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Canon F-1 motor drive User manual
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- Canon F-1 motor drive
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- User manual
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- English
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- 29
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The Canon Motor Drive Unit is a precision built,
electrically powered film advance apparatus that is
attachable to any F-1 and usable with all related
accessories and system equipment. Through the
adoption of electronics, not only is a wide range of
photography with the timer possible, but also short
interval photography of three exposures per second
and continuous photography of 36 exposures. lt
also enables stabilized and unmanned EE (automatic
exposure control) photography when joinfly used
with Film Chamber 250 and the Servo EE Finder.
Main Features
body with no I Easily attachable on any F-l I adjustments necessary.
I Short interval continuous photography in 3 speed of three exposures per second possible.high
i { Singte-frame shooting is possible. t
A wide range timer is built in. {
Any shutter speed except "B" is usable. 5
Remote control is possible
6
Unmanned photography is possible with the
7 combined use of the Servo EE Finder.
Photography with long roll film is possible I combination with Film Chamber 25O.
pho. g Automatically stops upon completion of
tography.
Error-free operation with a safety
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Direct-connect type battery case for hand-held
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Technical Data Gircuit Gonstruction : 5 transistors, 2 diodes, 5 condensers, L SCR. Shooting Intervals: 1/3 sec. to 60 sec./frame. Timer Scale: 7-stage. "T.OFF", 0.5, L, 2, 5, LO, 60 sec. Time allowance, +L2%. Power Source: DC 15v. Exclusive NiCd Battery50O FZ, or 1O penlight batteries. Loaded in Battery Case and connected with Battery Connector MD. Battery Gheck : By Battery Checker MD. Photographing Gapacity: NiCd Battery 5OO FZ; 36 framesxapprox. 80 rolls at full charge. Penlight batteries, Alkaline, 36 frames x 80 rolls or more. Manganese, 36 frames x 50 rolls or more. Frame Counter: Counts the number of the unex- posed frames. Automatically stops at "O". Remote Gontrol :. Connect the Remote Switch MD to the terminal on the Battery Connector. Length of cord is 5 meters. An extension cord (1O meters) is available. Ultrasonic Remote Switch, Wireless Remote Switch, Parallel Switch Box, Extended-time Timer are under development. Unmanned Photography: By coupling with Servo EE Finder. Shutter Release Button: With cable release socket. Size: l50x LTOx 34mm (5-15/L6" x6-LIlL6" x L'5lL$"1. Weight= 72O grams (1.59 lbs.). Accessories: Battery Case, Battery Connector MD, Remote Switch MD, Film Chamber 25O, Film Loader 250, Film Magazine 25O, Extension Cord MD, Case, Battery Magazine 15V, NiCd Battery 5OO FZ, Battery Checker MD.View original page 4
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Film Cha m ber Direct Co n nector
Holding Plate Contacts for Controlli,ng
Servo EE Finder
Releasing Rod
Winding Coupler
Film Rewind Functioning Pin
Motor Drive Button Camera Attach ment Screw
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Attaching onto Camera
The Motor Drive Unit is attached to the bottom
of the camera.
un-I Detach the bottom cover of the camera by I screwing the cover of the mercury battery chamber,
taking out the battery, and pulling the bottom cover.
After removing the bottom cover, be sure to return
the battery to its former position and attach the
cover of the mercury battery chamber.
lf Attach the Motor Drive Unit onto the camera so4 that its grip is on the right side when looking at
the camera from the back side. Attach the Motor
Drive Unit to the tripod socket of the camera with
the attachment screw. Adjustment of the connect-
ing section is unnecessary.
Set the main switch at "OFF" before connectingrfQ the power cord. t
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Battery Case
The Battery Case, containing NiCd Battery 500 FZ
(two nickel cadmium batteries in a pack) or Battery
Magazine 15V with ten penlight (size AA) batteries,
is used as the power source for the Motor Drive Unit.
The Motor Drive Unit and the Battery Case are
connected by the Battery Connector MD.
I Replace ten penlight batteries simultaneously
with a s€me make.
I Performance of the mahganese batteries deteri-
orates in temperatures of -lOoC (14"F) or under.
Loading Batteries
Load ten penlight (size AA) batteries into Bat-I I tery Magazine 15V in their proper positions by
inserting minus (-) poles first.
r The NiCd batteries come as a unit.
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Remove the bottom cover of the Battery CaseIz by sliding it either to left or right. Facing the
battery contacts upwards, load NiCd Battery 50O
FZ properly by matching the groove on the 500 FZ
and the guide line inside the Battery Case, and
replace the bottom cover.
