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Minolta SR-3 User manual
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- Minolta
- Model / document
- Minolta SR-3
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- User manual
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- English
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- 37
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All Aboul Your Besl GomPonion, The Minoltcr SR-3
Your Nlinolta SR-:l is the latest arrtl the rnost de-luxe ruro,lel of \Iinolta SR
(Single lens Rellex) carnera series, manufactured by Chirorla Kogaku Seiko
K. K. leading camera nranufacturer since ]928.
It features the coup,led exl)osure meter, ltuilt-in split inage rartgc fiIlcler,
nrany other latest developments.
Famous Rokkor F:1.8-55mm lens with the exclusive Acltrornatic coating
give you the hi-fidelity effects sliecialh' in color photograplrl'.
\\rith the wide variety of accessories, it can boast tlre rersatility as the
ru rr i vtrs a I u,*e phot ograph ic e tltr i I rtrteut.
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take-up spool (b) on Insert the film leader into Advance rhe film lever (6) by
of rewind axis (4) until the take-up spool as shoHn making several short turns
catching clip faces in the picture along the until both sides of the filrn
engagedupper side. Lottom side of the take-up perforations are
spool. Make sure the lilm properly in the fihn sproeket
sprocket g\ear teelh are gear teeth (?). When the film
engaged uith the frlm per- advance lever stops, release the shutler (8) and film ad- forations. vance lever can be advanc-
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( 0lrnlerBefore closing the camera Advance lever until it stops Look irrto the film
back make sure that the and release shutter. tindow. A red arrow indi-
film is placed parallel to Repeat this action trvice and eales lhe first film frame i.
the camera bodr,. adrance the lever. Th. in position to be exposed
section of the film that has The red arrow will indicate
been exposed to dar liglrt the next lilm number eacir
during loading has been time vou rvind the ler.er.
s'ound and \ou are nos'
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How fo Use Film Advonclng Lever
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The shutter dial is marked with figures -- '.1 ,1:
B and I to 1,000. The figures l, 2, 4,
B, 15 .. 1000 indicate shutter
speeds of I second, fsecond,, tlsecond,
)lsecond, )1; second. . . . . llooosecond
respectivel,v.
The B position, or bulb, enables rou to
keep the shutter open as long as the
shutter button is pressed dorvn. lhis
position is used rvhen exposures of 2
second or more are required.
The red letter X is the X contact point
and is used with strobes or electronic
the dial to the desiredflash equipment. It corresponds to Do not pull up shutter dial. 'furn
about )f6 second speed. shutter speed figure to the center red line. When shutrer dial is turned to any place between two figures, the
intermediate speed between these figures can be obtained.
Dial can be turned in either direction. Also, shutter
speed can be set either before or after advancine the
lever.
Refer to 16 when using MINOITA SR mcler
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The diaphragm ring has aperture figures from I.B 10 22 (F value) in white on outer side. Turn the diaphragm ring while pressing on the click stop button to desire aperture figure and release button when it coincides with white dot. The click-stop will enable the user to use intermediate aperture openings between Fl.B and F5.6. The larger the flgure becomes the less light volume is permitted through the lens. (For example, if volume of light permitted through the lens when aperture is set at F2.B is l, the relation-ship between aperture and light ;;i:*l$i volume from Fl.8 to F22 is shown on next page.) When intermediate aperture opening is used, volume of light, also, will be intermediale. Yellow figures show light value. This will be explained on the page 18. 11View original page 15
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€omplete Auto-Preset Diophrogm
Aperture [;'-- :ri--- -i1l In the X'IINOLTA SR-3, rvhen the ler-er is
adr.anced, the lens autonatically open,c to its Light volume ?cqqry*#ry narimum aperture and affords a very brighr
vierv sn that it is very easy to focus and
compose the subject. When rhe shutter js
releasecl, the aperture rvill automatically close
dorvn to the pre-set aperture stop. This is the
advanced feature of the N{INOLTA SR series
I l)jal,lrragrrr ran lrc.r'l citlrt'r lrt'lirrc or alle'r arlrancirg of rvhich the makers are very proud of.tr!t lilnr L.rer. \\ lren dialrlrraurn is arljusterl I'elirrt lrl- 'I'his automatic pre-set rnechanisnr is also
ranr:ing lilrrr" thc ellr'r.l ol trrljLrstrnerrt ol rlialrlrragrrr contained in the rvide,angle 35mrn lens,
100rnm lens and l35mm len-". Even when lensi lan lrc rtotr:d lhlorrglr linrler. are interchanged after advancing lilm (autrr
\\'iren,lirl,lrragrn i- arljrrstcrl alttl lilrrr i, arlranccd. matic opening of aperture), the aperture ol'
lhr: rier is alnars lrright J,ut Ilrt' r'llcr,t ( ilnnol l)c the lens rvill remain autonratir:allv open.
