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Minolta Motor Drive MD-90 User manual
User manual for Minolta Motor Drive MD-90. 26 pages in French. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
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- Minolta
- Model / document
- Minolta Motor Drive MD-90
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- French
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- 26
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- 1.5 MB
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- Camera accessories
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The Motor Drive MD-90 is designedfor fully integrated operation with your Minolta
(MAXXUM) 9000 autofocus SLR. High-speedversatility is the key to its design: For con-
tinuous film advanceat up to 5 frames per second,high setting can be selected.Medium and
low settings can be used for respective rates of 3 and 2 frames per second. When using
focus-priority setting, focus is adjusted between each exposure and shutter is releasedonly
when subject in focus frame is sharp.Single-frameadvanceis possibleby using "S" setting.
Available separately,either of two battery packs can be quickly attached tothe MD-90:
the Battery Pack BP-90M uses AA-size batteries,while the Ni-Cd Battery Pack NP-90M has
rechargeablenickel-cadmium batteries and is supplied with its own battery charger. Both
packsfeature shutter-releasebuttons for more comfort when holding the cameravertically.
Carefully read and follow all instructions in this manual, and keep it handy for future
reference.This way you can take full advantageof the many advancedfeatures built into
your Motor Drive MD-90.
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POWER SOURCES
Power for the Motor Drive MD-90 is The Ni-Cd Battery Pack NP-90M features
suppliedby eitherof two detachablebattery a built-in rechargeablenickel-cadmiumbat-
packs. Available are the Battery Pack BP- teries. The Minolta Ni-Cd Charger NC-90M
90M and Ni-Cd Battery PackNP-90Mwhich is supplied with the Ni-Cd Battery Pack
can be purchasedseparately.The Battery NP-90M for recharging.
Pack BP-90M usestwelve AA-size alkaline- For complete information for using either
manganeseor carbon-zincbatteries. battery pack refer to the instructions sup-
plied with that unit.
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ATTACHING AND REMOVING BATTERY PACK
Either the Battery Pack BP-90M or Ni-Cd
Battery Pack NP-90M attaches to the Motor
Drive MD-90 in the sameway. Before attach-
ing or removing either battery pack, set the
MD-90'sselectordial 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
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pack and motor drive together, and press To remove: With selector dial at "OFF" battery pack firmly onto motor drive. When position, move battery-pack release as battery pack is attached correctly, battery- indicated in diagram, and separate battery pack release will snap back to its lock pack from motor drive. First pull out right position. side of battery pack, then left s!de.View original page 10
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ATTACHING AND REMOVINGMD.gO
The Motor Drive MD-90 can be attached To attach:
or removed from the camera at any time. lf 1. With selector dial at "OFF" position,
film has not been advancedprior to attach- align motor drive's guide pins and attaching
ing motor drive, motor drive will auto- screw with guide holes and tripod socket on
matically advance film to next frame when bottom of camera.
the selector dial.is set to one of its operating 2. Turn grooved' ring'on'aita-ching screw
posrtrons. clockwise until motor drive is secured.
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NOTE
o Always set selectordial to "OFF" before
attachingor removing motor drive.
o Before attaching motor drive, make sure
that nothing is lodged in between the camera
and motor drive, such as the camera's
carrying strap. Also make sure that the
locating holes and couplers are f ree of
foreign matter.
o To assure proper connection, wipe
To remove: electrical contacts on camera and motor
1. With selector dial at "OFF" position, drive with a cleandry cloth.
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
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LOADING FILM
Set the MD-90's selector dial to "OFF" Frame counter
and slide counter reset to set the MD-90's After advancingfilm to first frame, frame
frame counter to "S" (start) position. Open counter will be set to "36". When using rolls
the camera'sback cover and load film. After of film with less than 36 exposures,frame
threading film into take take-up spool, make counter should be set to "24" for 24-
sure sprocket teeth engage holes in lower exposure rolls, "20" for 2O-exposurerolls,
edge of film leader. Presscamera'soperating and "12" for 12-exposurerolls.
button and manually advancefilm one frame
to take up slack in film, then close camera
back.
Set the MD-90's selector dial 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
' - automatically.
lf desired,film can be advancedmanually
to the first frame. Just set the selector dial
. to "OFF" position, releasethe shutter, and
operate the film-advancelever.
