped onto the belt, or
the non-cord battery case, which is attached directly to the motor clrive attachment.
The former is a metal case containing two nickel cadmium batteries and controls,
and is connected to the motor drive by either the standard 1.5 meters (5 ft.) con-
nector cord or the longer remote control 10 meters (33 ft.) connector cord (special
accessory), for supplying electric power and controlling operation of the micromotor
in the motor drive attachment. !,1y1.,.,t,-
The latter is also a metal case containing one nickel cadmium Sattery, but without
controls, and is slipped into its attachment mount on the motor drive attachment,
for non-cord electrical connection of the two.
Since there are no controls on the non-cord battery case, the hand controller is
connected to the motor drive attachment for remote control operation for distances
up to a maximum 100 meters (90 ft.).
At the same time, the hand controller may also be used with the portable battery
case, by using a 3-way connector (special accessory) between the motor drive, battery
case and hand controller.
See Fig. 1A for an illustration of the complete set-up, with either type of battery
case.
A battery recharger, for recharging the nickel cadmium batteries, is also supplied,
and a battery checker is also available for the non-cord battery case, although the
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portable battery case has its own built-in checker.
The bulk film magazine replaces the camera's back cover, which is simply detached,
and is attached behind the camera. The motor drive is attached below the bulk
film magazine, with the shutter connection being the same.
Fig. 18 shows the set-up when the bulk film magazine is used with the electric
motor drive.
The old type motor drive attachment does not have the battery case attachment
mount and, therefore, cannot accept the non-cord battery case.
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ETECTRICIAOTOR DRIVE-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCTATURE
(See Flgs. 2 crnd 3)
( I ) Camera attachment screw -fbr insertion into the tripod screw
socket of the camera base when attach-
ing the motor drive to the camera.
(2) Fixing ring (with tripod screw socket) -revolved to screw in the camera at-
tachment screw or to detach it; tripod
socket is used for attachment to tripod.
( 3 ) Shutter release screw (with lock nut) -an adjustable screw for releasing the
camera shutter button; can be adjusted
in or out so that shutter action is
properly made.
( 4 ) Shutter release coupling bar -is slid in over the shutter button ring
for placing the shutter release screw
over the shutter release button.
( 5 ) Film winding claw -couples with the coupling disc on the
bottom end of the camera's drive shaft,
when the cover (engraved DRIVE) is
unscrewed from the camera base.
( 6 ) Spacer -is inserted between motor drive and
camera, when bulk film magazine is
not being used.
(7) Alignmentpin -is aligned with correspondingopening
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(15) Electric socket -con nector cord is plugged in for the pur-
pose of connecting the battery case ancl
motor drive.
(16) Battery case attachment mount -is used for attachment of the non-cord
battery case.
Fig. 2
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( 1 7S A t t u c h r n c r r t c a t c l t -for catching the battcry caso on attach-
ment and preventing it from slipping off.
( t 8) Contact points -for making the electrical connections.
Fig. 3
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BATTERY RECHARGER-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCTATURE
(35) Charger plugs -used for connecting with the sockets on
the battery cases, with the red colored
plug inserted into the red colored socket.
(36) Plug -used for connecting to the ordinary house-
hold power line receptacle for recharging
the batteries.
HAND CONTROTTER-CONSTRUCTION AND NOMENCTATURE
(37) S-C switch -same as the S-C switch on the motor drive
and used for switching from single ex-
posures to sequence photography.
(38) Release button -is pressed to activate the shutter release
' button of the camera.
(39) Plue -is used for connecting to the connector
cord from the motor drive.
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ATTACHMENT OF THE MOTOR DRIVE
First, take off the cover (with engraving DRIVE) on the motor drive coupling shaft
of the TOPCON RE SUPER, which will expose the coupling disc on the bottom
end of the drive shaft. The coupling disc has an opening which couples with the film
winding claw (5) of the motor drive.
Place the spacer (6) on top of the motor drive, so that it will come between the motor
drive and camera in attachment, by aligning the hole on the spacer with the align-
ment pin (7) of the motor drive. The spacer is easily detached by' inserting a finger-
nail into the notch on the side of the spacer and pulling it up.
