Minolta 16 MG User manual

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  Minolto   is recognized os  the  world's
leoder  in subminioture phofogrophy.
  The Minolto l6MG   is the  lolest  of  o
long  line  of  Minolto l6mm subminioture
comeros.
  The l6MG   is o very  versotile comero
with  eosy  operotion,  slim  styling,  ond
compoct design.

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    Type:             Super-Minioture Comero with o  Picture Size of  lOx'l 4mm for l6mm fllm
    Lens:            Rokkor TD 20nn-F/2.8, 4 Elements in 3 Groups
     Shutter:         Progrommed Shutter with Diophrogm Vones Shutter Speed  1/30-1 /250
                                                        '   O p e r o t i o n R o n g e -E V 8 -1 6 (fo r A S A  1 0 0 film)
    SynchroContqcl:  X Contoct  ot  l/30  second
    Exposure Mgtir:    Selenium Meter  of  the Follow-up Needle Type
   Me os uring R o n g e : E V 8 - 1 6  ( f o r AS A  1 0 0 film)
    Film Speed:     ASA 25-400
    Focusing:         Fixed Focusing
                  C l o s e - u p L e n s (S e t  fo r 1 .2 m, 4 ft) Co n to in e d
    Viewfindcr:        Bright Frome with Porollox Correction  Morkings
    Film Advonce:    Wheel  TYPe-120o
    Film Counter:     Reverse Counting Type, Automotic Relurn
    Accecsories:    MG  Floshgun ond Filters (UV, Y48), Exclusive for  Minolto l6MG
    Dimc ns io n s :       1 0 2 . 5 ( L ) x 2 4 (H)  x 3 9 .5 mm(W) 4 "(L ) x   l' (H)  x1 %"   ( W)
g   Wcight:            1609. 5.6o2.

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s h o r p n e g o t i v e s .
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h o r i z o n t o l l y  o r   v e r t i c o l l y .
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y o u r f o c e k e e p i n g y o u r h o n d
h e l d o g o i n s t y o u r b o d y , t h e n
r e l e o s e t h e s h u t t e r g e n t l y .
 W h y  n o t  p r o c t i s e   t h e s e
b o s i c s t e p s b e f o r e    l o o d i n g
the comero.

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l . P u s h u p   t h e b o c k c o v e r  o p e n  b u t t o n . T h e              l n s e r t t h e  f i l m m o g o z i n ei n t o t h e f i l m c h o m b e r .
  b o c k c o v e r w i l l c o m e c o m p l e t e l y f r e e   f r o m               l f   t h e m o g o z i n ew i l l n o t s e t p r o p e r l y o d v o n c e
    t h e c o m e r o b o d y s o   i t   i s o d v i s o b l e t o  k e e p           t h e   f i l m o d v o n c e   l e v e r u n t i l  t h e m o g o z i n e
    t h e b o c k c o v e r o n e h o n d b y w h e n p u s h i n g     s e t s p r o p e r l y    i n   t h e  c h o m b e r . N o t e : F i l m
  the open button.                                      s h o u l d b e   l o o d e d   i n s u b d u e d l i g h t