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NOTE
o The MD-90 frame counter is a count-
down-type which shows the remaining
number of exposures on the roll. Since the
camera'sframe counter shows actual number
of exposurestaken, the numbers on the two0 frame counters will not match. LRewtruo
o lf motor drive stops before last exposure
on roll, check whether counter is set cor-
rectly. lf not, set selector dial to "OFF",
To set frame counter, press in and turn and reset counter for remaining number of
counter-set dial clockwise. Dial can be exposureson roll.
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 exposures
on roll. Otherwise, film perforationsmay be
torn at end of roll.
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OPERATION
Focus-Prioritysetting- F. P.
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The Motor Drive MD-90 can be set for To set film-advance: While pressing
single-frame advance at "S" setting, con- selector-dial release, rotate dial to align
tinuous film advanceat "H", "M", or "L" white index with setting indication. Release
setting, or for focus-priority shutter release must be pressed whenever you want to
at "F.P." setting. Explanations of each changefrom one setting to apother.
setting are given on the following pages.
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tntnff;tif.,t*fi,o,or releasesshutter. This button does not have a
DriveMD-eoattached,touch-sensitive switch, thus continuous auto-
shutter can be releasedin any of three ways: focusing is not possible.
o Camera's operating button: Meter activa- To prevent accidental exposures and
tion, continuous autofocusing with focus conserve battery power, shutter-release
hold, and shutter releaseare all the same as button can be locked by sliding the release
for manual film advance. lock downward so that the red dot appears.
o Battery pack's shutter-release button: o Remote Cord RC-10005 or 1000L:
Used with either motor-driven or manual Attaches to remote-control terminal on
f i I m advance.fof moro fomTo f, wrrOt' FiolUi n g camera body. Operation is the same as for
the camera vertically. Slight pressure battery pack's shutter-releasebutton.
switches on the camera's meter. Pressing
partway down focusesthe lens and activates
focus hold. Pressing all the way down
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Single-frameadvance Continuous film advance
Rotate selector dial to "S" to set the For continuous film advance, rotate
MD-90 for single-framefilm advance. sefector dial to "H", "M", of " L" setting.At
For continous autofocusing, touch the these settings, motor drive recocks shutter
camera's operating button. To release the and advancesfilm continuously as long as
shutter, press the operating button all the operating button is held down. Between
way down. After exposure, motor drive will exposures, focus is not adjusted. Focus is
advance film one frame and recock shutter locked at the position used for the f irst
for the next exposure. During film advance, exposure in the series.During film advance,
the green monitor lamP glows. th€ green monitor laniP glows.
At shutter speeds below 11250 sec.,
f ilm-advance speed is automatically- de-
creasedto allow sufficient time for correct
exposure. Maximum film-advance speeds
arer 5 f rames p.er second, (fps) at "H"
setting, 3fps at "M" (medium) setting, and
2fps at "L" (low) setting. For shooting at
5fps, use of the Ni-Cd Battery Pack NP-90M
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Focus-priority settin g Manual advance
Rotate selector dial to "F.P." setting for With the Motor Drive MD-90 attached
focus-priority shutter release with con- and its selector dial at "OFF" position,
tinuous film advance. shutter can be releasedand film advanced
To shoot autofocused sequences, press manually as described in camera owner's
operating button all the way down while manual. To reduce the camera'sweight andkeeping subject centered in the focus frame. facilitate handling, it is best to remove the l,:
As long as operating button is pressed, motor drive when it is not being used.camera will adjust focus for each exposure, l NOTE
then releaseshutter. Film advance is con-
tinuous with a maximum film-advancespeed o To prevent accidental exposures, keep
of up to 4fps. Actual speedwill vary accord- Motor Drive MD-90's selectordial at "AFF"
ing to focus adjustment required for each position when motor drive is not being used.
shot and shutter speed in use. During film o When using motor drive, camera's film- {lII
advance,the green monitor lamp glows. advance lever should be kept. folded up
againstthe camera body.
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Film advance stops automatically when counter reset to left and press rewind
the MD-90's freme counter shows "O" or at button. With fresh batteries loaded, rewind-
the end of the roll. The red monitor lamp ing a 36-exposureroll takes about 7 seconds'
will glow indicating that film should be When rewinding is complete, motor stops
rewound. automatically and film leader.remains out.