not(.(1. 'l'he apcrture u ili arrtorr;a..L.r:llr rlosr, rlown lo The aperture stops control exposure on the
fiLn and also control the depth of field. the Jrrc-scL al)erture stop irrrnterlialcll lrel'orc llrc
s[rul ltr i-s relca,.ed.
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Attqch Meter to Comero
Insert pin of meter into shoe placed in I'ront of camera body and join coupler at bottorn of meter to
shutter dial stop screw on camera body. (After meter is fixed on the shoe, turn the shutter speed dial
of meter, then the shutter speed dial of camera automatically engage with the meter.)
Set the emulsion speed number of film you just loaded into lhe camera to the window of meter (B) by
turning the pin (A) on the meter dial. (Picture shows position when ASA is 100) (C) shows DIN
indication.
To determine Exposure
Exposure can be deterrnined by volurne of light entering the lilm or by volurne of light reflected. hr the
former, the volume of light on the subject is measured. In the latter, the volume of light reflected by the
subject is measured.
When shutter speed dial is set at desired speed and set to correspond rvith red dot, read the apelture
value indicated on meter and adjust value of aperture ring.
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Relotion between operture ond shutter speed
As in the chart below, the figures on the aperture dial and
shutter speed dial are arranged in multiple series (double
or one half the next figure). In other words, by combining
the aperture and shutter speed shown in the chart below,
the same volume of light can be obtained.
How to use lhe light volue scole
The lower part of the shutter speed dial and diaphragm
setting ring are marked with small yellow figures that are
the divided light values.
Il'you have an exposure meter with light value scale' the
proper exposure setting can be obtained by using yellow
figures marked on the shutter dial.
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into 9 on shutter side and 4 on bperture side; or, B on aperture and 5 on il Forside.exanrple,Or, it mayif lightbe dividedvalue number is 13, it rnay be divided into 7 on shutter side and 6 on apertule
shutter side. All that is required is to make the sum come to the 13 and 1*ou will alwavs have the correct
exposure. |l When shooting a moving subject, it is necessary to use a fast shutter speed, priorit-v in combination
must be given to shutter speed and light value must be adjusted to correspond. The opposite will apply
when taking portraits. That is, priority will be given to aperture.
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Deprh of Fleld
'l'he depth o{ fieltl of tr lerrs is lhe range ol'
rlistant'e in n'hich allsrrlrjcr.ts alt: in relativcIr
shar'p focus u ltr,n lens is sct ['or' a slrr-.r'ilii'
r list an cr'.
'l'lr,' 1,i,'lltt'(': itt'r'.l il citr in ulrit'h thr: lircus
lras lrct'tt s(.t rtt I w() tli{li'rt'nt al)erlur(' ol)('-
rr ings.
l)t'ptlr ol' fit.lrl ralir,s ulrerr :
l. 'l'lrt' rlelrtlr of lielcl lrt,r,ontes gre:rtcr- rvherr
itlxrrtul'(:' is snraller' (when Iigrrre lrecorrre,"
raf ger'r.