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2. Exposure Meosure-                         from obove.
  ment.                                        The block dot index on the comero body  A i m   f h e c o m e r o o
                                                                                                                   i n d i c o t e st h e o p p r o x i m o l es u i l e r s p e e d o n d    t h e s u b i e c t t o  b
  photogrophed th                             lhe red dot index indicotesthe opproximote
   r e d n e e d l e  i n  t h                         F n u m b e r .
  meter window wi                             Coution: lf the red needle movesinio fhe
  move occording t                               silver colored oreo on top or bottom in the
  the omountof light ref lected by the subiect.    meter window, it indicolesf,oo muchor too  Turn the exposure control ring in either                                                               little light.  birectionuntil the silver indicotor is olign-
                                                                                    lf you ore usingf ilm wif h o low ASA speed  ed with the red needle. When the needle
   is set ihe most suitoble shutter speed/     the silver indicotorwill not move throughthe
  operture combinotion is obtoined.            entire blockoreo Do not force the exposure
 When oligningthe silver indicotorwith the      ring.  lf the ringis forced the ASA seffing
  red needle be sure to look ot the windor*    w i l l b e m o v e d i n e r r o r .
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  A f t e r  t o k i n g 2 0 p i c t u r e s c o n t i n u e o d v o n c i n g      U s e o f  t h e M i n o l t o F l o s h g u ni s r e c o m m e n d e d
t h e  f i l m o d v o n c e w h e e l u n t i l t h e r e d  i n d i c o t o r            f o r   n i g h t  p h o t o g r o p h y , b o t h    i n d o o r s o n d
i s o l i g n e d w i t h  t h e E o n   t h e  c o u n t e r . O p e n                                                    o u t d o o r s .  l t   i s o l s o r e c o m m e n d e d f o r d o y t i m et h e b o c k c o v e r m o k i n g s u r e t h o t o n e h o n d  i s
o n   t h e b o c k c o v e r ,   t o k e  o u t m o g o z i n e o n d      p h o t o g r o p h y w h e n o s u b i e c t i s   i n  o  s h o C e d
p u t  i t   i n o r i g i n o l b o x o r w r o p   i t   i n p o p e r .       o r e o . A  s p e c i o l M G    f l o s h g u n  i s  o v o i l o b l e  N o t e : U n l o o d  f i l m  i n s u b d u e d l i q h t .                          f o r e x c l u s i v eu s e w i t h  t h e M i n o l t o   l 6 M G    I

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  How  to use the MG  Floshgun          t o   t h e ( * ) m o r k o f   t h e c h o m -   A t t o c h   t h e   f l o s h g u n  t o    t h e
         l .  l n s e r t i n g t h e b o t t e r y .            b e r . R e l e o s e t h e o u t e r c o s e .     c o m e r o b o d y b y  i n s e r t i n g t h e
     P u l l o f   t h e  o u t e r  c o s e  o n d  2. Set the synchro contoct select     s e t  s c r e w  o n d    t h e  d i r e c t
              i n s e r t t h e b o t t e r y    (  l 5  v o l t ,    button  to  the    ',  mqrk. The     c o n t o c t p r o i e c t i o n    i n t o    t h e
    M o l l o r y M 5 0 4 o r   i t s e q u i v o -    shutter speed  is now  set ot         t r i p o d   s o c k e t  o n d  d i r e c t
      lent) into the bottery chomber.     l/30th  second. Remove the     c o n t o c t p o i n t o f   t h e c o m e r o
L7   Plocethe(*)side of the bottery   w r i s t s t r o p  f r o m  t h e c o m e r o .    body. Tighten the sel screw.

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      5. Remove bulb by pressing the eiector button.      m o u n t e d t o  t h e c o m e r o , m o u n t t h e t r i p o d  t o
     W h e n  u s i n g o    t r i p o d w i t h   t h e   f l o s h g u n                t h e  t r i p o d s o c k e t  i n  t h e  f l o s h g u n .


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  T h e M G    f i l t e r s f o r u s e w i t h  t h e 1 6 M G h o v e     W h e n  u s i n g t h e Y 4 8   f i l t e r   i t   i s  n e c e s s o r y
b e e n d e s i g n e d e x c l u s i v e l y f o r   t h i s c o m e r o .                t o h o l v e  t h e A S A n u m b e r o n d s e t t h e n u m b e r
     I n o r d e r   t o  s e t  t h e  f i l t e r  i t  i s n e c e s s o r y t o       o n   t h e  f i l m s p e e d   r i n g      t o  c o m p e n s o t e f o r
                                                     the 2X filter  foctor.  Exomple'   lf  using ther e m o v e   t h e  s t r o p , o t t o c h   t h e   f i l t e r   t o    t h e                                                     1 0 0 A S A   f i l m s e t 5 0 o n   t h e  f i l m s p e e d r i n g .
c o m e r o  b o d y  o s    i l l u s t r o t e d o n d  p u t  s t r o p       N o t e : T h e c l o s e - u p  l e n s o n d  t h e   l e n s c o p                                                                       20bock on comero.                                connot be used when the  filter  is in ploce.