Stand the shutter release coupling bar (4) up vertically and slide it up along the front
face of the camera so that the bottom edges of the coupling bar slip under the shut-
ter release button ring and catch firmly on both sides of the ring. Attachment will
be quite easy if the camera base and spacer are carefully aligned, the coupling bar
placed over the self-timer lever so that the lever is completely hidden, and then the
motor drive is moved upwards to the camera so that the coupling bar slides over the
shutter button ring.
Moving the motor drive up will also place the camera's tripod screw socket over the
camera attachment screw (1) of the motor drive and, therefore, the fixing ring (2)
should be revolved to complete the attachment, but only after it has been ascertained
that the motor drive coupling is engaged (winding claw has engaged the opening on
the coupling disc). In order to check whether the motor drive shaft coupling has been
fully engaged, advance the film winding lever of the camera. If the film winding
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lever advances smoothly, then the connection is satisfactory.
With the above, the motor drive has been attached properly to the camera and it
will only be necessary now to connect the motor drive to its power source, with
the connection differing somewhat depending on which battery case is being used.
If the portable battery case is being used, simply plug one end of the connector
cord, either the short 1.5 meters cord which is suitable when the camera is being
carried with the battery case clipped to the photographer's belt or the special 10
meters cord which is suitable when using the camera at some distance from the
photographer, into the socket on the base of the motor drive's hand grip and the Iother end into the socket on the battery case. The electrical connections should
be made after the film has been loaded and the exposure indicator set.
When using the non-cord battery case, simply insert the attachment shoe (30) into the
attachment mount (16) and slide in until it stops and an audible clicking sound is
heard, indicating that it has caught. It should not become detached now unless the
push button (31) is pressed in. The electrical connections are automatically made
upon attachment of the non-cord battery case, at the contact,points. (,18)and (33).
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NOTE: The motor drive is often used on the tripod, especially in remote control
operation, in which case, be sure to check the length of the tripod screw
(male) on the tripod, as it may be longer than the tripod screw socket (2)
screwed in too fully, the camera will become detached when the motor
drive is being detached from the tripod
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ADJUSTMENTOF THE SI{UTTERRELEASESTROKE
When the hotor drive is attached to the TOPCON RE SUPER for the first time, it
may be found necessaryto adjust the stroke of the shutter release screw (3) so that it
will push the shutter release button properly to release the shutter.. once the stroke
has been properly adjusted, further adjustments will not be required in the future
when the motor drive is attached.
Adjustments should be made without loading film in the camera and actual operations
should be made as listed in OPERATION OF THE MOTOR DRIVE, whictr follows,
by first testing for single exposures and then for continuous shooting.
Adjustments will not be required, if the shutter is released and the film advanced,
when the release button (11) of the motor drive is pressed.
Film winding can be verified by opening the back cover of the camera and visually
checking whether the winding shaft rotates or not, when the release button is pressed,
but the same results can be checked by listening to the winding action.
The stroke of the shutter release screw is adjusted by finding the proper extensio n "a"
(see Fig. 5B) for the screw. First, revolve the screw counter-clockwise fully (as in Fig.
5A) and then slowly screw it in, checking whether the extension is sufficient each time
it is revolved once in the clockwise direction. Once proper extension has been de- 3'c"cided, revolve the lock nut firmly clockwise and fix the screw extension. as in
Fie. 5C.
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OPERATION OF THE MOTOR DRIVE
FiIm Loading:
Film is loaded in the camera, in the same manner as when loading film in the inde-
pendent camera, with the back cover lock (13), of the motor drive, being push-turned I
in the arrow-indicated direction, which will, in turn, push-turn the back cover lock of Ithe camera back cover. and open the
After loading the camera, close the back cover'and make several blank sliots with the
film winding lever, as in the usual manner for the independent camera.
At the same time, always tension the film inside the camera, as usual, by taking up
any slack with the rewind knob, of the camera. Subsequent film winding actions will
result in the rewind knob rotating smoothly in the reverse direction of the arrow
indication.
If the rotation of the rewind knob is not smooth. oror- isls intermittent.lntermlttent. oror stostops com-
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Exposure Indicator: lThe exposure indicator (8) of the motor drive differs from the exposurecounter of
the camera in that it is a subtractivetype which always shows the number of ex-
posuresstill remaining. On the other hand, the exposure counter of the camera
shows the number of exposurestaken, i.e., is an additive type, which has, further-
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,ff more, already been automatically set to the first shot,
with the several blank shots made above.