The Battery Magazine 15V can be loaded by match-
ing the green marks on the Magazine and inside
the Batter!' C4.sg-. k
Case.Q Replace ilre'B?dt$r cover of the Batteryd
Connections and Battery Check
I Align the socket of Battery Connector MD with I the screw hole of the Battery Case and tighten
them together with the tightening screw.
Bat-lf Connect the plug of the connector cord toL tery Checker MD. The power level of the batteries
can be checked by pressing the battery check but-
ton and checking the position of the needle in the
battery checker window. lf the needle reaches the
blue zone, the batteries have sufficient power level.
Otherwise, the batteries must be replaced or re-
charged.
r When using Remote Switch MD only, or when
using it with Extension Cord MD, check the power
level after connecting.
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{ Plug the cord of the Battery Connector into the U socket situated at the bottom of the Motor
Drive Unit. The plug.in position is set bythe match-
ing groove.
]v|ain Switch
I The power circuit is disconnected when the main r switch is set at "OFF".
lf Continuous shooting can be performed when the 4 main switch is set at "C". Shooting is continued as
long as the motor drive button remains depressed.
When your finger is removed from the motor drive
button, the final exposed frame will .be wound up and
operation stops. The same function. iS iftifofmed
when the timer is in use.
{ Single-frame photography is performed when the U main switch is set at "S". A single exposure is
taken when the motor drive button is depressed
and the exposed frame is wound when your finger
is removed from the button. The timer should be
set at "T.OFF".
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Timer ffi
The timer ring can be turned and set after the
timer lock pin is pressed in. The timer ring can be
set at the following intervals of "T.OFF" (Timer'OFF)
O.5, l, 2, 5, 1O and 60 sec.
1 BV setting the timer ring at any one of the gradu' I ations and the main switch at "C", single ex'
posures at the indicated intervals can be taken as
long as the motor drive button is kept depressed.
j BV setting the timer ring at "T.OFF" and the
4 main switch at "C", short interval continuous
photography of three exposures per second be'
comes possible.
gV setting the timer ring at "T.OFF" and theIU main switch at "S", single-frame exposures are
performed.
r Keep depressing the motor drive button as long
as the shutter is being operated when the shutter
speed is between U8 and L sec. with the main switch
at "S" and the timer ring at "T.OFF."
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0perations
Load the film, make two blank shots on the
1 camera side, and set the film for the third frame
by winding the film advance lever.
Set the frame counter of the Motor Drive Unit by
2 turning its gear in the direction of the arrow.
The frame counter of the Motor Drive Unit counts
the number of the unexposed frames and the Unit
will automatically cease.oirerating when the counter
reachgs "0". r Set the frame counter correctly.
r Do not set the frame counter at"2O" when using
a film with 36 exposures because the Unit will stop
at the 20th exposure with 16 frames still left unex-
posed. lf the frame counter is set at "36", when
a film with 20 exposures is used, the Unit will start
idling after the 2Oth exposure and stop when it
reaches "0". lt is best, at this time, to set the
frame counter at "O".
When Film Chamber 250 is in use, set the frame
counter at "F.C." so that the counter will not func-
tion. The Unit will not automatically cease operating
with the frame counter at "F.C.".
Set the main switch at t'S" for single frame t u photography, and "C" for continuous photogra-
phv.
I Set the timer by depressing the timer lock pin t and turning the timer ring.
Select an appropriate shutter speed within the f,,rl combination range of the main switch and the
timer.
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Relations Between Main Switch, Timer Ring,
and Shutter Speed
Main Timer Usable rLxposures s*iicr' Ring Shutler Speeds
5 T.OFF 1/2000-1 Onett
c T.OFF Ll2ooo-rl3o Three per second
c o.5 LI2OOO-Ll8 Two per second
c 1 1.l2OOO-Ll2 One per second
c 2 1/2000-1 One every 2 seconds
5 1/20OO-1 One every 5 seconds
c 10 rl2ooo-L One every 10 seconds
c 60 1/200O-1 One every 6O seconds
':':- Keep depressing the motor drive button until the
shutter release operation is completed.
Q Perform metering after focusing and composition U of the picture have been decided.
J Depress the motor drive button. ,
r In the case of single-frame photography, the ex-
posed f rame is wound and the next unexposed
frame is set into shooting position when your finger
is removed from the motor drive button'
r ln the case of continuous photography, shooting is
continued as long as the motor drive button is de'
removed from the pressed. . When your finger is
unexposed button', shooting stops and the next
frame ,t .r?1 into shooting position'
Unmanned bontinuous Shooting with
Gable Reledse
When a lockable cable release is attached to the
motor drive bufton, with the timer set and the main
switch set at "C", the motor drive button can be
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Remote Control
Connect the cord of Remote Switch MD to the
remote control terminal of the Battery Connector
and set the main switch of the Motor Drive Unit at
"Ctt or "S".