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5. Put o cellophonetope                              7. Hold the rewind drum
  piece on the cover lo                            os shown in the pic-                                9. Put the cover on the
  prevenlit from dropp-                               fure, ond put the other                          mogozine   chomber,
  ing off. You moy furn                         end  of  the  obove                         ond put o cellophone
  on o smcll dork-roorir                           cellophone tope piece                             tope  piece on  it  to
   lomp.                                      oround lhe drum.                                prevent  it from com-         Gruing  off.

6. Altoch o smoll piece                                 8. Wind     l)l   times  o-
  of fope fo fhe end of                          round the drum so thot                                                      I 0. The mogozine should
  the    f ilm  which   is                               lhe f ilm becomes poro-                             look os illustroted.
  sticking ouf  of   the                                       llel to the side of the
  mogozine.                                     drum. Ploce the drum
                                                           into the mogozine.

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      The 1 6 MG  i s e q u i p p e d w i t h o p ro g ro mme d
    shu t t er. Th is  i s o m e c h o n i s m w h ich se ts th e
    bes t s hut t er s p e e d  /  o p e r t u r e  co mb in o tio n
    occo rdin g t o  t h e b r i g h t n e s s o f  t he su b ie ct to
    be p h o t o g rop h e d .
              I n o p e r o l i o n t h e o l i g n m e n t o f    t h e  s i l v e r
     indi c o t o r ond  t h e  r e d  n e e d l e  s e ts th e p ro -
     gr om med s hu t t e r .
      The d iogro m i n d i c o t e s t h e r e l o tio n b e twe e n
         t he s hut t er s p e e d o n d o p e r t u r e fo r  e o ch EV
   numb e r. Th e E V  r o n g e  o f   t h e p ro g ro mme d
    shu t le r is 8 -1 5 .
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 Mointencnce   crnd Cqre  of the Comero

       l f   t h e c o m e r o  i s u s e d o t   t h e b e o c h o r    i n
o d u s t y o r e o  t h e r e  i s o  p o s s i b i l i t y t h o t s o l t
 o r d u s t m o y o d h e r e  t o   t h e c o m e r o b o d y o r
 l e n s o n d c o u s e d o m o g e o r c o r r o s i o n . T h e r e -
 f o r e ,   i t   i s   r e c o m m e n d e d  t o    t o k e  c o r e  o f
y o u r c o m e r o s o   i t w i l l g i v e y o u m o n y y e o r s
o f e n i o y m e n t .

Core  ofter Use
  W h e n   t h e c h r o m e s u r f o c e o f   t h e  c o m e r o       B e f o r e  s t o r i n g   t h e  c o m e r o , r e l e o s e   t h e
 i s  s t o i n e d , w i p e     i t w i t h  o  c l o t h d o m p e d      shuite r.
w i t h B e n z i n e .B e c o r e f u l t h o t B e n z i n ed o e s n o t       D o n o t s t o r e  t h e c o m e r o   i n o p l o c e w i t h
e n t e r   i n t o  t h e   i n s i d e o f  t h e c o m e r o o r    l e n s .
D o  n o t w i p e   t h e p l o s t i c p o r t s .                    h i g h  t e m p e r o t u r e , h u m i d i t y o r w i t h c h e m i c o l s
  W h e n d u s t  i s o n   t h e     l e n s  u s e o  c o m e l -       c o n t o i n i n g s o l t .
h o i r b r u s h o r o    l e n s b l o w e r .
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       dfffil#

Minolto l6 Film
Blockond Whire Film(ASA 80)    Blockond White Film(ASA 320)     PositiveColor Film (ASA 50)

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   M i n o l t o F i l m M o g o z i n e                             3    i n   I E n l o r g e r
      Empty mogozine ore  ovoiloble from your        This enlorger is dcsigned primorily for use
     Minolto Deoler  if you  desire  to lood your        in enlorging Minolto l6mm negotives. How-
    own mogozrnes.                                   eyer, occessories ore ovoiloble  to  enlorge
                                             9.5mm ond 35mm negotives.
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