Thus. while the ra's exposure counter is 4q!o
dzero wheneve came r l s
the number of total ex to be taken must be
mamelfy to the exposure indicator when the film is
effir tor J3qe9.-
must be push-turned with the ball of the ihumb. in the
arrow-lnolcateo orrectton or c until the required
Fig. 6 exposures is set to the ind
division of the exposure indicator scale represents
10 exposures or frames, with numerals engraved for 250,
200,150,100,50,36and 20, with the larger five numerals coming into use only when
the bulk film magazineis attached to the camera. also.
When cartridqe-loaded film is being used. for either 36 or 20 ex the additive
exposure counter of the camera will also operate together wi subtractlve ex-
ure lndrcator oI the motor drrve, altnougn movrng ln .5:w-
ever, the exposure co-ffiffiilFonly bount up to the-T6th expoffi,@ it will
lng on.
trons are automatlca sto
thus, in the case of a 250 exposure film being loaded in camera. t motor
action will stop after the 250th exposure is completed.
CAUTION: The exposure indicator should always be set to the number of frames
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which are to be taken. It should never be more than the total number
of exposures which can be taken, as otherwise, the motor drive action
may continue while there is no more frames to be exposed, with the result
that the film could be torn or the perforations ripped, with rewinding be-
coming impossible.
Single Frame Exposures:
Set the S-C switch (9) to S (single frame exposure) and the timer dial (10) to 60, for
fast film winding action.
Select a suitable shutter speed from 1 to 1/1,000 second plus Bulb, and set it to the
shutter speed dial of the camera.
Revolve the safety lock ring, around the release button (11), from L (lock) to U (un-
lock) and then press the release button.
The shutter will be released, the film advanced, the shutter charged and the camera's
exposure counter will also be advanced.
If the release button is being pressed for the first time, without blank shots having
been made with the film winding lever of the camera, the shutter will not be charged
and, therefore, there will be no shutter action when the release button is depressed
but simply a blank shot.
However, at the same time, electricity will flow into the motor drive circuit and the
film will be advanced and the shutter charged so that the next shutter release action
will be effective.
As can be seen, as long as the battery case is connected to the motor drive, there is
always automatic operation with each release button action which will not only take
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care of shooting but grreparations for the next shot as well.
NOTE: Always press the release button after the film winding action on the camera
has been completed, which can be checked by looking at the rewind knob
which will turn counter-wise to the arrow direction. To be on the safe side, -
always set-the timer dial to 60 for the fastest film wintfng speed
The releaFb-utton (19) on the portable battery case may be set to any position,
REMOTE-LOCK-CHECK, but, of course, it is always a good policy to keep it
on LOCK.
Film Unloading:
When the complete roll of film is exposed, the motor drive action should automatical-
ly stop, if the exposure indicator (8) has been properly set previously, because it will
now be at zeto,
The exposed film must now be rewound on the original cartridge, in the usual man-
ner as for the independent camera.
First, push the rewind button lever (12) to the rear, or towards the exposure indicator
dial, against spring tension, which will push in the camera's rewind button. The film
should be rewound by revolving the rewind crank in the arrow direction, as usual.
After completely rewinding the exposed film. open the back cover and pull up the
rewind knob, so that the cartridge can be lifted out.
SequencePhotography:
Sequence photography differs from single frame exposuresin that successiveframes
will be continuously exposedas long as the releasebutton (11) is depressed.For this
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purpose, however, the S-C switch (9) must be switched to C (continuous) and thc tinrer
dial (10) must be set to one of its three positions.
The release button (19), on the portable battery case, may also be set at any posi-
tion, REMOTE-LOCK-CHECK, as for single exposures but shoutd preferably be
set at LOCK for prevention of accidental shooting.
The timer dial (10) decides the shutter speeds which may be used and the number of
frames which are exposed per second, as in the following table:
Setting Shutter Speeds Frames per Second
Qp-1,000 ll4 to l/1,000 sec. Approx. 1.5
I 5 - 1,000 lll' to l/1,000 sec. Approx. 2
60- I ,000 | 160 to I / 1,000 sec. A p p r o x . 3
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- Ias-&t_gla.ple. Uv setting the number of exposuresper second
wiff Ee-ap
ween l ll5 to I
As can be seen, it FilT-not be possible to take sequence shots at slower speeds than
I 12 second and, in such case, single exposure shooting must be resorted to.