'). I)r'1rtlr o1' Iit'lrl irrr,r'cases w lrcn range o1'
Iocrrs lrt,r'onres lrinqt,r'.
ji.'l'lrc rlelrtlr ertt'ntls rleept'r into the lracl<-
gt'ourtrl tlran to tlrr' {irrt'gloLrrrrl.
('l'lrc alrorc aplrlics to instarrt:cs in x.lrir.lr
sarnr' lens is Lrscd.) The depth of field and condition of backgrorrnd can [. \\ it h lens of tlilielerrt 1'or:al lerrglhs, tlrc be viewed by looking throtrgh viewfinder by tuming rle;rth of lield is slror-ter rvith longer foctrl
lengt h lcns. exposure ring before fihn is advanced.
,lr. \\'lren r-ou rvislr [o har-e clear inrages of After film is advanced, depth of field can be adjusred
lroth tlie {igure in lhe f'oregrouni and by using depth of field scale fouud near lens barrel.
lrac.kground scener\-, increuse dept [r o[' The arrow mark on ring indicates the distance between
fielrl. Reverselr', if' r,oLr n'r'sh to,*of'ten camera and focused subiect.
lrtrckground. le,",.en clepth ol' fi eld.
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How lo Hold Your Camero
\{'hen slorv shutter speeds of /2
second and 1 second are used, be
sure to advance film after shutter
has stopped all motion. Keep
this in mind even rvhen film is
not loaded.
'l'ltt:,'artttlt'a c'atr lrt'lrcltI eitlrt'r'itt ltot'izortttl ol rcr'tilirl lro.itiorr.'l'lrc irrlror.tirrrI tlrirrg is t. lr.lrl \oul'('itlll(.r'a so IlraI it
$ ill lrtrl. lllo\t'. (liot' erirrrrlrlt:. hold it agains[ \()rrl clrr,rli..) l'r'r'-.s rl6u rr 9rr slr11r,r. slr* lr. lt is r',,r'orrrrrrcrrtlctl to lrold
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How to Refeose Shutter
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Releoslng fhe shutter
Atlention :
When using shutter speeds of )1; sec. and slorver it is
best to use a tripod to avoid camera movement. If a
tripod is not available, set the camera on something or
hold the camera against something steady.
A cable release may be screwed into the shutter
release button. It iq best to use a cable release (l$ when
using a tripod.
Wherr using slow shutter speeds such as ft of sec. or
I second, please be careful not to advance film while
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When you have finished
taking all pictures, (20 or
36 exposures) the advance
lever will not move any
further. Do not force the
lever as this will release
film from magazine and
rnake it impossible for
you to lewind the film.
Push in the rewinding release 2. Lift up crank and turn ln
button. If button springs back direction of arrow and film
when pressure is lifted, wind will be rewound of original
advance lever while pressing magazin. Rewinding is com-
on button. pleted when crank becomes
light.
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Use flash for taking pictures at night or in dark places. The flash can also be used when
taking pictures in shade.
The synchro-terminal is marked for FP and X. The FP terminal is used for FP flash bulb
and X terminal is used for electronic flash unit'
Flash
Use FP flash for focal plane shutter. Insert flash gun's plug into FP
terminal and FP flash will synchronize at all shutter speeds. When
taking pictures of moving objects in shade, use speed of +60 second
and faster.
For F class flash bulb, use X terminal aud synchronize with speed of
)10 second and slower.
Strobe Light or Electronic Flash Unit
Use X terminal and adjust with X mark (|ts second) or slower speed.
In dark places, flash time of the strobe light becomes the exposure
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How to connecl flosh gun
If you wish to atiach a flash gun on the camera, you can do so by using the
SR-3 accessory clip (which is available separately)
How fo ottoch the SR-3 occessory clip
ac-) Push the accessorv B) Slide flash gun shoe C) For detaching the
clip onto the eyepiece into the accessory cessory clip, push up as picture. The Spring the two buttons of on clip clip. the accessory clip, it rvill corne off will fix the clip on
the penta-prism cover. easil y.