To rewind film: With selectordial at any Open cameraback'andremovetitm.
position except "OFF" , slide and hold
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Manual rewinding is not possible when NOTE
the motoi'drive'is itticfied. When you want o Excesstension on Tifm, weak batteries,or
to rewind film manually, set the MD-90's incorrect setting of the M D-90's f rame
selector dial to "OFF", then detach motor counter may cause f ilm advance to stop
drive from camera.Rewind film as explained before the end of the roll; the red monitor
in cameraowner's manual. 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
advancefilm manually.
o At the end of the roll, never repeatedly
turn selector dial back and forth between
"OFF" and an .operating,position. This
could damagethe film.
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MULTIPLEEXPOSURES
When using the Motor Drive MD-90 for 2. Any number of expogures can be made -b'| making rnultiple:eipixures, the motor drive on a single frame repeating step 1.
recocksthe shutter after exposure as long as However, before making the final exposure,
multiple-exposurebutton is pressed. release finger from multiple-exposure
To make multiple exposures: button, then releaseshutter. After exposure,
1. While pressingcamera'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
remain stationary
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3. After film has been advanced, reset the NOTE
MD-90's frame coirntdrl Slide counter reset, o When using con{inuous idvance (H, M, L,
then turn counter-set dial to number equal or F.P.) settings, film advance may be too
to remaining number of exposures on roll. fast for you to release multiple-exposure
For example, if a 36-exposureroll is loaded button before the final exposure. lf this
and camera'sframe counter shows "20", this happens, releasethe multiple-exposurebut-
indicatesthat there are 17 exposuresremain- ton, set the MD-90's selector dial to "S",
ing on the roll. Set MD-90's frame counter and attach the camera's lens cap. Then, set
t o " 1 7 " . camera to 1/4000 sec. at fl22 and make a
blank exposure. After exposure,motor drive
will advancefilm to next frame.
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USINGDEDICATEDFLASH
For flash photo-graphywith the Motor Flash sequences
Drive MD-90, Mincilta'sProgram(MAXXUM) For shootlng Ttaih'seQuencbswith con-
Flash 4000AF and 2800AF units can be tinuous film advance,focus is held at posi-
used. X-sync settingsand viewfinder indica- tion used for the first exposure in the series.
tions are the same as when using manual film When the flash is mounted on the camera
advance. and N i-Cd batteries are used, 2fps f lash
For single-frameadvance (MD-90's."S" sequencesare possible.
setting), any power level on flash can be Set flash unit to its lowest power setting,
selected,and the flash'sAF illuminator will that is, "MD" (motor drive) setting on the
be activatedwhen focus-aisistillumination is 40O0AF, "Lo" setting on the 2800AF.
r required. Set motor drive to "L" setting to synchro-
nize f ilm advanceand flash recycling.
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TECHNICAL DETAILS
Type: Detachable motor drive unit for positions: "H" (high) setting for continuous
automatic film adrlail'6eand rewind with the film-advance at up t6'5fps; "M" (medium)
Minolta (MAXXUM) 9000 camera for up to 3fps, or "L" (low) for up to 2fps;
Function: Operates camera's film advance/ "S" (single)setting for single-frameadvance:
shutter cocking mechanism; controlled by "F.P." (focus-priority) setting for continu-
6-position selectordial ous film advancewith focus-priority shutter
Drive motor: Single micromotor for both release;manual film advance possiblewhen
film advanceand rewind selectordial is at "OFF" position.
Power sources: Available separately,either Usable exposure modes: All exposure modes
Battery Pack BP-90M whi'ch uses 12 AA-size can be used; 11250 sec. shutter speed re-
alkaline-manganeseor carbon-zinc batteries quired for maximum film-advancespeed;at
or Ni-Cd Battery Pack NP-90M which has slower shutter speeds, film-advance speed
built-in nickel-cadmium batteries and is decreasesto allow time for correct exposure.
supplied with Ni-Cd Charger NC-90M for Frame counter: Countdown type shows
recharging;for maximum film-advancespeed remainingnumber.of exposureson roll; film
of Sfps, fully chargedNP-90M must be used. advance stops automatically whenever
Film advance: Film-advancerate selectedby counter shows "0".; rotating selector dial to one of five operating
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