Film cameras
Nikon MF-28 Pt. 1 User manual
User manual for Nikon MF-28 Pt. 1. 42 pages in English. Read the original PDF, download or print a copy without registration.
42 pagesEnglish6.8 MB PDF
Loading your manual…Open PDF directly
Document details
- Brand
- Nikon
- Model / document
- Nikon MF-28 Pt. 1
- Document type
- User manual
- Language
- English
- Pages
- 42
- File size
- 6.8 MB
- Category
- Film cameras
- Document date
- Not specified in catalog
Search available document text
Find a term, then jump to its page in the original PDF. Image-only pages may not be searchable; check the PDF for exact wording and diagrams.
Page 1 · Read text
www.butkus.us
(_
Nikon
Multi-Gontrol Back
F,-,29
INSTRUCTION MANUALView original page 1Page 4 · Read text
Foreword www.butkus.us
Thank you for purchasing the Nikon Multi-Control Back MF-28. (2) Interval Timer Function
The MF-28 is easy to use, but for best results be sure to read Lets you take a specified number of shots at specified
this instruction manual thoroughly before you begin. interuals for a specified number of shootings.
The Nikon Multi-Control Back MF-28 is designed for exclusive (3) Long Time Exposure Function
use with the Nikon F5 camera. The MF-28 offers the followino Lets you set exposure duration up to 999 hours, minutes or
functions. seconds.
(1) Data lmprint Function (4) Freeze Focus (Focus Priority) Function
Allows you to imprint data in-frame, between frames, or both, Lets you pefform Freeze Focus operation.
Data that can be imprinted in-frame:
. YearlMonth/Day (5) Auto Exposure Bracketing Function
o Month/DayNear Lets you shoot up to nine continuous frames, each with a
. DaylMonthNear different exposure, Center value is selectable.
. Day/Hour/Minute
. Hour/Minute/Second
. Frame count
. Sequence number
o Fixed number
Data that can be imprinted between frames:
. YearlMonth/DaylHour/M inute/Second
o YearlMonth/Day/Hour/up to eight characters
o Month/DaylHour/Minute/up to eight characters
o Day / Hour / M inute/Second/u p to ei g ht characters
. Caption up to 22 characters
o Frame count
o Shutter speed/Aperture
. Compensation degree for Auto Exposure Bracketing
o Caption up to 1B characters/YearView original page 4Page 8 · Read text
www.butkus.us
1 Interval Timer function symbol 17 Frame count
2 Long Time Exposure function symbol 18 Battery level indicator
3 Freeze Focus (Focus Priority) function symbol 19 Center value for Auto Exposure Bracketing
4 Auto Exposure Bracketing function symbol 20 Apefture
5 Between-Frames Data lmprint function symbol 21 Fixed number
6 In-Frame Data lmprint function symbol 22 Year indicator
7 Data imorint oosition indicator 23 Month Indicator
8 Start time for IntervalTimer 24 Sequence number
9 Interval time for IntervalTimer 25 Shutter speed
10 Time indicator colon 26 lmprint exposure level indicator
11 Display numerals for In-Frame Data lmprint function 27 Function indicator
..12 Decimal point 28 Function set indicator
13 Compensation degree for Auto Exposure Bracketing
14 Number of frames for Auto Exposure Bracketing
15 Display for Between-Frames Data lmprint function
16 Exposure compensation display for Auto Exposure
Bracketing
o When the temperature drops below freezing, the LCD's . The MF-28's LCD is of the highest quality. After five to six
years of normal use, however, contrast may deteriorate and response time slows. When the temperature rises, the
display information may begin to fade, Should this occur, display works normally.
contact an authorized Nikon dealer or service facility to
have the display replaced at a nominal charge.
. At high temperatures (60'C/1 40"F or above), the entire
display turns black, making it hard to read display
information. When the temperature drops, the display can
be read normally.View original page 8Page 10 · Read text
www.butkus.usInstalling Batteries
v t
1. Open battery chamber. 2. Insed two CR2025-type lithium 3. Close battery chamber,
lf the MF-28 is already attached to the batteries with + sign facing up.
camera, make sure the camera's power The MF-28 uses two CR2025{ype lithium
is off. batteries for the built-in clock and data
DacKuo.
indicatorappears here ,F liE i'j 9-Batterylevel
.[]--- STAFT
4. Check LCD. lf no indication/mark appears, batteries are completely
Press any control button to make the liquid crystal display exhausted or improperly installed. Replace.
appear. Confirm that .i-5 appears, indicating sufficient battery . After installing batteries, it may take several seconds for the
power. LCD to return to normal aooearance.
lf a- appears: Batteries are near exhaustion. Replace
immediately or data may be reset when you open the MF-28.View original page 10Page 11 · Read text
Attaching MF-28
. When the MF-28 is not attached to the camera body:
The LCD automatically disappears when the control
buttons are left untouched for approximately. 8
seconds.
lf the MF-28 has already been attached to the camera
body: The LCD automatically disappears immediately
after the camera's meter turns off. 1, Remove the standard camera back while pressing o lf re appears with the MF-28 attached to the camera camera back lock release. body, do not replace batteries for the camera body
while the MF-28 back is open. Doing so may reset the
MF-28 data.