Photography is controlled by depressing the release
knob of the Remote Switch. Set the S-C switch of the
Remote Switch at "S" for single'frame photography
and at "C" for continuous shooting.
r The length of the cord for Remote Switch MD is
five meters (approx. 16ft.) and can be extended up
to 1.5 meters (approx. 50 ft.) with an extension cord.
r The photographing capacity will decrease with
the remote control operation because of the electric
resistance of the cord.
Unmanned Continuous Shooting Using
Remote Switch
Set both the main switch of the Motor Drive Unit
either at "S" or "C", and the S-C switch of the
Remote Switch at "C". Then slide the release knob
in the direction of the arrow while depressing it. The
release knob becomes locked and shooting will con-
tinue without touching it. \ ,- .\
r The proper operation can ue hsri'Sihl$f,ra
distance by the flash indicator on the Remote Switch.
Film Rewinding
When the frame counter reaches the Unit I I automatically stops operating.
lf The film is rewound in the ordinary way with the 4 fitm rewind crank on the camera after turn'
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Note
Do riot forget to replace the mercury battery when
1 attaching the Motor Drive Unit.
Set the main switch at "OFF" when attaching the
2 Motor Drive Unit.
I Select the timer and set the shutter speed cor- rJ rectly. At slow shutter sPeeds, the exposure maY
be improper and the image maY be blurred.
The proper exposure also cannot be obtained when
the shutter speed is set at "8".
necessary to check the power level when onlY t lt is "J two frames are advanced during short interval
photography.
Do not use a battery with a low power level because
it may stop functioning at an intermediate position'
lf this should happen, set the main switch at "OFF",
detach it from camera, load it with a new battery,
and start it functioning again' Attach it to the cam'
era again after performing winding and shutter
release operations on the camera side.
Drive Motor the with self'timer using the f When self - the start and .l the camera to Unit attached
on the timer with the shutter release button
camera side.
I Even when the camera is attached with the shut'
U t"t release completed, the Motor Drive Unit will
be set at a wound-up condition when the motor
drive button is dePressed.
Power while dePressing 7 Do not disconnect the I tfre motor drive button.
O Since the Performance of the batteries droP at
keeP O t"rnp"ratures of -10'C (14"F) or under,
them warm until just before use.
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Joint Use with Servo tE Finder
When the Motor Drive Unit and the Servo EE Finder
are jointly used, Cord t2V 2E is used to connect
the Servo EE Finder to the socket of Battery
Connector MD. After inserting the plug of the cord
into the socket, fix the plug securely by tightening
the outer ring.
Use a 1/15 sec. or faster shutter speed because
of the metering mechanism of the Servo EE Finder.
The higher shutter speeds are effective especially
in the case of continuous photography.
The operation is performed by depressing the motor
drive button of the Motor Drive Unit after setting
the main switch of the Servo EE Finder at "L" for
continuous metering.
When using the timer of the Motor Drive Unit, un-
manned continuous EE photography can be performed
by locking the motor drive button with the lockable
cable release.
r When shooting while sepalated from the camera,
close the eyepiece shutter because the Servo EE
Finder is metering.
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Ioint Use with Film Ghamber 250
When the Motor Drive Unit and Film Chamber 25O
are jointly used,long-length roll film with a maximum
of 25O exposures can be used. In this case, the
Motor Drive Unit can be used to its full advantage
such as timer set, continuous, and high speed pho-
tography.
First, attach Film Chamber 25O to the camera,
after removing the back cover of the camera, and
then attach the Motor Drive Unit.
Film Chamber 250 is of the dual magazine type.
The back cover open/close dials function in relation
to the opening of the inside magazine. lt is de'
signed so that the the back cover cannot be removed
unless the inside magazine closes, and the Motor
Drive Unit will not function unless the magazine is
opened. From the standpoint of accuracy, there is
complete interchangeability between the F-1 and
the Motor Drive Unit.
foint Use with Film Chamber 250
and Servo EE Finder
When the Servo EE Finder is attached, in addition
to Film Chamber 25O, unmanned EE photography
can be extended up to 250 exposures for continuous
photography.
lf exposures are to be taken at the rate of one
per minute, the camera can be left untouched
for four hours. Thus, it is very convenient for record'
ing experiments and other observations.
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