The timer dial may be switched to another setting during operations, depending on
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the shutter speed being used. As:.f-g.rg.aTple. if th
s e c o n d , t h e t i m e r d i a t c a n u e u r s e , i t w o u l d n o t
be possible to switch it at a shutter speed of ll4 second.
Remote control operation with the portable Battery case:I Single exposures and sequence shots can be made with the portable battery case,
in the same manner as operations are handled on the motor drive itself.
In this case' the S-C switch (9) on the motor drive must be set to S, while the milled
selector knob (20) of the battery case must be set to REMOTE, at which position only
can therrelease button (19) be depressed.
The S-C switch (28), of the battery case, must be set to either S, for single frame
exposures, or to C, for sequence shots, but the timer dial (10), of the -o1o. drive,
and the shutter speed dial, of the camera, must be used as in the previous instance.
For remote control operation at some distance, change the stand-ard 1.5 meter (5 ft.)
length connector cord for the longer 10 meters (32-314ft.) connector cord, which
should be ordered.
When a longer electric cord is required for even longer distance remote control
operation' a connector cord of sufficient diameter must be chosen and it is, therefore,
suggested that the problem be discussed with your electrician, as increase in re-
sistance of the cord will result in slowing down the speed of the motor drive orII making it impossible to stop the motor drive.
Remote control operation with the Non-cord Battery case:
Since there are no controls on the non-cord battery case, the TOPCON Hancl Con-
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' troller must be connected to the motor drive when remote control operations are i
to be made with the non'cord battery case attached to the motor drive. i
Connect the 10 meters connector cord to the motor drive and the hand controller.
Flip the S-C switch (37), on the hand controller, to S, for single frames, or to C, for I
continuous sequence shots, and press the release button (38), which will activate
operation of the motor drive.
The S-C switch (9), on the motor drive, can be set to either S or C, in this case, -I
but the timer dial (10), of the motor drive, and the shutter speed dial of the camera,
must be set as explained previously.
The maximum length of the extension electrical cord which can be used with the
hand controller, without a relay box, is 200 meters, but your electrician should be
consulted, as ir1 the above case, for the correct connector cord.
The hand controller may also be used with the portable battery case, in which case
t h e m o t o r d r i v e , b a t t e r y c a s e a n d h a n d c o n t r o l l e r m u S t b e c o n n e c t e d t o a s p e c i a 1 a c -
cessory 3-way connector, with operations thereafter being the same as indicated above.
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, BATTERYGA5E5
The power supply for the motor drive is taken from two batteries consisting of 5 )
YUASA Flat Type 500 FZ Nickel Cadmium cells, in the case of the portable battery
case, and from one battery consisting of 10 YUASA Flat Type 50O FZ Nickel Cad-
m i u m c e l l s , i n t h e c a s e o f t h e n o n ' c o r d b a t t e r y c a s e ' w h i c h a r e e n c l o s e d i n m e t a l
batterv cases. in both instances,
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The nickel cadmiurn batteries have a specially long service-life and can be used
for more than 500 repeatecl discharges and recharges.
Voltage of the power supply should be checked with the built-in voltage checker
of the portable battery case or the accessory battery checker should be inserted
into the sockets of the non-cord battery case, for this purpose.
In the former case, revolve the milled selector knob (20) to CHECK, depress the& release button (19) and check position of the voltage checker needle (21); if it is
within the green zone (22), voltage will be satisfactory and operation possible. If
the needle is outside the green zone, recharging is necessary before fuither motor
drive operation will be possible.
In the latter case, the voltage checker needle on the accessory battery checker
will swing, as soon as the checker is inserted into the sockets on the base of the
non-cord battery case, and will indicate whether voltage is satisfactory or not, in
the same manner. i ;,
Attach the recharger to the base of the battery case and connect'the electric cord
from the recharger to the ordinary household line. Recharging should be limited
to about 7 hours, although both batteries will stand up to about twice this amount
of recharging. Overcharging is not recommended, however, and, therefore, care
should be taken not to charge too long. One recharging will be sufficient lor con-
tinuously shooting 3 rolls of 250 exposures bulk filrns, or its equivalent.
If other power sources are to be used, the power supply should be 12.5 volts D.C.
and I ampere per each electric motor drive attachment.
The electric circuit of the portable battery case is as per Fig. g.
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