To avoid resetting the MF-28 data, make sure that the
camera's battery power is sufficient and replace
batteries for the MF-28 with the MF-28 attached to the
camera body and closed.
About power from the camera body
With the MF-28 attached to the camera body and the
camera's power turned on, the MF-28 is powered by the
batteries inside the camera bodv.
2. Attach the MF-28.
10tView original page 11Page 12 · Read text
www.butkus.usGontrol Buttons
(lli| stlnvsrop button
Press to activate/deactivate the preset Interval Timer setting or
stop Long Time Exposure.
@D serrnesET butron
Press to seVreset your selected function. Once the chosen
function has been set, the function set indicator (1 appears.
Open control panel cover to access the six control buttons.
@D MoDE button
Use with camera's Main-Command Dial to select the data
display for Between-Frames Data lmprint function, In-Frame
Data lmprint function or Interval Timer function.
o For details on Interval Timer function, see pages 50 to 58.
. For details on Between-Frames Data lmprint function, see
pages 31 to 48.
. For details on In-Frame Data Imprint function, see pages 21 to
30.
@ sELEcruutton
Use with camera's Main-Command Dial to select the numerical
indications you want to change for each function and to
complete the setting. Also used to set imprint level.
@ ADJUsrbutton
Used with the camera's Main-Command Dial to change the
particular digit you have selected. While pressing ADJUST
button, rotate the Main-Command Dial counterclockwise to
increase the number, clockwise to decrease the number.View original page 12Page 14 · Read text
www.butkus.usSetting Date and Time
Data and time can be set and displayed in the LCD for both In-Frame and Between-Frames Data
lmorint functions.
Setting the date and time for either of these functions automatically sets them for the other function.
For practice, adjust the date and time of the In-Frame Data lmprint to October 17,1997,15:30:00.
(Although you may adjust either date or time first, we will adjust the date first here.)
6 6+
+\7 {rt7
l. Select ln-Frame Data lmprint function. 2. For practice, s€lect Year/MonWDay display to set
While pressing FUNCTION button, rotate camera's Main- October 17,1997.
Command Dial until function indicator (l) appears next to the In- While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command
Frame Data lmprint symbol. Dial until the Year/MontvDay display appears.View original page 14Page 15 · Read text
& &
+\ttz+\7
3. Set year.
(1) While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- (2) While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until the year indication blinks. Command Dial until 97 appears.
r Allows you to set any year between 96 (1996) and 95 (2095).
After 99 (1999), 00 (2000) will appear.
After 95 (2095), 96 will appear to represent 1996.
& &
+\7 +\r9
4. Set month.
(1) While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- (2) While pressing AD.JUST button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until the month indication blinks. Command Dial until 10 appears.
14View original page 15Page 16 · Read text
www.butkus.us
6+ 6+
\=7 \=2
5. Set day.
(1) While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- (2) While pressing ADJUST button, rotate carnera's Main-
Command Dial until the day indication blinks. Command Dial until 17 appears.
o A nonexistent date (i.e., February 30, June 3'l) cannot be set.
6 6+
+\t2 \92
6. Gomplete date (Year/Month/Day in this example) 7. Ghange display to Hour/Minute/Second to set 15:3G(1.
setting. While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command
While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- Dial until the Hour/Minutey'Second display appears.
Command Dial so that the year, month and day indications
appear without blinking.View original page 16Page 17 · Read text
tot{G
FcsP6+ AI'IO 6+
\rgz {sgz
8. Set hour.
(1) While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- (2) While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until the hour indication blinks. Command Dial until 15 appears.
& + 6+
\r=z {sgu
9. Sot minute.
(1) While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- (2) While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until the minute indication blinks. Command Dial until 30 appears.
16View original page 17Page 18 · Read text
www.butkus.us
& & ++\=z \l=2
10. Set second. 11. Whlle pressing AIIIUST button, rotate camera's Main-
While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- Gommand Dial until (X) appears.
Command Dial until the second indication blinks.
&
\l=z+
12. Gomplete time setting and start clock.
While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- To set time to precise second: Advance the time one
Command Dial so the time indications appear without blinking. minute ahead of actual time. When actual time coincides
with the time you have set, push SELECT button to start
the clock.View original page 18Page 20 · Read text
www.butkus.usAdjusting lmprint Exposure Level
6+ 6+
{Egu\97
1. Activate imprint exposure level adiustment mode. 2. Set imprint exposure level auto adiustment.
While pressing FUNCTION button, rotate camera's Main- While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until the function indicator $ appears nelt to the Command Dial until E appears. The appropriate imprint
imprint exposure level indicator in the LCD panel. exposure level will be automatically selected to match the film
speed set on the camera, and L, M, Hr or Hz appears.