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To remove lens To ottoch lens
Automatic pre-set lenses can While pushing down the lens Insert the lens into the bayonet
be changed even after advanc- change-button €6) turn the lens nount by lining up the red dot
ing the lever and still maintain barrel counter-clockwise until on the lens barrel with the red
the fullest aperture opening. it stops (l(of a tvn) and still dot on the camera body and
holding unto the lens barrel lift turn the lens clockwise until it
up carefully. stops (rd of a turn)
Attention ! "Cleaning the mirror in SR camera" Do not use any kind of textile, tissue paper or chamois skil,
they may cause the scrach on the mirror. It is recommended to use the blower for clening the mirror.32View original page 33Page 35 · Read text
Interchongecble Lens
Ghose the world fomous Rokkor lenses for your SR.
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fr* EgEE w(8) (D c o (t @) G) @) a)
(.orrrlrltt,'lr \rrtorrrrrtir' Rolilior ltn:r.:. -\u l.orrrtrtic Rolil,r,r itrr..
( I)irrlrltragrrr ()l)(,ns irrr,l r'losts lo 1rlt.. ( l)ialrhragnr r.lost's to 1rr-e-sck't.lt.rl \larrtral Plt'-st't Rol'kol It'rrst'-.
st'lcr'tttr I l' -stolr atrtornrrt ir.allv. ) I' stop atrtonral.icallr..) (f f.l-liSnrrrr \{'ie'lt' Anglr, lerrs.
@ l'2.i3-.j,-rrrrrn \\iirlc \rrgle Ien;. (s-i f-i3..-r-200nrrrr'[i'lr:Irhoto lcnr. @ f4-l00nrm Telt photo lens.
(! f2-55rnrn, f l.8-.55nrrn Standar,l len.. @) f4-l35nrm Telephoto lens.
t.! f3.5-1O0rnrn 'felephoto lens. @ f'1..5-300rnrn Telephoto lens.
@ f2.B-l35rnnr Telerrhoto lerr-. @ f5.6-600rnnr Telephoto len:.
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Accessories
A wide variety of accessories har.e been pre;rared for NttNOLTA SIi {'ans to trffold g-r-eater lrhcitographing
pleasure. By using various accessories. the best results can he obtained.
l. MINOLTA Lens Hood
'l'he use of the right lens hood rvill prevent the entry'of harmful liglrt rays. Iletter' liictures catt l,t'
obtained if the right lens hood is selecterd. It is especially desirable to use len,* hood for s.vnchronizetl
p'hotography. There is a con'rplete lange of NIINOL'fA lens hootl.
2. MINOITA Filter
Special Iilters are made fol evelr-tr'pe interchangeable and standard lens. Filtt'r's rvill nake it possiltl,'
to get clearer and sharpel iurages.
3. Accessory Clip ll
Use to attaclr flash gun.
4. Flosh Gun
Other occessories ore :
I. Extension tubc:s, Flxtension bellorrt. Extension bellc,rr' II rritlr slirit't:o1t1 irru rrtlat:lrtttcnt {'or','lost'-tr1,
shotls.
2. An;4le finder for taking pictures at c:hest height.
,t. NIagni{ier II for accurate focus adjustment.
tr. Eyepiece correction lcns for hr-peropic people.
(io1rr irru' slrttttlsj. A rvide rangc of ariaptcrs and microscope etluipnrenl {r,r scienti{ic lrhotogralrlrr.
N,II\OLTA remote control unit. \IINOLTA Photo-Osillo-scope Unit artrl othet's.
6. \'rriorr. polarizing filter't. [,ei<:tr nrottnts and llrar:ta tnoullt itdaPl.ers.View original page 36From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
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