When using auto adjustment, the imprint exposure level is set to
the following levels for general color films:
lmprint exposure levels selected for general color films
. When imprinting data with imprint exposure level set at Film speed lmprint exposure level
M and film advance mode set at Cn, film advance 25-64 L
speed becomes slower than the specified speed-. 80 - 160 M
When imprint exposure level set at L and film advance 200 - 400 Hr
mode set at Cx, film advance speed is approx. 6 fps
with optional N|-MH battery pack MN-30. 500 - 3200 H2
. With KODACHROME 2SIKODACHROME 25 PRO films,
data cannot be imorinted.
' Specified film advance speed: Approx. 7.4 fps with fresh
alkaline Miype batteries or approx. 8 fps with optional Ni-
MH battery pack MN-30.
19View original page 20Page 21 · Read text
Manual adjustment
When using special film or techniques to increase/decrease For the following films, manually set imprint exposure level as
image density, you can manually adjust the imprint level. listed below
While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial untilE disappears and L, M, Hr or Hz appeard, Film (color) lmprint exposure level
For a lighter imprint, select a higher level film speed setting. FUJI PROVIA 1OO
After manually adjusting the imprint exposure level, make test FUJI PROVIA 4OO L
shots.
KONICA R-1OO
FUJI SUPER G ACEBOO
Hr
KONICA GX32OO PRO
FUJI SUPER G ACE4OO Hz
When using specialfilm, or films not listed, make test shots.View original page 21Page 24 · Read text
www.butkus.us
LCD
Flxod l{umber
al ua 0?
You can imprint any desired fixed number from 000001 to
999999. (Number will not increase when shutter is released.) To
set Fixed Number, see pages 29 to 30.View original page 24Page 25 · Read text
To Set In-Frame Data Function
6+ 6+
\sgz {3gz
1. Select In-Frame Data lmprint function. 2. Select data to be imprinted.
While pressing FUNCTION button, rotate camera's Main- While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command
Command Dial until the function indicator Q appears next to Dial until your desired data appears.
the In-Frame Data lmprint symbol. o You can change data to be imprinted in frame any time the
function indicator Q appears next to the In-Frame Data lmprint
svmbol.
www.butkus.us&ffi
3. Set ln-Frame Data lmprint functaon.
Press SET/RESET button and confirm that the function set . Once set, the function indicator (l) remains next to the In-
indicator $ appears next to In-Frame Data lmprint symbol. The Frame Data lmprint symbol, even after you change function
data imprint position indicator EE shows the data to be mooe.
imprinted in the frame.
24View original page 25Page 27 · Read text
To set Sequence Number
For practice, adjust the sequence number as in this example-
12 34 56. 6+
{rgz
1. Select ln-Frame Data lmprint function.
6 &+
{sgz+\7
2. Select Sequence Number 3. Activate blinking of left-hand two-digit number.
While pressing MODE button, rotate camera's Main-Command While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main-
Dial until LCD shows Sequence Number with "UP". Command Dial until the left-hand two-digit number starts
blinking.View original page 27Page 28 · Read text
www.butkus.us 6+ \92 4. Set left-hand two-digit number. 5. Set csnter and right-hand two-dlgit numberc. While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's Main- Set 3 4 and 5 6, following the same procedures for 1 2 Command Dial until 1 2 appears. (altemately following steps 3 and 4 for each.) 6+ \r=z 6. Complete the Sequence Number setting. While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main- Command Dial until the indication appears without blinking.View original page 28
Page 29 · Read text
. The sequence number increases each time you release the shutter, whether you imprint data or not. o The sequence number increases each time you release the shutter, regardless of data displayed in the LCD panel. o The sequence number counts up to 99 99 99, then automatrcally resets to 0O O0 00. . When you change the battery, the Sequence Number will reset to 0O OO 00. o In multiple-exposure shooting, the Sequence Number does not increase with each exposure. o The sequence number will not increase until film is loaded in the camera and advanced to frame 1. . Opening the MF-28 does not reset the sequence number.View original page 29
Page 30 · Read text
www.butkus.us
To set Fixed Number
For practice, set any desired number, as in this example-97 01
02. 6+
{sgu
L Select In-Frame Data lmprint function.
6+ 6
{su +{gz
2. Select Fixed Number 3. Activate blinking of left-hand two-digit number.
While pressing MODE button, rotate the camera's Main- While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until the LCD shows a number with "FlX". Command Dial until the left-hand two-digit number starts
blinking.View original page 30Page 31 · Read text
6
+\l7
4. Set left-hand two-digit number. 5. S€t center and right-hand two-digit numbsns.
While pressing ADJUST button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial until 97 appears.
lf you change battery, the Fixed Number will be reset to
oo 0o 00. 6+
\=z
6. Gomplete setting the Fired Number.
While pressing SELECT button, rotate camera's Main-
Command Dial so the indication appears without blinking.
130
IView original page 31Related documents and language editions
From the M. Butkus archive. Original publisher and archive notices are retained.
Check the model and edition against your equipment.
PDF verified 2026-10-10.